Oh, wait, are you being serious?

- Yeah. - What?!

[Women Go Makeup-Free At Work For A Day]

I recently went off birth control and it's the first time I've ever experienced acne.

I'm worried that... I don't know why I care what people think, but I guess I'm worried about what other people are gonna think.

So I think there is some professionalism related to how you present yourself.

Guys don't usually wear makeup, so why should girls?

There is something about putting on makeup that does make me just stand up a little taller and like, go at the world with a little more confidence.

I don't look tired 'cause I'm not.

I'm not feeling sick because I'm not.

I'm just not wearing makeup right now.

This is probably the first time that I haven't at least put eyeliner on since like, high school.

Normally, I would do a very heavy black eyeliner, some mascara, and I would cover under my eyes.

So it's not a lot but it's enough that I feel very different.

I'm on my way to work, wearing no makeup whatsoever.

When people aren't wearing makeup, their humanity kind of like radiates through.

And I put a little bit of cover-up on some of these spots and scars here.

This is actually the first time that I'm going bare face to work. I normally at least have some foundation on or something that just covers up my blemishes.

I'm really excited about the prospect of just doing this all day and not worrying about smudging.

I'm not very confident. I really shouldn't be scared of showing my face. This is my natural face.

It doesn't feel like the real me. The real me feels like me with makeup on which is also a fucking terrible thing to say.

- No makeup with my dear friend. - No makeup.

I feel fine, honestly. I'm not really thinking about it. When I see myself, I'm like "oh, that's different."

I can eat a messy lunch without worrying about my lipstick.

- So I took some selfies at lunch. - Yeah.

And I was like, oh, it's actually not that bad.

No, you look great.

You look great, too.

- Knowing that like, there are other girls with me like, not wearing makeup. It just, like, makes me feel like, oh, I'm not the only one. - Yeah

- Yeah, and then you look at them and they look great. -Yeah.

And then they tell you you look great. So it's just like this really wonderful cycle of acceptance.

I've been told that I look glowy and dewy, like a glossier beauty without any makeup on today.

- Makeup in general, I think it accentuates a certain type of beauty, but like no makeup also accentuates a different type of beauty, and I think both are so important. - Definitely.

I've been feeling pretty good. I wonder if the guys are gonna notice.

- Alright, Price. Question for you. - Okay.

Have you noticed anything different about me or a lot of the women in the office today?

Oh, shit.

Does it have to do with makeup?

It does.

Okay.

Have you noticed anything about all the women at Buzzfeed today?

I actually did not and now I feel really terrible, was I supposed to?

Is there another woman I can look at?

Okay, this is weird.

Uh, I... really don't see anything different.

Okay, I'm not wearing makeup today.

Oh.

You know, my thoughts on women wearing makeup are like my thoughts on women doing most things, which is do your thing.

You don't have lipstick on.

- Yeah. - You don't have any eyeliner on either.

Wow, okay.

None of us are wearing makeup today.

Oh, really?

Oh, you look as beautiful as always. No, seriously though, I didn't notice that.

For me, it doesn't matter whether you wear makeup or not. Whatever you're happy doing.

I posted a picture of my fresh-ass face.

You did?

On Instagram and you commented that you had no idea that I was wearing makeup today.

I didn't realize that you weren't wearing makeup. You don't look, like, tired, you know, you don't look sick like the normal comments that women get when they don't wear makeup.

You didn't notice that like, most of the women you've come across are totally barefaced?

No.

I'm like trying to go back through all the women I've seen today.

I still love you.

Do you?

Yeah.

You still love me, pimples and all?

Mmhm.

Thanks, bae.

This is the end of the workday. I made it. It wasn't that bad actually.

You know the camaraderie of all the women at work also not wearing makeup really made me feel more secure in it too.

Embrace all the flaws, all the scars, all these thoughts you have in your head, just let them go and take it away with a make-up wipe and just be yourself.

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