Celebrating Beautiful, Bare-Faced You!

[tastelikewater]

The inspiration for this thread is multi-fold and long-winded! For one, I’m still feeling all of the love from Galentine’s Day, Valentine’s Day, and the general camaraderie I’ve recently seen around my favorite threads. Secondly, I’m heading out to Sephora in a bit, and I’m feeling self-conscious about going in bare-faced because my rosacea is flaring. I decided to double-down, and not only walk out the door with no makeup, but also post a picture here. That got me thinking about all of the ways that we celebrate makeup and each other in this community, and how wonderful it would be to extend that same kindness and positivity to our makeup-free selves! 

TL;DR if you’re feeling inspired, post a picture of your beautiful bare-faced self, maybe share a bit about yourself, and be prepared for an onslaught of love! To start us off: I’m Laura, 34 years old, and I’m a school counselor in the great city of Chicago. I love soccer, craft beer, and of course the BIC ❤️

[yankeefaithful]

@melissapurple22  You look so pretty and your skin is flawless!! I hope you're feeling better!!😊

[SportyGirly125]

@melissapurple22 Thank you for sharing. I hope you feel better soon. 

[PrettyPaint]

@melissapurple22  You look lovely and have such wonderful skin. I hope you feel better soon! Strep is no fun. 

[tastelikewater]

@melissapurple22 Your skin looks fantastic, so glad the Kiehl’s has been working for you! They’re one of those brands that I hear about all the time but have never tried myself. I’m still getting over pneumonia, which I’m convinced I picked up from the kids too. Hope you feel better soon!

[faeriegirl]

You look great @melissapurple22! I hope you feel better soon!❤️

[lmaster]

awwww @melissapurple22 hope you are feeling better soon! you look great regardless

[naturalooks15]

@tastelikewater  Great thread idea ! This is how I go to work most days (90% of the time).

If I could just overcome my paranoia about posting full pic in a forum that is open and shows up on Google 😞

[tastelikewater]

@naturalooks15 That’s a good point! I’ve posted so many pictures of myself in these threads that I totally stopped thinking about it 😛

[bakeamuffin]

@naturalooks15 

Second guessing my online existance 😅😂 

I knew this already, but it's not fun to think about and mentally dissect 😬 

[bakeamuffin]

This is really beautiful & positive thread, I'm so glad you started it @tastelikewater ❤ You're such a lovely, radiant woman and I love seeing your posts and looks. You're so gorgeous, with and without makeup 💖

Bare faced and break outs, cuddling one of my favourite people ☺💗💜 I'm a stay-at-home mom to 3 beautiful kids with a supportive and sweet husband 💕 Before this, I was a single teen mom 💗 I attended university for a bit to study child and youth care counseling, but ultimately decided to leave so that I could put all my focus into raising a family. Literally living out my dream job right now 💜💗💖❤

[RebeccaBT]

@bakeamuffin What an amazing job 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

Best,

Rebecca

[yankeefaithful]

@bakeamuffin  What a sweet picture!! You look great but that cutie on your lap steals the show!! They are what makes life worthwhile and special!!!Thanks for sharing!!☺😍

[SportyGirly125]

@bakeamuffin Love this picture. You sure got your hands full. I don’t know how you do it. I have a toddler and that’s already exhausting. 

[lmaster]

awwwwwwww @bakeamuffin how sweet is this pic!!! love this!

[naturalooks15]

@bakeamuffin  You both look very beautiful. This is the best age. I miss my kids baby age so much. I had quit and stayed home with them when they were little and enjoyed it greatly. 

[ShortErica]

You both look so comfy and wonderful @bakeamuffin! Thanks for sharing about your family. It makes me smile and so glad that you are living your dream.

[tastelikewater]

@bakeamuffin Beauties, both of you! You share the same stunning blue eyes. The love and bliss are radiating off of you ❤️ I don’t have kids of my own yet, but when I do, I hope to have even half of your happy glow! Thank you so much for sharing with us. 

[faeriegirl]

You and your daughter are beautiful @bakeamuffin! Oh how I miss the days when my son would cuddle like that!

[GG84]

@bakeamuffin Look at that blonde hair and big blue eyes! 🤗🤗😍 I've seen your older son before who has your beautiful brunette hair, but I don't think I've seen this little one! You have great skin @bakeamuffin , its radiant! Who cares about a few blemishes. Did you get the retinol i sent? It's been a while, i sent it snail mail since it was small enough. 

[bakeamuffin]

@GG84 🏵💗💜you're so sweet, thank you! 💖 I've been keeping g an eye on the mail but it hasn't come yet, I'll shoot you a message when it arrives 💌❤ Thanks so much for sending it! 🤗

[lmaster]

@tastelikewater love this! I'm Lonna I'll be 38 in April, stay at home mother of 4 for the last 5 years, before that was a loan assistant at a bank for almost 10 years. I am a mother of a 5 year old son that was diagnosed with ASD, with consistent therapy for the past 3 years, he has come so far. I live in the country in a small town in Illinois, about 3 hours south of Chicago. everybody here on BIC has given me a social outlet to make new friends and share thoughts and experiences that I wouldn't normally get to do otherwise. so thank you to everybody that has made my life so much more special 😘🤗