happy(ish.)
I went through a phase my entire senior year of High School. I refused to wear makeup. I wore it before then, I just decided that I didn’t want to wear it anymore. I didn’t want to wear it until I felt like I wasn’t hiding behind it anymore. My mom & my friends HATED it. It made my mom so mad (I also stopped getting my hair done.) I still took care of my skin though...just no makeup. But, when I did decide to start wearing it regularly again, I was comfortable & confident in my own skin. My own skin, my own face, my own body. It was on my terms, and not on society’s. I didn’t start wearing it again because I felt pressure to or because I felt like I owed it to anyone else to look pretty. I did it because I wanted to. (Less relevant, but I also tried to skip my senior prom. My mom had a friend buy my ticket for me 🙄 I started my period on the way to prom & it was completely overrated.) It’s been awhile since I had the confidence of my 18 year old self. That’s
