What Happened When I Stopped Wearing Makeup For 1 Year
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You know something crazy? I used to wear makeup because I felt I needed it. I was dating a guy at the time. We dated before I got into makeup and during it. One day, he said that he missed my natural face. I was surprised. I thought he preferred me with my makeup. Turned out he liked me for who I am. No longer together, but I still cherish what he did for me. I feel comfortable in my skin now, natural or dolled up. 🤗🤗
His words were deeper than what u think. If u leave the house w/glossy lips or lipstick, men's eyes are going to be drawn straight to your lips. If u have on mascara/lashes it draws attention to your eyes. What man wants other men looking at his lady's popping lips &beautiful eyes lol. Men know exactly what they're doing when they say that. If you love that makeup enhances your already beautiful features then do what makes u happy!
My first fiance used to always ask me to take off my makeup whenever I wore it. He really preferred my bare skin. I was having fun with makeup though, so wore it anyway. But it was a nice vote of confidence that someone thought I was beautiful just as I woke up each day.
What I love about my current boyfriend is he says I’m equally beautiful with or without makeup. He loves me experimenting and trying fun things with makeup, but he also loves me natural. I think that is the best compliment I have ever been given.
Amen
He liked you before makeup why would he want you to put it on now
Never change the things that make you you
Watching you with no makeup has actually made me way more comfortable leaving the house bare faced, even having friends over without putting on make up! Which is something I never would have done before. And if someone says I look tired I just say so do you! Are you getting enough sleep hun? Shuts them right up 😆
If you feel no good doing makeup just do not do it! For professionals it is pure therapy!!!
My reply to "you look tired" is "that's because I am". The embarrassed looks on peoples' faces - priceless.
@@juliabazanska lmao true. I’d say “maybe because i got things done”
I think most women look great without makeup or very little. I don't put on a lot of makeup and I never use foundation because I hate it. I rarely use makeup except when I go out on the weekends or something like that. People have even told me they don't see any makeup on my face because I use very little just to brighten myself up a bit. If you don't want to wear makeup, just don't. Why make yourself miserable for a bunch of nobodies that don't matter?
Just so you know she has a nose job
I've gone foundation free these last couple of years, after literally never leaving the house without it for 25+ years. It is freeing. I cut my hair short, stopped wearing underwire bras, and mostly only wear sweats and t-shirts. I feel so much more myself these last couple of years. Also started dyeing my hair wild colors. All things I never would have dared do a few years earlier.
That’s so beautiful 🥺 yay you !!!
Totally agree with you…now if I could take the final step to stop hair coloring and deal with/accept the gray!
@@juststartingover2735 I felt like that about my grays when they first started coming in. My natural hair color became dull and an ugly shade of grayish brown. I started using Castor oil and omg, it totally revived my hair. It got darker and people are complimenting me on how healthy it looks now. I haven't dyed my hair in probably over a year and my grays don't bother me anymore because I'm loving how healthy my hair looks and feels now. I'm getting old and it is what it is. I've accepted it.
Cool but do you work a job that prevents u from doing that? Probably not
It makes me so happy when older women liberate themselves too. My mother stopped wearing make-up when she retired from her job (neither one of us ever wore an underwire bra btw ;))...it wasn't mandatory there, but more or less expected. She thought that she'd get an even worse reputation (they did not like her) if she didn't wear make-up. The dark circles she always had and were the main reason she lathered on the make-up are now gone. It's like make-up is there to cover up how little we get to sleep, how shitty we feel, how toxic hustle culture is to us.
I was always the weirdo who refused make-up and high heels. Never even had my ears pierced because again, no desire. If I was a teen now, I'd probably think that I was trans and maybe make a terrible mistake but I know I'm not. I have no desire to be a man, I just don't want to ruin my feet, slather my face, wear clothing that feels horrible (underwire bras) and spend hours on my hair just because I am a woman. I remove most body hair because I feel like I smell better and wear dresses sometimes because I like them. So really I just want to be myself, in the female body I was born in.
When I was in high school, one of the main things I had to keep in mind when deciding on possible careers was whether a career required women to wear make-up and high heels. Anything that did was out.
I think the pandemic encouraged a lot of people to wear less makeup (especially me) Being home all the time and wearing a mask made it less of a “need”. Which might be a reason why skincare has really taken off, people want to feel comfortable in their own skin since they spent more time with themselves. Just a thought! Btw your bare skin is AMAZING
So true! I work from home and now I wear makeup like once a week, and it's not even foundation anymore, just a bit of color corrector and concealer under the eyes, and a touch of powder. I started liking the look of skin just being skin.
