Less makeup

Ok, if you look at my profile picture, you will see that I am wearing a TON of makeup in one of them (it was for a Halloween party).

I rarely wear quite that much makeup in my regular everyday life, but I always have worn a lot. I started wearing makeup when I was 12 and, over the past few years, this is what my morning makeup routine has looked like:

At least one layer of foundation, powder, eyeliner, eyeshadow, eyebrow filler (I have very thin, sparse eyebrows - I don't pluck, I'm just not a hairy person), 2 coats of mascara, and some lipstick or lipgloss.

Well, my daily makeup routine is down to just mascara and eyebrow filler. That's it. No foundation. No eyeshadow. Just me, some eyelashes, and visible eyebrows. And I'm fairly confident going out in public that way. My complexion has improved dramatically (I still occasionally get a zit or two, but they are small and not terribly visible) and my skin isn't as greasy or blotchy.

I still put on the full face of makeup for church or going out for something special, but my daily makeup routine is down to bare basics.

I think it's a combination of feeling more confident and having clearer skin but I absolutely KNOW that it is because of my new healthy lifestyle.