Mauli's Foundation-free story

Hi Haley,

Greetings from Indonesia! :)

First of all I would like to say that I adore you so much. First time I saw your video was about product recommendations for medium to tan skin. But then, after watching more of your videos, I instantly fell in love with your video's concept. I was a bit shocked when I knew that you put a tiny amount of foundation. Would like to know more about you, I googled your Instagram and so in love with simplicity concept that you show. The way you create and present about less make up are amazed me.

I might not a make up junkie but girls will always be girls. I like to see beauty products, try lot of lipsticks, mascaras, blushes, eye-brow products, etc. But apparently I'm not the one that has willingness to spare more time doing my make up. I just do my full make up whenever there's special occasions such as wedding invitation.

After saw your Instagram story, I would like to share my foundation free story as well. My foundation free journey began in the end of 2017. Back then in college I wasn't really into make up. Rarely use foundation or BB cream, only sunscreen. No moisturizer, no serum, nothing else.

But when I graduated, I started to know more about make up because I would like to do my graduation make up by myself since I don't like to put much make up on my face. It's weird because I don't feel like myself when I put much make up even though people will say that make up suits me.

Since then, I always put a small amount of foundation. I consider to use make up because after graduated I started to work so I think I have to look more proper.

But, picking up the right foundation is not that easy. I need to know what colors am I, what my skin condition is, what my skin undertone is and etc. Sometimes I feel like I couldn't find the right foundation for my skin. But at that time, I insist to put foundation on daily basis (even it's just a small amount) because most of the girls always do that and I just step up into work life, so I wanted to look proper since people will see you from your appearance in one gaze. I didn't put much make up. Just a sufficient amount.

But my skin just can't lie. My skin just can't bear with foundation in such a long time. After several hours, my face will feel a little bit itchy. So there's one time when I finally decided not to put foundation on a daily basis. Just lipstick, blush, and mascara. I didn't feel much difference but my skin feel more comfortable. But at first I was kinda insecure that people will see me weird because I didn't put make up as it's supposed to. But as time goes by, I couldn't feel more comfortable than before. Since then, I started to search more about skin care (because I don't have another layer on my face besides sunscreen). Knowing that polution can stressed out my face, I started to use skin care regularly to protect my skin. It continues until now.

Everyday I just put layer of skin cares, sunscreen, blush, lipstick, eye-brow, and mascara. One day, my office mate kinda shocked that I don't put foundation but still get proper look, and she kinda made me blush when she said that I have great skin. She dreams  to go to the office with her bare skin just like me. Use no foundation, only simple make up. But she's in the middle of struggle with her skin right now and using make up is one of the ways that could make her feel good about her appearance. Some of my friends started to amaze when they hear that I don't use foundation. It, somehow, makes me feel on cloud nine.

I don't blame it. I never think that girls who put make up are not confident. I totally disagree. Girls could feel like theirself in so many ways which maybe, enjoying put make up is one of them. Make up should be something that can uplift our self-confidence. If one feels like the most beautiful when they put make up, so there they go. Just you do you. I still amaze with someone that can do make up, which I can't. I like to watch make up tutorial, and simple make up is my fav. They are so talented and meticulous and patient.

But in my case, I feel my best self when I can feel comfortable with my own skin. My bare skin.

My skin is not perfect. My face is not perfect. It still has flaws, uneven skintone, dry skin, dark circles, eye bags, white heads, sometimes small acne appears and its scar stays. But, I'm fine. I love it.

My foundation free journey is might not as interesting or exciting as others. But after seeing your videos, it gave me more courage and confident that it's okay for not using foundation. That is okay to accept your skin no matter what it is whereas we still have to taking care of it. Learning to accept my skin is also teach me to accept myself the way I am. It's not that easy yet I still find the way to accept myself.

Well, It's kinda long writing haha. Just want to share you my current fav local make up from Indonesia. Rollover Reaction is one of  the local make up products from Indonesia that I reaaaalllly fell in love. My first lipstick when I step up into work life was from this brand. I already re-purchased this brand for many times. And their lipstick is something that I can't leave behind and always be in my pouch. Maybe sometimes you would like to try it :)

Thank you so much Haley, for creating such a great content! Keep doing what you're doing now.

I hope my story could be one of your inspirations.

xoxo Mauli