I have been wearing full face makeup my whole life and since the pandemic I have barely put makeup on. I always had trust issues as I have acne prone skin but not wearing makeup has been an eye opener. My skin has cleared and I get fewer pimples when I do. I started a skincare routine which has completely saved my life though not having "perfect" skin.
During the first few months of the pandemic of not wearing makeup, my skin started improving and I came to realise that my skin looked much better without it. My complexion was much brighter and since then I have stopped wearing foundation, blushes, powder etc. I only apply some lipstick or eyeshadow if ever I want some glam. That's it. I feel more confident now going out bare skin; not afraid of people judging me anymore and I even tossed out all my foundation bottles.
The fact that Makeup Geek are closing due to people not buying makeup since the pandemic says it all
I definitely agree with you. I used to wear make up every day except if I was not going anywhere and, after having my kids because when would I find time with a new born.
I've been slacking off my skincare lately.
I need to pick it up again fast.
This happened to me while working at Sephora. I started out loving makeup and by the end it was just another chore to do before work. It’s been a year or so since I’ve done a full face of makeup and I still don’t get as excited to do it just because it was such a chore for so long. It’s sucks that society makes us feel like we need to wear makeup to be “presentable”. Now I can go out without makeup on and feel confident in my own skin. :) Skin care is empowering and makes me feel confident enough without wearing makeup anymore.
Amen
Yesssss that is it😍
Same. I last wore makeup in 2020. I put my Fenty foundation and contoured and highlighted 2 days ago and felt like I couldn’t wait to take it off. My skin is so clear since using Paula’s Choice BHA that I feel comfortable without it. Plus I forgot the chore of removing at the end of the day 🥱
Did you not wear makeup while working there? I have a feeling it's a requirement to do that.
@@nancykerrigan it is a requirement. That’s why it became such a chore to do rather than fun and uplifting.
Wow I completely forgot that Cassandra used to wear full face of make up when I first started watching her. There has definitely been a shift in the makeup community since the pandemic started. We are going towards more natural beauty and less makeup. Yay for all of us
I had the opposite problem growing up, and even a bit now. I've always been nervous to wear makeup because I didn't want to have it turn out badly, or have people think I'm just doing it for attention. I'd wear it once in a while, but then once people started complimenting me on it, I would get nervous and not wear it again. Now I mostly wear it at home because I like to play around with makeup.
Same
same! ..lol are you on stem? - I would hate having to put make up as sort of 'unconscious duty' ( cause come on guys don't have to do nail salon, lipstick why should we feel any dutie ) ; but I love to watch makeup vids - specially those with storytime along kind of therapeutic ..HOWEVER I feel so horribly uncomfortably self-conscious every time I put any sort of make-up , like even lipstick , it's horrible, and ppl notice right away , and totally understand you about the compliment part too - I don't know, instead of just thanking and moving on in my brain I even feel offended by the ppl that say it , there is something wrong with me cause I do feel like they do it purposely so that I'll feel more uncomfortable lol ... man, I am so happily surprised with this Cassandra video because I never thought the other side also had insecurity issues behind their pretty make up sometimes, it warms my heart 🥰 very happy she is just normalizing skin :P
me too! glad i’m not alone in this thought process. things that draw attention to me make me nervous
i would feel like if i put makeup always or started to use more than mascara, people would forget my real face, haha, even my brows (that got a lot a gaps) weren't really filled or anything
I never felt confident in makeup. I don't use foundation or concealer, but I have used eye liner, mascara and lip tints on occasion. My skin is mostly problem free and I feel the most comfortable without any makeup on.
The issue of wearing or not wearing makeup for self-esteem can go both ways. You can feel more secure with a full face of makeup or you feel you are too visable. When I was a young teenager my mother used to point out how many boys or men stare at me when we were out together. I think she thought she was boosting my self esteem but it had the opposite effect. I never told my mom or dad that I had already been sexually molested by strangers passing me on the street. When she told me that I was attractive and that's why they were staring told me that if I wasn't attractive then I wouldn't continue to get sexually assaulted. Then my dad died when I was 20 and it felt like my shield went with him. Then I started not caring about my weight. I thought if I got fat then no one would think I was pretty and the unwanted attention would go away. It didn't. I was 115lbs, 5'8" and a DD. I was propositioned by old men who showed lot's of money and said it would be mine if I showed them a good time. It took me 30yrs and lots of therapy to realize that the issue wasn't how I looked, it wasn't my fault that I got assaulted it was theirs. I lost so much time believing that others had the power to control my life. Now I am in my late 50's, I lost those 50lbs and am more confident then I have ever been, with or without makeup. I remember hearing that you should never give that much power to anyone over your own thoughts, but that is rough and very difficult to do. I think that makeup should be used for fun but that we need to embrace what we look like underneath it all. I am now comfortable going out with or without makeup. It is now my choice and no one else's. Cassandra you are beautiful bare faced, and it sounds like you have come to terms with how you want to live your life and it's not to please anyone else but yourself if you wear or don't wear makeup. Thank you for sharing such difficult memories. ❤️
Thank you for sharing such a personal story. You're so right that doing things for yourself is harder than it seems. But it's so worth it to try and get to that place!
