Everyone has their desert-island beauty product.
The one thing they feel naked leaving home without.
For me, it’smascara.
Dacy Knight
To skip mascara on my made-up face is, for me, the visual equivalent of the chalkboard noise.
Read on to see how I survived 27 days (more or less) without mascara.
Day 1
Day one was the most difficult.
First came the challenge of getting made up that morning.
My plan was to give up mascara, not to live my life barefaced.
The beauty look was offit was too loud and heavy when paired with bare lashes.
Throughout the day, I was self-conscious that I must look drastically different than my usual self.
Day 9
My biggest hesitation when beginning the challenge was the reactions of others.
Would people I interacted with on a daily basis notice how different my face looked without mascara?
Though I didn’t feel like myself, I appeared to be myself to others.
It was reassuringespecially in a world where I’m using to phrases like “are you sick?”
My biggest hesitation when beginning the challenge was the reactions of others.
Would people I interacted with on a daily basis notice how different my face looked without mascara?
After all, hasn’t it always been touted that mascara is the culprit behind eyelash thinning and loss?
I had a legitimate bald spot on my lash line.
I was horrified and confused.
But giving up mascaraandforfeiting curling my eyelashes is a challenge I’m not yet ready for.
Day 22
After the eyelash incident, my motivation to continue the challenge quickly waned.
I began making more and more exceptions for when it was okay to cheat with mascara.
Day 27
I’ll come clean and admit that 27 is a rough number.
