You can actually look gorgeous without makeup!

N.B This article was originally written for and published at the COACH Magazine (The official Magazine of Gold's Gym). This is a pre-editing version.

Why women put on makeup?

One study published by NCBI (National Center of Biotechnology Information) revealed two classes of women who prefer putting on makeup. The study was an attempt to understand the relationship of women to their makeup through interviewing different groups of women on their quality of life and makeup habits. The results were hitting on the relation between the need to makeup oneself and the specific psychological feature. Results supported two opposites in the personalities of women putting on makeup as part of their day to day life style; the “Camouflage” and the “Seduction” functional classes. The “Camouflage” psychological profile is about women who are anxious, defensive and emotionally unstable compared to the “Seduction” profile who appear to be more sociable, assertive and extroverted.

Another answer for the same question was documented by www.suite101.com in an article written by a makeup artist. Even though she can’t be representing all women and girls, yet there is definitely something about what she said. She mentioned 4 main reasons why would a woman put on makeup. It might be the desire to look younger, to feel attractive and that makeup can sometimes be the only affordable luxury in hard times.

Understanding why women put on makeup is the first antidote of revisiting the idea of “I won’t look gorgeous without makeup”

Might sound a bit like a cliche but it’s always renewable, “The real beauty lies within”. It’s not your make up, not your age, not how you’re dressed up and not how your hair is done. Yes, surely these make a difference, yet think of all the real beautiful and sexy ladies you met once, how many of them did you change your opinion about with the first interaction or conversation? If you’re not feeling good in your heart and mind, no matter what you do, you’ll still not look good as well. How you feel is how you look. Nevertheless, that doesn't mean that we don’t encourage you to be careless towards your outer beauty.

SIX WAYS TO LOOK NATURALLY RADIANT WITHOUT MAKEUP:

1.       Love yourself

·   Accept and love yourself the way you are and if there is something you don’t like about yourself then you can either accept it or change it. Take it easy.Don’t build your thoughts and behavior based on the social mirror. Just be yourself. Own your personality. Behave, act, speak and think the way you feel comfortable for you and not for anybody else. You are unique and you are loved the way you are.When you love yourself, you’ll feel confident and comfortable. That’s your first stepping stone to look naturally beautiful.

2.       Watch your health

What do you eat? How many hours do you sleep? Do you exercise? Can you keep a healthy skin? Are you watching your physical, psychological and mental status? Your health tells a lot about you. How much you are happy is relatively proportional to how healthy you are. These are easy to do things for your health:

·      Exercise regularly

·      Sleep early, wake up early and sleep well. Never fight sleeping. If not possible, then at least make sure you get 8 hours of sleep. Lack of or unstable sleeping patterns can result in swollen, puffy bags and dark circles under the eyes.

·      Drink plenty of water. A little lack of water in your body can cause you a dry skin, which is not commonly “nice”. Make sure you drink an appropriate amount of water that should be equivalent to the amount of water you lose through the day, especially if you exercise, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you live in a hot or dry climate by nature.

·      Grab in more fruits, vegetables and nuts. Specifically talking about the foods that can directly affect how you look and even make you long younger on the long term with a sustained trend

-       Raisins. A handful or more every other day would do.

-       Tomatoes. Eat it every other day as well.And, there’s no wrong way to take it. Take fresh, or sauce or juice or even skin or hair treatment. It works all ways.

-       Peanuts. Take a handful or more three times a week. (Provided you don’t have peanut allergy)

-       Onions. A few slivers every other day.

-       Potatoes. You can take this almost daily. Definitely not fried!

3.       Pamper yourself

Make sure you have your off times; times in which you can sit and do nothing or in which you can do things only to please yourself.

It differs from one to another, but for example you can do anything from the below suggestions:

-          Pamper yourself at a Spa

-          Pamper yourself at your Beauty Salon

-          Go to a place you really like and enjoy the weather with a close friend

-          Go shopping and buy whatever you like

-          Keep a circle of friends with whom it’s really fun going out with

-          You don’t have to dress well only in occasions, why don’t you dress up very nice every time you’re going out of home. More and above, it feels even better to dress very nice when you’re at home!

4.       SMILE

Life is full of disappointments, frustrations, unmet expectations and life’s reality always hearts. Accept this fact and find your way to happiness through it. There’s always a way to be happy. Happiness is just a state of mind. A state of an assertive will to be always happy regardless of any upsets coming in the way. One very simple way is just to keep your smile, always. And don’t forget it in hardships, try only to smile and see how things would get easier. You have to believe in your right of happiness, once you believe in it; you’ll find your way to it.

5.       Be your femininity mate

What differentiates males from females? It’s not their body structure, it’s not their voice tone, it’s not the different responsibilities, and it’s nothing more than females’ femininity. Watch your femininity in the way you dress the way you look, the way you talk, the way you work, the way you think and dream and in every single way. Don’t let it go, because it’s a sweet blessing to have it. It’s like when we see a man and if he’s not manly we might think he’s gay! Or else we won’t be that attracted to him! On the other hand, femininity does not oppose being assertive, being smart, fighting for your rights, speaking up for your opinions. You just do it all the feminine way!

6.       Take care of your skin

·  Visit your dermatologist to know your skin type. You always need to make sure that you’re doing the right thing for your skin and using the skincare products that suit you.

·  Wash your face using a proper facial wash or cleanser every day. This will help remove the dead skin regularly and help even out your skin tone.

·  Use a moisturizer two times a day. Get a suitable day and a night face cream and apply once you wake up and before going to sleep. It is essential to keep your skin hydrated in order for your skin to stay soft.