Bare Faced Beauty

I really want to wake up in the morning looking flawless... 

I have been wearing a full face of makeup since I was  nineteen years old.  I am tired of leaving marks on my clothes, other people's clothes and well simply anything that comes in contact with my face. I am also sick of worrying if my face looks greasy, I have extremely oily skin so I tend to have that I just dipped my face in oil look in warm temperatures. No foundation simply means no  random trips to the ladies to pat my face with paper towels, just for that twenty minutes matte look. So I am going to challenge myself to a month of no face crack and God willing I will last the whole month of rehab. I will however wear eyeliner, mascara and lip stuff. Before you give me the side eye I have never heard of any addict going cold turkey so I am simply taking baby steps.

Enough of the rant here are some reasons why I want to go foundation,powder and blusher free.

1. I have not left the house without a full face of makeup for five years (yes I said Five Years!). Not even to go to Asda, the post office, the gym and I know I am not alone.
2. I do not feel as pretty without my makeup. Wearing makeup gave me self esteem issues and somehow  ingrained the idea in my head that I do not look like 'myself' without my war paint on; I have to paint my identity on every morning. I want to feel pretty makeup free.
3. The tragedy that is known as the skin on my face,  I have acne, acne scars, blemishes, huge pores, well the list goes on. I use makeup to cover all of this.I really need to take care of my skin, covering my imperfections will not make them disappear and no L'Oreal it simply was not worth it! 
4. I do not have a foundation shade despite what match master I visit, I leave the place looking yellow, red or corpse grey. 
5. Money, money, money- makeup is expensive and my bank account deserves a break.
6. I am not a celebrity or a model, I know I am fierce but I do not need to be photo ready at every moment. 

 So I am issuing a public warning I now look like the girl below.