Thanks for posting. I am 33, but your story and mine are so similar. My mother always pointed things out, I was SA'd young, only 5'2" but a 32DD as a young teen and about 100 lbs. I've has old men approach me on the street, teachers tried things, even my friends fathers. It left me defeated for a long time. I am lucky that even tho my dad is 70, I still have him, but I understand what u mean about your shield being gone, as he lives 15 hrs away in Florida now. Thank you for sharing your story, it made me feel a little less alone. I am having and hsve been having some , since I had my daughter in June 2019 betwee being stuck in the hospital due to my health and hers for 3 weeks(for me) and 8 weeks(for her), then getting out and having last muscle damage, being heavier than I've ever been, not being able to tske care of myself at all the first few months and then the pandemic when she wasn't even 1 yet. It's been a wild ride, im sorry, im ranting. It's nice to see others sharing their stories. Thank you so much. You are amazing!
@@funsizedi88 thank you for your reply too! I wish you the best as you continue on your journey. Remember, for yourself, how good of a person you are and that if you feel better about yourself, you don't feel as miserable when others have good things happening in their life. Now I can appreciate the difficulties other people have and that it can make them feel sad and lash out at others. Doesn't make it right that they say nasty things but there is misery behind those comments. This pandemic has done a number on all of us. All we can do now is lean on our friends and family and start building our lives again.
What does it mean being sexually molested by strangers passing you on the street?
Just because a man stares at you/makes you a compliment/whistle at you doesn't mean he's a creep. Women stare as well and act pretty much the same like men when around a very attractive specimen. Is in our biology.
Yes, one man might grab you and invade your personal space, but this is a rare occurence. The rest of them just act silly. We all been there, but the way you put it sounds like you might have a persecution complex.
Many women have this deep embedded belief that men are creeps, that's why good ones avoid them like plague.
YOU ARE STUNNING! Genuinely what made me feel like I don’t need to filter my photos or change my skin! It’s me it’s my skin!
100% relatable. I stopped wearing makeup about 6 years ago. It was a process, one month I stopped wearing mascara, the next foundation, the next eyeliner, etc. until I was makeup-less. The first year was a bit of a struggle because I was out of my comfort zone without makeup. I knew/saw myself more with makeup vs without. I felt a temporary insecurity that resulted in a permanent security in myself. Well Worth It! My skin and confidence has never looked better. My husband compliments me all the time.
To be honest with time I'm starting to embrace the beauty of a face without makeup. Like.... I love makeup and I won't stop loving it, but there is something so pure and innocent about a clean face. I just think we should be comfortable with who we are before we do makeup or we risk losing ourselves in the beauty standards. You look amazing and honestly I think everybody has something beautiful in them and we should all learn to see, appreciate and love it❤❤💞
Love how you said this!!
(As non English speaking you said it really well! TY 💝)
I agree with you fully..
Hey from Finland 🙋♀️
🥰🥰🥰 isn’t she a gorgeous without makeup ❤️❤️❤️😍😍
I watched you back when you were a makeup influencer and when you stopped wearing makeup, it made me want to stop wearing makeup and feel more comfortable with just a bare face. You are such an inspiration, Cassandra!
YOU ARE GORGEOUS WITH AND WITHOUT MAKEUP! 💕🦋
You truly do look refreshed without it. Makeup is fun but it's crazy that we feel like we owe it to people every day. I actually find it a distraction away from the important stuff you talk about. Great stuff Cassandra!
I'm so used to seeing you without makeup that when you were showing older videos, I actually preferred the bare face because it's so authentic and your personality shines through. Ofc you look beautiful both ways and thank you for showing me that I don't need to wear makeup all time to feel beautiful!
i’m so beyond happy for you, this is such a big thing and… feeling confident no matter what and doing what YOU want not what others want is huge; an inspiration
From what I've observed, we are definitely heading in the direction of a more natural look. We're beginning to accept what we look like without big lashes or dramatic eyeshadow, or rosy cheeks. You're great at makeup but personally I think you look more beautiful without it. I love being able to see people's real features and skin tones, they're the result of thousands of years of ancestry and each one tells a story on its own. I'm really looking forward to an era of non conformity, where the beauty standard is authenticity.
