samadhi said:
^^ That's why i can say that... you know i can quite happily head out and about sans make up and heels. I take pride in my appearance, but i'm very aware that all that external shit doesn't make me who i am, it merely occasionally enhances what i've already got.
You're a braver girl than I!!
Funnily enough lots of people comment on how 'natural' I look but it couldn't be further from the truth. I never leave the house without foundation, mascara and lip gloss at least. Usually blush too. I might, on horrifically hungover days venture to the corner shop with just my sunglasses on but I'll at least look in the mirror first, wipe old mascara off from under my eyes and brush the bedhair down. I guess the trick with makeup a la naturelle is to be very strategic and minimalist about it so it looks like you've just emerged from a brisk walk through a forest or a run at the beach! *not* from the Circe De Solie.
Some people are lucky they look really good naturally sans makeup, authentically (like you, Samadhi

). The rest of us like to take advantage of means at our disposal to come up to standard.
REAL natural look: blotchy, red-here and there, white other places, little blemishes, dark circles under the eyes, no eyebrows, pale thin lips = Arrrghh! