Being a woman is hard. Point blank. It may not seem that way to the naked eye, but us women work very hard day in and day out. Whether it is coming home to a family, working multiple jobs, going to college, or running your own business, us woman deal and put a lot on our plate. I am not saying that we can’t handle it all–because we most certainly do--but after I read a few articles and heard the controversy about Alicia Keys’s No-Makeup movement and saw how people were bashing her for not wearing makeup at the VMAs I was seriously appalled. I was completely at lost for words and honestly I was in awe.

I fully support and stand by Keys on her #nomakeup movement, because think about it. She is a very successful woman in our country that has impacted the music industry in many ways and is now inspiring people to feel more comfortable in their own skin without wearing makeup. How is that a negative? For those of you who have not followed her movement since she began it a few months ago, Keys is not against wearing makeup, she actually loves makeup as she said on the TODAY show. Women constantly feel that they have to keep up with society’s standards in order to “fit in.” How ridiculous is that? I mean come on. If you are someone who feels more confident wearing makeup, then do so. Don’t let society make you feel that you shouldn’t wear it. For those of you who also agree with Keys and feel more confident without wearing makeup, then don’t.

Link provided below of Key's interview on the TODAY Show

I am not against the usage of makeup, just like Keys, but I feel that if you chose to not wear makeup, you shouldn’t be looked frowned upon. Society says that we must act, be, look, and talk in a certain way to “fit in”. That is where I think that this is a very important lesson for woman to understand, rather than look at the #nomakeup movement in a negative aspect. If you are more comfortable not wearing makeup, then don’t. Don’t just wear it because society says you should and if you do like wearing makeup don’t listen to all the magazines and critics etc, telling you that you shouldn’t. It shouldn’t matter what society thinks, just as long as you feel beautiful and confident in yourself. Wearing makeup and not wearing makeup is beautiful. Just because someone doesn’t agree with you and your makeup choice doesn’t make your choice wrong. Wearing and not wearing makeup shouldn’t be a debate and it shouldn’t be something that society feels the need to determine what is right or wrong. YOUare the one that should determine that for yourself.