I’m not trying to say I disagree, but I am starting to see more and more girls get surgery on themselves and wear too much makeup to look less natural. Younger girls at the age of 8 or 9 are starting to wear more and more makeup. Maybe it’s just happening more where I’m from. Getting surgery and wearing makeup, doesn’t just make you perfect.. It makes you boring.
im so happy that youve discovered all of these wonderful things about yourself in the power that is the naked face. im 62 and ive never worn makeup! is that hard to believe? i wonder. but the crazy thing is, now that ive started down this rabbit hole that is skin care on youtube, im started to discover the wonders that great skin care and subtle makeup is actually my literal jam. who knew i had this inside me? and that this is something i truly love and has done wonders for my self-esteem. ah, the journey that is life!
I’m very thankful to have stumbled across your channel about 4 months ago. I’ve learnt so much when it comes to skin care but also the value in honesty and being genuine to who you are. I find you very inspirational and I’m thankful there are people like you set out to educate, not only about skin care but anti bulling, inner beauty and self worth. I had moderate acne as a teen and still at 37 get the occasional hormonal breakout. I’m not someone that feels the need to wear a lot of makeup but I do like how it makes me feel when I do. My skin has been the best it’s ever been thanks to your very informative videos and it’s also given me a confidence boost. I was very comfortable with my appearance and loved just being ‘me’. It was strange to feel more confident when I didn’t feel less confident before. I think it comes down to my inner beauty was shining a little brighter. I have to say your inner beauty is blinding in the absolute best way possible. I’m sorry for the insecurities of your past but I’m very thankful for your journey and the person you are; yesterday, today and tomorrow. Keep shining my beautiful cyst-er and know to me you are valued, enough and respected.
Thank you for your vulnerability in this video! It is refreshing and inspiring. After a couple of months of COVID lockdown, I started wearing makeup less and less often. Wearing makeup always felt like a chore that was required to look professional, but with Zoom filters, I realized I could "get away with" not wearing makeup. Eventually, I got comfortable not wearing makeup at all, even out in public. Now, I spend the time that I used to spend on makeup doing skincare, which I actually enjoy, and I feel so much more comfortable in my skin. Now, I only wear makeup when and how I want to, and so it's fun and expressive rather than a chore. ❤
great video Cassandra -- you're inner beauty shows through, with or without the makeup! thank you for being real
I started watching you regularly about a year ago. It's been such a joy to watch you grow in your confidence and watch you shine through your videos! Thank you for being you!!!
Covid really made me realize on how much I hated wearing makeup and I also gave up wearing makeup too just over a year ago. You are such a beautiful queen. I love your story and I connect with it so much!
I think you nailed it with the comment about "Still do my hair the way "I" like it" The difference is, you do your hair for you. You WERE doing your make-up for others! We love your content! Period 💗🦋💗🦋💗🦋
To be honest I used to wear makeup a lot but then I stopped wearing makeup, I feel it’s better to be natural and it helped my self esteem, now when I wear any makeup my face feels dirty so I never wear makeup anymore
Exactly. I can feel the heaviness of cosmetics and it makes me feel gross
I never seen you with makeup you’re beautiful without it
I’m 50 stopped wearing makeup last year !Thanks for sharing! ❤️
gurl, you may say that people don't care about your looks, but the truth is, you just look 10/10 _without makeup_
I can’t thank you enough for this. Because of your videos I stopped wanting to hide my skin, and I started treating my skin.
You are such an inspiration Cass. Your true beauty shines through your incredible personality. Thank you for being you and for giving us a space to do the same. 💕🦋
I'm old enough to have seen several cycles of heavy makeup and no makeup looks cycle through fashion. I think if you are in beauty professions the norms are very different. Speaking as a professional woman living in a middle class suburb, if someone of any age turned up in full face Kardashian makeup they would look bizarre. People just don't wear that much day to day, except maybe behind the MAC counter. I also totally remember recovering from acne in my late teens and how freeing it was to let go of foundation. I'm sad to hear that teens with acne still don't get timely medical intervention still use terrible harsh products and still feel they need to plaster on foundation. If a teen got timely treatment they wouldn't have scars and feel horrible for years after.
I agree that most people don't wear a kardashian face daily, but I also feel like I know few professional women who wear no makeup. Most women I know have a routine including at least 3 products, some combo of eyeliner, mascara, eyeshadow, eyebrow pencil, concealer, and lipstick. I do feel out of place wearing absolutely nothing and I have felt pressure to at least wear *something*, anything, especially to interviews.
