MAKEUP... TO WEAR OR NOT TO WEAR, THAT IS THE QUESTION

Shirt: Old Navy, Sweater & Jeans: F21, Boots: Target, Necklace: Dollar jewelry store

I'm not particularly fond of this outfit, but in lieu of forgoing a post all together today, I figured I'd go ahead and share. How do ya like that red nose? Attractive as hell, right? Now shall I delve into a long story about makeup stemming from that ever lovely red nose that you see there?

The main reason I wear makeup is so that I can pretend it camouflages my ever flushing face. The speed at which my face can turn red for little to no reason at all is impressive really (not in a good way), and I am incredibly self-conscious about it. Makeup has kind of become my psychological security blanket (even though I really doubt that it actually does much to hide any redness that pops up) but since I like to pretend it does, it still helps a little.

So, I've been going back and forth lately on the make-up front. For the past several years, I have been on the makeup wearing band wagon. My thought process was something like, "If it makes me feel good and more confident in myself, then it must be a good thing, right?" Fast forward to the past few weeks, and my thought process has been changing to more of a, "Why should I have to hide anything? I am who I am, and I shouldn't count on changing what I look like at all to feel good or confident in myself!" Aaaaand, I would so rather be spending that 15 minutes still sleeping, reading a book, perusing Pinterest, or like, 10 other things. I admire Jordan so much for his ability to be ready to go for the day in under 5 minutes. Guys really have it made in that way.

So anyway, that's the long story. I have been going with minimal makeup (concealer, mascara and sometimes lipstick) a lot lately (today being one of those days, hence the red nose), and I think it might be a good compromise most days. I guess it's not necessary to make some blanket decision that has to apply every day in every situation. 

I don't have a lot of readers, and I rarely get comments, but I'd love to hear thoughts on this.... anyone who wants to share??