Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Weakless Wednesday Challenge : A New Face

This is the first in my new Weakless Wednesday Challenges. The more and more I blog about my Newlessness year, the more I've been thinking about challenging my readers to join me in doing something against the social norm, to help us remember that we are not all bound by the chains of cultural expectation. I'd like you to join my in a challenge that encourages self-reflection and makes us ask ourselves why we don't deny those chains more often.

The challenges are not for an entire year, rather, just one week. One week of going without doing something you possibly do every day, or one week doing something you don't typically do. These weeks are meant to challenge our practices, habits, and remind us that our decisions shape who we are, who we become, and who our children follow after. Each challenge will be different for everyone, more difficult for some, less for others. As the weeks go by, I hope you challenge yourself in ways you didn't think possible and are encouraged by the newfound freedom as the chains are lifted.

Since this is the first in the series of challenges, I thought it would be fitting to strip ourselves down and take a good hard look at who we really are. This challenge will be for the women readers (don't worry, guys, I'll have something else for you soon).

This week's Weakless Wednesday Challenge is to go Makeupless. That's right, an entire week without one smidgen of makeup on that beautiful God-given face of yours. This one will be tough for a lot of you, and you may have even stopped reading by now. But for those of you who are still intrigued, yet doubtful, just ask yourself why you hesitate. Why would it be so hard to go just one week with our real faces out in the world, with no powder, no mascara, no nothing except our beautiful glowing skin? Now rise to the challenge and just do it. Break through those societal chains! And know that you're not alone, I will be going through the same challenge along with my readers. If you need some encouragement, just read the comments on this post and we will get through it together!

I will say, if you decide to embark on this week long journey, do not make exceptions for yourself! If you have a date, or an event, go without makeup wherever you go, whatever your plans or occasion to truly be liberated in the experience. And don't forget to come back and post your progress!

12 comments:

  1. I win! I only wear makeup on weekends. Yay me, hehehehe.

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  2. Well, sure, I'll join in that one... I don't wear makeup anyway, hahahahha. Sometimes when I go out I do, so this week I won't :)

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  3. That's great Dionne and Erin... I'm hoping those who DO wear makeup and find it hard to go without it will also join in on the challenge! You wouldn't believe the resistance I've gotten from some of the women I work with. They were petrified at the idea!

    Where is that woman who will rise to the occasion? I'm waiting for you to come out and show your face!

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  4. Hey i will join you in that I love the idea , we all too easily get stuck in a rut,
    Helga aka revival vintage design

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  5. I've been going without make-up now for the past several weeks. I've done it out of pure laziness in the mornings, but boy do I enjoy the "freedom" of walking around as my true self!

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  6. I stopped wearing makeup long ago. I think I now wear it only a few times a year. It feels wonderful to be 'free', and my face is so much clearer now too. Bare faces are beautiful! :-)

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  7. I do not wear any make at all, never have! So I guess I will be joining you anyways!

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  8. I wear makeup maybe once or twice a week at the most...although I do have to say that since I started wearing mineral makeup I tend to wear it more often cause it doesn't set my face in a flare up.

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  9. I might wear makeup on the rare occasion i get out of the house! 3 small kids will do that to a person! lol
    I will take your challenge head on! ha HA!

    Laci

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  10. I don't wear makeup very often except when I go out. I can't imagine going out without it, but I will give it a try. I think is just going to me me feel older then I already am, but I'm on board.

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  11. Hi bambu, haven't wore makeup since wednesday and I don't feel I look too bad. thanks this has been fun

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  12. Yay Mattos! Thanks for participating! It's been a little tough to go so long without ANY makeup, but it has definitely given me some time to reflect and feel comfortable in my own skin. Also, I've been focusing on skin care and taking care of my skin instead of covering it!

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