I was a teen in thr early to mid 2000s, and in my experience, my parents wrote off teen acne like it was normal. My mother was a "just get over it, you will be wearing mske up for the rest of your life anyway." She is 60 now and I can count on one hand the amount of times I've seen her without make up. I'm 33 and for the last 8 years, I haven't worn make up on a daily or regular basis. It feels so freeing. I don't want my daughter to feel like she has to wear make up, like my mother did.
@@liladuran8733just wear earrings and a necklace with perfectly groomed hair, done.
@@daisiesandpandas1218 I'm happy to report that in the year since I've made that comment, I no longer feel out of place!! I've always thought that if men get to feel good about themselves with no makeup then I should too. It seems that out of sheer spite I've managed to do that! I have been focusing on being so good at my job that I don't need make up to feel like I belong, and it feels great! Hope everyone here gets to feel happy and comfortable at work, doing whatever makes them happy (be that wearing makeup or not, doing their hair or not)!
I just discovered your channel like one month ago, so I hadn’’t seen you wearing makeup on any video so far. And I have to tell you that you look waaaaaay more beautiful without than with makeup. Plus the most important thing is that I subscribed because the beautiful energy and personality and authenticity that you have. Also the great ability to explain things, you’re a natural teacher (take that from an actual teacher).
I respect you, your knowledge, and your content. I almost feel like we’re friends.
Thank you for sharing this and everything you share with us.
My god i wish i found your channel long time ago... you Educated me in skincare world, you helped me with my rosacea, you made me feel less insecure about myself and you actually made me accept my face when i see it in the mirror and accept the pimples that show up and the scars... thank you So much Cassandra 💛💛 you are a true hero.
Everyone is Beautiful WITH Or WITHOUT makeup.💞 Thanks for sharing this vid Cassandra
Cassandra, you are light and an inspiration! Truly beautiful inside and out. I have struggled with adult acne for over 30 years, the scars go so much deeper than the surface of my skin. Actually, my skin isn't very scarred at all really, but my self image is scarred something awful... I will not even answer the door if I haven't put my makeup on, let alone even think of leaving the house without it. I did, one time, to go to the dermatologist. That resulted in a full blown panic attack, something I had never experienced before. I literally felt as though I was completely naked walking through the parking lot, and into the very public and busy office. It was awful. I hope someday to be able to heal both the internal and external scars, and stop living behind the mask of my makeup.
Heck yeah, girl! I found you from a review of the Ordinary products. I trust your opinion, and actually purchased some of those products because of you. You are beautiful inside and out. Very cool and honest video. Much respect. 🙏🏼
I love the content you bring, it is so refreshing and real. It is so important nowadays to show the real side of life
Yes! YES GIRL! I’m so glad that quitting wearing makeup has been such a positive thing for you! I feel exactly the same. I recently reduced my makeup collection to a brow pomade and a tinted lipstick (which I don’t even bother using every day). Hallelujah 🙏🏼
A great honest reflection. I appreciate sharing such vulnerability. I admire your courage my fellow butterfly.
You're gorgeous with and without makeup. I'm happy that you have made so many people secure in their own body.
This is what's been holding me back on making UA-cam videos. I have had so many requests to teach my craft, but I'm insecure. ❤️
You are the best! You changedthe way I look at my skin and care for it! Honest and passionate ❤️ hope to be able to see you one day in person. Lots of love from Europe
You are such an inspiration. I feel like this is one of the most important videos you've ever made. It speaks to a common predicament that all people, regardless of variables, relate to internally. Thank you for sharing your life and your beautiful mind and sweet face with us. ❤️
I care that you're happy !!! I value all of your information. You've saved me so much money and to better skin care products..
Cassandra, You’ve helped me so much to be comfortable in my own skin without a full face of makeup. You’ve inspired me to Turn and Learn my ingredients, to get to know my skin, and take care of it rather than cover it up. Thank you so much of everything that you do for the Beautiful Butterflies. 🥰
I think your confidence glows. I gave up makeup (and hair dye😳) during lockdown and have never felt better. My hair is shiny and healthy and my skin has never been clearer, and I'm in my forties.
You are absolutely beautiful inside and out! You are an educator and role model for young and old generations!
Thank you for being brave and all that you do ✨💓💓💓✨
I started watching your videos because of your skincare knowledge and had already subscribed to your channel when I saw the footage of your acne. I can imagine it was very hard for you to let go but, believe me, you are truly beautiful. Don't let anyone tell otherwise. I thank you for everything you've taught me, I'm in my forties and my skin has never looked better. Warm hug from Portugal 🤗!
Getting to the end of the video in tears of joy because of how amazing it has been to grow up alongside you Cass and see how much you have grown as a person and have become more and more genuine because that’s just who you are and we looove you❤️
You are genuinely inspiring me to be brave and not be scared to go out with no makeup on 😭❤️!! THANK YOU! Not only that, but since I started watching your videos I've started to really take care of my skin and more importantly myself!! Thank you again ❤️❤️❤️!!!
