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The Demoiselles Respond: Makeup-less, and true to our word!

Last week, Elle’s emphatic rant about Chic Report’s perception of Scarlet Johansson’s makeup-less cover of French Elle received a lot of really positive, aligned responses from you guys. One lady in particular, Eyeliah from Style Symmetry, was so outraged by Chic Report’s “suggestions” that she was inspired to post photos of her face, completely free of makeup, on her own blog.  She announced her intentions on Twitter, and I told her that if she did it, we would, too!

Eyeliah posted her stunning, stunning photos of herself last week, you can see them here.  True to our word, here are ours!

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Elle: I took these ASAP after waking up, so not only am I rocking the “no makeup” look, but also the “crazy hair” and “sleepy eye” looks, too! I wanted to note that, after I took my makeup-less photos, I noticed a lot of things about my face that I’d never really taken the time to observe before. I noticed that my lips are very asymmetrical… And I really like it! I always felt like I was too “plain looking”, so these photos really helped me to realize my individual beauty.

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Jennifer Nicole: Elle had the right idea: the best thing I could do was take these first thing in the morning.  Because I was half asleep, it was easy to relax and let the photos happen.  You’ve probably seen me without makeup before – on Awakened Aesthetic, Livejournal, or anywhere, really – but it’s rare that I’m makeupless and smiling.  I love how pink my lips in the morning, and the way my eyes have started to crinkle as I get a little older.  And rosacea?  It just means I never need blush!

Help us win the fight against this anti-progressive beauty standard by uploading your own makeup-less photos to our Flickr group!

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29 Responses to “The Demoiselles Respond: Makeup-less, and true to our word!”

  1. Lovely project ladies! I may even be inspired to do this sometime this weekend…
    .-= Ashe Mischief´s last blog ..OMG Shoes: More Pour La Victoire Shoes =-.

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    Posted by Ashe Mischief | July 1, 2009, 2:15 pm
  2. You girls look amazing… I wish I had the balls to go makeupless on my blog!
    .-= JP´s last blog ..Morphine Generation on Billion Dollar Babes =-.

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    Posted by JP | July 1, 2009, 2:21 pm
  3. Beautiful!

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    Posted by Tiff | July 1, 2009, 2:32 pm
  4. So pretty guys! Just lovely and natural, I wish I had the confidence to join you, but I do not leave the house really or virtually without my eyeliner…ever.
    .-= Pamela Quevedo´s last blog ..July =-.

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    Posted by Pamela Quevedo | July 1, 2009, 3:15 pm
  5. I LOVE this. You guys have inspired me to do my own makeup-less picture. I had considered doing this before, but you just made me want to do it that much more.

    & both of you are gorgeous. :]
    .-= Ev`Yan || apricot tea.´s last blog ..apricot’s closet: barefoot & breezy. =-.

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    Posted by Ev`Yan || apricot tea. | July 1, 2009, 3:17 pm
  6. I love this! I may just have to take some make-up free photos for tomorrow.

    You look gorgeous.
    .-= Freya´s last blog ..Summer Spectacular =-.

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    Posted by Freya | July 1, 2009, 3:38 pm
  7. We’re nude! (Well, our faces are.) @TheDemoiselles Respond: Makeupless, & true to our word! http://cli.gs/uBV3M

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    Posted by Jen | July 1, 2009, 7:05 pm
  8. RT: We’re nude! (Well, our faces are.) @TheDemoiselles Respond: Makeupless, & true to our word! http://cli.gs/uBV3M

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    Posted by Ashe Mischief | July 1, 2009, 7:18 pm
  9. Beautiful. RT @craftyasparagus We’re nude! (Well, our faces are.) @TheDemoiselles Respond:Makeupless & true to our word! http://cli.gs/uBV3M

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    Posted by Kristin Price | July 1, 2009, 8:06 pm
  10. RT @TheDemoiselles: New @ TD: We’re nude! (Well, our faces are) @TheDemoiselles Respond: Makeupless, & true to our word! http://cli.gs/uBV3M

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    Posted by Pamela Quevedo | July 1, 2009, 8:15 pm
  11. RT @TheDemoiselles The Demoiselles » Blog Archive » The Demoiselles Respond: Makeup-less, and true… http://cli.gs/uBV3M (via @tweetmeme)

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    Posted by Freya West Potempa | July 1, 2009, 8:35 pm
  12. Both of you look lovely!!
    I uploaded my own makeup-less face to your Flickr group.

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    Posted by Diana | July 1, 2009, 8:35 pm
  13. You girls are so naturally pretty sans makeup. I look… well… let’s just not test that one with me :D
    .-= dreamsequins´s last blog ..At Your Service: Your Concierge in New York =-.

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    Posted by dreamsequins | July 1, 2009, 8:45 pm
  14. Absolutely ravishing. I may just partake in this, as I don’t wear (much) makeup 90% of the time anyways.
    .-= kaitlyn´s last blog ..typical. =-.

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    Posted by kaitlyn | July 1, 2009, 9:12 pm
  15. Oh girls thanks for posing – you are gorgeous!! I added my photos to your flickr group too. Commenters, so excited to see your posts! :-) Spread the word!
    .-= Eyeliah´s last blog ..Marshalls $50 Gift Card Winner =-.

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    Posted by Eyeliah | July 1, 2009, 9:30 pm
  16. Why the naked face? http://cli.gs/uBV3M I figured, after that post, it was time to change my avatar.

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    Posted by Jen | July 1, 2009, 11:03 pm
  17. Lovely!
    .-= natalie´s last blog ..Herbed Tofu Baguette Sandwich =-.

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    Posted by natalie | July 2, 2009, 9:28 am
  18. These pictures are gorgeous! I am definitely going to participate in this as soon as I get home.
    .-= Zombie Lace´s last blog ..Hotlanta Fashion Confessions =-.

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    Posted by Zombie Lace | July 3, 2009, 4:00 pm
  19. Wow; after seeing you two and Ev’yan, I think I’ll jump on board. I don’t generally wear makeup, but I’ve never really done a close-up shot without it…hmmmm…
    .-= Alicia´s last blog ..“She Wants To Move” =-.

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    Posted by Alicia | July 9, 2009, 12:28 pm
  20. I did my own post inspired by you lovely ladies. It took a while for me to get up the courage (eeek! strangers seeing me without makeup! lord have mercy!) but here it is: http://www.yourwishcake.com/2009/08/on-being-makeup-free.html
    .-= wishcake´s last blog ..on being makeup-free… =-.

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    Posted by wishcake | August 14, 2009, 4:55 pm
  21. aaand. here’s mine.

    you both look lovely without make-up.
    .-= Crystal´s last blog ..Karaiwashi Responds =-.

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    Posted by Crystal | August 28, 2009, 2:25 am

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