Last night at about 9:00pm UK time, Demi tweeted this. I don't think she meant to offend anyone, I think she was only trying to give advice but she got a lot of hate and criticism for it. People are calling her a hypocrite and bringing up past images of her wearing OTT makeup. I think this is very unfair. I think she was only joking and trying to say to girls to not wear too much makeup.
For the past few weeks, Demi has been promoting a campaign on Instagram called "#NoMakeUpMonday" where she encourages girls to take selfies without any makeup on. I remember back in April 2013 when Demi uploaded a selfie with no makeup on [see below] and she retweeted a lot of fans' selfies with no makeup on.
I think this was a great idea of Demi's as she helped girls to feel more confident without makeup and I think that's what she is trying to do. And since then, she has posted quite a few selfies with no makeup on [see below].
I don't think Demi would ever call anyone ugly or judge someone on the way they look. I think people are just taking what she said way too seriously.
In a way, I agree with what she said. I don't watch makeup tutorials as I no longer wear makeup because I simply can't be bothered to waste 10-15 minutes of my time trying to perfect my face.
And I don't get the whole hype around the Naked 3 palette. It is way too expensive (£38). If I had £38, I would much rather give it to charity. There are people who need this money more than we do. There are homeless people, starving children and illnesses that could use this money for good.
Makeup is so overrated if you ask me. A 100 years ago, women would rarely wear makeup as it was too expensive and only the richest would wear it. It is still expensive today, so why waste money on trying to cover up your already beautiful face when you could give it to a charity?
Think about it. If we stopped caring about the way we looked and spent more time helping others, the world would be a much happier and more positive place. Wouldn't it be great if we could all accept ourselves for who we are?
All I'm saying is, yes, it's fine to wear makeup now and again, but please just remember you ARE beautiful without it too. I promise.
It makes me sad to know that there are girls who can't leave the house without makeup on. Just think about people with facial disfigurements.
This is Katie Piper. The first picture is of her before she had sulphuric acid thrown at her face by her ex-boyfriend's friend. The second picture is after she had the 40 surgical operations to treat her injuries. I honestly think Katie is one of the most beautiful women ever. Now would you call yourself ugly in front of her? No, of course you wouldn't. We should all be grateful for the face we have.
This is why we shouldn't be criticising the way we look. Just imagine how hard it must've been for Katie. The attack must have left her feeling unconfident about the way she looked, which is a shame because she shouldn't be made to feel ugly just because of what happened to her. She is still a beautiful woman, inside and out, and a great role model.
I think people like Katie and Demi are great role models for young girls as they teach them that you don't need makeup to be beautiful. You already are beautiful.
This is a selfie I took back in November last year and the reason why I didn't upload it to Twitter or Instagram is because there were too many girls, with makeup on, taking selfies which made me feel very insecure. I now look at this picture with a smile on my face. What matters the most about this picture is how happy I look. No, I don't have the best eyebrows, my skin is covered with spots and my teeth aren't the straightest, but hey, at least I have a face. Eyes are for seeing, not for looking beautiful. You use your mouth and teeth to eat, they're not there to look amazing.
In my opinion, there's no such thing as the 'most beautiful' as everyone is beautiful in their own way.
Sure, you can look at a celebrity in a magazine or in a photoshoot and say 'She looks beautiful' but you can't say that she looks more beautiful than you. You never know, the model may have been airbrushed to look a certain way, which is ridiculous as there is no 'certain way' to look. Everyone is different and unqiue and absolutely beautiful in there own way.
We should all learn to accept our flaws and learn to feel confident without makeup.
Longer blogpost than usual but I had a lot to say.
Thank you so much for reading and I hope this helped you to feel better about yourself as I want everyone to feel beautiful.
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