I am a new viewer, and I have been binging your videos for a couple weeks. I have to say, your personality has truly blossomed--you seem so much more bubbly, outgoing, happier, and real than you did when you started UA-cam and even to some extent since you stopped wearing makeup. When I first came across your videos--more recent, makeup free ones--it was so different and refreshing to see compared to the usual makeup/beauty UA-camrs. It really works with your healthy skin/body philosophy, rather than basically covering up whatever--good or bad--that the skincare products you mention may be doing.
You are lovely. Inside and out. Very honest and I trust what you say because you are so transparent. I stopped wearing makeup during the pandemic because I got some maskney. And in all honesty very few people even noticed. Lol. ( I'm 54) Now when I do put makeup on I think it looks so weird, that I dont wear it any more. Just some primer and spf when needed.
Honestly, I think we do it because we want to be liked. We know people are attracted to beauty and when we internally find ourselves lacking or feeling lonely, we try to find ways to "glamorize" ourselves and others.
My whole life people told me I looked better without makeup. I didn't believe that because I wasn't comfortable with how I looked myself.
I’m so glad you had positive results for being yourself!!! 😻 I feel like people in public treat me not as well if I’m not wearing makeup, but also you get way less creeps hitting on you! Haha 😆 I’ve been wearing less makeup the past couple years and I miss it sometimes, but it does feel great to focus on skin. Love your channel and you seem like such an intelligent and awesome person. Also, cat 🐈 Mom here ...😻😹
You look AMAZING without all that makeup. I’ve been coming to the same realization & slowly wearing less & less. It’s actually brought enjoyment back to wearing makeup. It no longer feels like a chore.
Thank you for sharing & reminding us to stay present & authentic ❤️
watching you embrace your natural beauty and just who you are as a person is something i’ve always loved about you. you’re so beautiful and don’t forget that. when i first came out i got into makeup a little bit, but quickly got out of it because i didn’t like how heavy it felt on my face. i was also still really struggling with my acne at the time and was trying to hide it. a friend of mine directed me to your channel because she knows i love skincare so much. i find it so fascinating and i’m not much of a science guy, but i love learning about it. you’ve helped me find so many affordable products that work for me and i’ll forever be grateful for that. i really hope i get to meet you one day in person so i can give you a big hug and thank you in person. thank you for everything, cassandra ♥️
I just got into skincare a few months ago, and I think you being makeup and filter free is a big part of why you're one of my favorite channels. I only wear makeup once in awhile, so it feels like the heavier makeup wearers might not be giving advice that suits my lifestyle. Also my daughter likes to watch your videos with me, so I really love that you show off your real skin!
Thank you for this very powerful message. This is truly empowering.
Good lord, how have I missed this… I LOVE you! I didn’t think you could change my life more❤
You my dear are a beautiful butterfly inside and out. You make having texture, and imperfections normal. I appreciate you for who you are, and I am thankful for finding you a year ago.
I’ve never struggled with acne severely but you have given me inspiration to be more comfortable in my skin regardless if it is flawless or not. You’ve taught me so much about skincare it’s helped me tremendously and I’ve helped my boyfriend and younger brother with their skin care. You’re videos never fail to make me feel better about myself and smile but I feel like I’m not so alone❤️
You have definitely made me love and accept my skin more.
I think the pandemic has really shifted people's approach to makeup. For me at least, makeup is more of a luxury or a treat now rather than a part of my routine and I think it's really refreshing because I have been accepting myself for who I am.
Hey Cass.. 👋 I'm so sorry to comment a second time, but now iv watched the whole video and want to comment a bit more...
First off I hope to one day have my own you tube channel for both makeup 💄 and skin care 😊 ... but I will never EVER put a brand or any PR before my own beliefs or my viewers!
Cass you are truly Beyoutiful inside & out... and my gosh girl you have taught me how to be confident with & without makeup... taught me how to turn & learn and iv become such a savvy skintulectual I have my skin care routine down to a beautiful T!
You go girl... never stop cos your message is spreading far & wide and we love you!
Love Tia 💘
Didn’t know about the makeup phase of this channel. I watch you because I can see your real skin. 😬 and you look great 🤌🏻🤗
You are stunningly beautiful, add your intellect, kindness, honesty and so many other qualities. Thank You for your content 🦋
💓Cassandra you beautiful being you, WHAT AN INSPIRATIONAL woman you are! Thank you for being you 🙏💓🦋
The message that seeing others do what you strive for is so good
I have depression and struggled with it for a while, shit happened and repeated 2 school years
Thing is when i came back to school most my classmates are younger and by speaking to them made me realize that a lot of people need that support
I wish i had someone my age to talk to when i was 15 to give me advice or smth, and i feel that i can help them with that by giving an example that i still struggle but i try to still _do the thing_ and keep going!
