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12 Aug, 2008

Going Out Naked

Posted by: User Image Penny (Who am I?) In: If You've Got Trouble...

Following on from the fact that I have been working for my dad, another thing about this means I am going out ‘naked’. No, I don’t mean I am the ‘naked builder’! But, for me, going out without my make-up and without my hair is like going out naked.

You might think that’s really shallow and superficial, though this is not the reason why I feel naked. It’s not as though I feel too ugly etc. to go out without my makeup, it is that it gives me a certain comfort: my hair and make-up are both something for me to hide behind.

You might understand some reason as to why I feel the need to hide if you read this post. I have become so used to hiding my face through my make-up and my long hair hair that I think it is really good practice for me to do this, in situations where I am probably less likely to see people I know, therefore less likely to feel shy and embarrassed. It is scary, though I hope it helps me.

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3 Responses to "Going Out Naked"

1 | no image Mel Avila Alarilla (Who am I?)

August 12th, 2008 at 10:19 am

Hi MsPennyLane,
Going out without make up or anything to enhance your physical beauty is a liberating experience. You can be as you are and not pretend to be someone else. Sometimes, women use makeups to mask their true and innate feelings and identity. Thanks for the post. God bless.

I do use it to hide my identity, because I am scared more than anything. But I am trying hard to be braver.

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2 | no image dumakey (Who am I?)

August 12th, 2008 at 10:54 am

I think we all use some prop to hide behind when we are out in the real world. Keeps us safe somehow, almost hides our identity on some level. Like we can conceal a small part of us, protect ourselves in our strive to “fit in”

dumakeys last blog post..Unimportant illusions

It is true - it makes me feel more safe whether it hides me physically or not. It is a brave thing to go out without this comfort, I think.

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3 | no image Laarni (Who am I?)

August 17th, 2008 at 5:55 am

I use makeup when I feel like it but I can go out without it and just don’t care what other people would think.

That’s a great attitude to have. It is quite hard for me, but I try.

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