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No-Makeup Dare: 7 Beauty Bloggers Take It All Off

What's it like for pros to show their makeup-free face? Beauty bloggers take the dare and go bare
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Makeup by Sona
"What I love about vlogging vs. blogging: there isn't much you can hide. In videos, especially when doing a makeup tutorial, you can see how the person looks before and after. I start my videos with no makeup on and at times I have acne or spots that I need to conceal.

"Of course I receive some negative comments, but I don't even keep them in my memory. And I receive great comments. I'll never forget the follower who sent me a gift -- she belonged to a group that educates about domestic violence. She wrote a beautiful letter saying how my videos have helped the women cover bruises and imperfections to feel empowered and beautiful again. No human looks like a porcelain doll, so we need to remember that when looking at photos and magazines."

Credit: Sona Gasparian, Makeup By Sona

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Natalie Notions
"I've actually never gone makeup-free for my readers without wearing sunglasses, because I often use makeup to cover up my dark circles or I use mascara to make my eyes pop. But I'm all about showing your natural beauty, so it does feel great to go makeup-free for my readers."

Credit: Natalie Zimmerman, Natalie Notions

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Good, Bad and Fab
"I feel very comfortable looking natural on my blog as it's an accurate reflection of what I look like in everyday life. My blog is about my life, so I want my readers to see me, get to know me and feel connected to me. I actually feel more nervous when I wear a lot of makeup on the blog, because I feel like it takes away from the fashion and the personal story that I try to tell through every blog post."

Credit: Jenny Wu, Good, Bad and Fab

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Sweet Material
"As a teenager I battled with acne and always felt like heavy foundations, concealers and makeup only worsened the situation. At the end of the day I'm always more comfortable without makeup. I've yet to receive a negative comment [on my blog], but I'm sure higher readership will bring diverse opinions and I always welcome them."

Credit: Felicia Zanguiabadi, Sweet Material

Beauty bloggers make a living showing us new and gorgeous ways to apply makeup and style hair. They produce a goldmine of makeup tutorials and beauty how-tos that teach and inspire. (Because, let's be honest, can you ever recreate that perfect smoky eye or flawless face after a stint in the makeup chair at Sephora?) So what happens when a beauty blogger takes it all off? Every last bit of makeup ... gone. And not the Saturday morning, just rolled out of bed "no makeup" makeup look. We're talking washed clean, photographed and posted -- for the whole world to see.

These brave souls stripped down to zero makeup products to show us their untouched, no-makeup face. See what they look like sans fards and how it felt to reveal their au natural look to the world.
BY HAYLEY MASON | MAY 12, 2014 | SHARES
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