This video gives me THOSE vibes
I love love love you! I stopped wearing makeup all the time 5 years ago when I lost my job. It took me forever to be brave enough to leave home barefaced. I woke up one day and realized for 30 plus years I was a slave to what others thought of how I looked. Once the makeup came off I found myself being more confident about everything! I CAN do anything and speak my mind wi fear of what others think. I still like to wear it occasionally and I love skincare but I couldn't watch other channels because they didn't speak to me. I found yours by accident 2 weeks ago and can't get enough of your content! I would love to see a few videos for women in their 50s maybe a collab to review aging skincare lines. Thank you though for all you do! I love your videos!
i cannot thank you enough! you going on camera bare faced dramatically changed my mind about taking off the filters 😍 just like you said, “this is who i am, take it or leave it”✌🏻😁
The funny thing is your inner beauty shines so bright, it only enhances your outer beauty. I have dry aging skin and don't suffer from acne so a lot of your content doesn't apply to me, but I'm a faithful fan because of just who you are! I've honestly never noticed any "imperfection" until you've pointed it out.
Much love to you. I really understand. I have psoriasis and I find it so hard in the summer. People often point and comment when they see my legs :/
I've done the same thing and I like my face so much more now 😊
I enjoy watching you grow in confidence and being unapologetically you. I hope you are also able to be on a hair acceptance journey, it could be a great example for others as well. ❤
I personally love doing full faces if make up 😅 but I had POD a few months ago and that's when I really started feeling more secure about my bare skin (ironically, because my face was all red) and just wore mascara and eyebrowpowder on a daily basis. Now that's my go-to (just eyebrows and make up) and I feel a lot more confident. But I didn't notice any change in my skin, my acne is still the same as when i was wearing foundation etc. every single day
Seeing you when u had acne,, i had the same worse situation,,, but i am happy to see you this much confident in your own skin..
Oh this is such a big topic in my mind! When I was in my teens / early 20's I could NOT even go to the store without makeup. My younger brothers asked my step mom about it, and I'll never forget her saying "That's her armor." It does make you feel protected, like a shield from the world because you just don't feel good enough. This was before full glam and BeauTube was even a thing really. Later on I had kids, depression, just a whole host of things going on and I stopped caring... then one day I realized I didn't wear makeup anymore! It was so freeing, and strange. Now I love skincare and makeup again, but I never want to feel like I MUST have it. It really irks me too 'cause there are people out there (one is my best friend, generally a great guy) who thinks women SHOULD wear makeup, like some form of uniform. Yet when I got back into makeup, he tells me "You don't need that." because I'm married. He's working on himself and his views of women / fashion / acceptance, lol. There's also recognizing pretty privilege too -- not all of us are so cute without makeup. Anyway, seriously just a topic that lives rent free in my head, lol.
I swear I found you so fresh and lively in makeup less videos and then noticed no makeup and it made me feel like I didn't need it either.
You’re such an inspiration!! Do you have a skincare line??? I’d totally get it!!!
Cass, I have to be honest with you. I didnt notice for a few videos that you had quit wearing makeup...but when I did I felt closer to you. Like I was connecting more to you. Thats when I starting making more time to watch your videos everyday. I love you with or without it but I definitely feel like you became more true to who you are when you stopped and I believe thats what I really noticed. Thank you regardless for always being open and honest. I respect you so much for this. 🦋💜🥦
Bravo 👏🏻 You always keep it honest and real 💜 and are a true inspiration!
this was the video I needed lately! i’ve been feeling self conscious going to the gym without makeup and if i didn’t I’d wear my mask. Today I didn’t wear make up or my mask and felt really good. Thank you for always making me feel better ❤️
I stopped wearing makeup for the same reason. It gave me a boost of confidence at first, made me feel beautiful, but I realized that without makeup I was so insecure and hated how I looked. So, at one point, I stopped wearing makeup and my confidence went up then too and then even more when I started being more myself. It’s so life changing what happens like the metamorphosis we go through when we realize who we are and are able to share it with others. My friend group has also grown and I’m so grateful for the people I’m surrounded by and for you for making me remember to take care of myself, you really are such a positive influence on my life and I told everyone I know abt your channel and they love you too
Your message is what this and all generations who grew up in Social Media normalization need, it´s so refreshing to hear, follow and watch a woman who is not only beautiful as a model but inteligent, gentle, ethical and more important well informed and an honest human being.. my only beauty GURU Cassandra!
Wow!! Speaking my language 100% regarding no makeup and confidence - totally agree! We th through pretty much the same. I love this channel.
You’re seriously so sweet and you are glowing
You have a beautiful personality that bubbles across the screen. Don't need make-up when your inner positive energy shines through.
I am someone who doesn't really wear makeup often, but seeing you make that choice made me feel valudated in mine. And honestly, you look so good without it, it's so refreshing.
OMG!!! I bought so much Ranavat, I can’t wait until it arrives.
I recently posted a pic without make up and the response was overwhelming and freeing. Thanks for your inspo!
It is so wonderful to see that yah things are not as they appear. I am glad that you put this video up. So many feel like what they see via social media or in magazines are true. Fact is that it is more like the opposite. You look beautiful just as you are. Too many influencers use bright lights and filters that make their skin look flawless. And they apply wayyyyy to much makeup that it looks so unreal and plastic wise. Thank you so much for just being honest. I wish more could do the same.
I love the message of this video. I grew up with a lot of brothers and no girls in my family so makeup was never a thing I learned properly. I know basics of mascara and light foundation. That’s glam to me. So daily people never see me with makeup only moisturiser, vaccaline on my eyelashes and lip balm. A lot of my friends tell me that they’re jealous of my skin because I look so young in comparison to them / that I never have spots (never really ever had spots either) and that the compliments on my eyelashes because I’ve helped them grow rather than having mascara strip them is the best compliments. Take care of your skin and enhance your assets don’t hide and damage them I say. Makeup is still great but then when you wear it occasionally for glam you feel all the better and people notice it and compliment the glam rather than having people say you look tired because makeup being worn always drys and tires the skin.
I really appreciate this video. I just got a surgery on my teeth, and my mouth has always been a huge insecurity of mine, so even when I'm in my house sometimes I wear a mask so I don't have to see my mouth in the mirror. This helps me realize how negatively that impacts me and how it worsens my insecurity. Thank you!!
Oh yeah! I've had the same experience. I started wearing less and less and with your help I got to the point to where I can go to uni without make up!! Usually I just wear a colour correcting primer and do my brows, it works great and feels light. It's so nice, scratching your eye, not worrying about wiping away sweat in the summer ☺️ It feels great! You're amazing, both me and my sister are huge fans and we sometimes discuss your videos.
Thank you for being real! I love your videos.
This is so relatable. Thank you for this
To me, watching Cassandra encourages me to be a skintelectual finally liberates me from makeup. The only makeup I use now is loose powder and lipstick. Because great skincare leads to great skin that you don't need to cover anything with makeup. And I'm satisfied with it. So thank you for being a great big cyster and teaching us to use (and not to use) a lot of skincare products. Hope I can continue to learn a lot of things from you. Love you too, Cassandra 😘😘😘😘
*you mean so much to me, thank you Cassandra*
I was a professional ballerina and for shows we CAKE on the makeup and then sweat for a couple of hours straight. I swear on non-show days my skin would hiss at my makeup bag 😬
I LOVE being makeup free now! I own a tinted brow gel, a tinted lip balm with SPF, and that’s it now. I think makeup is fun, it’s creative, it’s cool to see a transformation, but most of it is not for me. Awesome to see someone I respect and relate to so much go without it and see their confidence shine through!
You’re beaming and it’s beautiful 💜💜💜
Girl, I watch your video to get advice of how to take care of my skin and skip the make up ! You're really beautiful without anything on you, much love to you 💕
You’re naturally beautiful inside and out!
I have noticed the difference in you, in your videos, and you are simply glowing. Your smile lights up the room now. Your confidence is up. And you're much more upbeat. I haven't worn makeup in 6 or 7 years and it felt so good not having to do it everyday. Even when I got out I almost never wear any.
I almost never comment on videos, but I just had to thank you. I really needed to hear this today.
I wore makeup every day until somewhere in my 30's. When I stopped, I didn't realize how many things I was avoiding. I hid from the rain and avoided weather and activities that would make me sweat. It's a liberating feeling to be able to splash your face with water without worrying about makeup. I also never got compliments on my skin until I stopped wearing makeup. I honestly think my skin got nicer after I stopped covering it up with so many layers of crap.
Also, don't obsess over sun screen. Wear it if you're going to be outside most of the day, but don't wear it if you're just going to work and back. Protect your face from prolonged exposure and burns, but don't be afraid of getting a little sun. It gives your face some natural sun-kissed contour and you look healthier.
I haven’t worn makeup in such a long time and it is so freeing. It also has helped out my skin and acne so much. Yeah I still get breakouts here and there but it’s gotten so much better