Everyday makeup look: "Tinted moisturizer and a bit of bronzer, brown/bronzy eyeshadow, eyeliner, and tons of mascara."
What she feels "naked" without: "Mascara!"
How she felt taking it all off: "I just felt a bit tired and unnattractive. And I hoped people wouldn't really notice, but I got a few comments, like "You look like a totally different person!" and 'You're like Clark Kent.' Not really something you want to hear when you're baring your naked face for the world to see.
There were times during the day when I forgot I wasn't wearing makeup, and I noticed that when I remembered that I was makeup-less, I immediately became less confident in the way I approached people. I especially tried to avoid making eye contact, because I hate the way my eyes look without makeup."
Everyday makeup look: "I use a tinted primer, then a sheer layer of foundation. I use concealer where needed (around my eyes, on any zits), then use a cream blush and powder bronzer. If I'm feeling ambitious I'll do a sheer wash of eyeshadow and a soft line of black liner. I always finish with mascara and either tinted lip balm or gloss."
What she feels "naked" without: "Eye concealer and mascara. Well, maybe naked isn't the right word, "tired" is a better description. I have some redness around my eyes (yay allergies) and my lashes are quite straight, so without those two products I don't feel my best."
How she felt taking it all off: "I was definitely not looking forward to this day. However, once I was away from the mirror I forgot about it for the most part -- that is until I went to the bathroom at work and got a friendly reminder that I still looked sickly. I kept my head down in our morning meeting and communicated by email even more than usual. As long as I avoided mirrors I tended to forget it and move on with my day, but I never felt 100 percent confident."
We live and breathe makeup. No really, the staff at Total Beauty loves makeup. We talk about it in the break room, the bathroom, in meetings, over instant messenger, on each other's Facebook pages, even over margaritas at happy hour. We are an office obsessed.
This would surely be considered weird if we didn�t work at Total Beauty. Luckily, our freakdom is appreciated here. After all, if we didn't have a passion for makeup, we would be employed elsewhere, right? Right. And, if we didn't adore everything cosmetic and look the part every single day our boss would get ticked off, right? Eh, not so much. In fact, in a cruel twist of fate, we were challenged by our (usually reasonable) commander in chief to go without a stitch of makeup for an entire day. And, when we learned that it wasn't (as we'd hoped) just a cruel, cruel joke, there was audible upheaval, maybe even some soft sobbing in the corner.
To make things worse, we were asked to come into the office as we usually do (foundation-clad, blushed up, sporting our new favorite eyeshade, etc), and then to take it all off with makeup-removing towelettes so that this glorious day could be, you guessed it -- documented, for you (and everyone else in the world with Internet access) to see.
So what happened? Well, click through the pictures of the Total Beauty staff makeup-less to find out how each girl felt after the mask came off and see what we feel the most "naked" without. And please share what you feel "naked" without in the comments section below.
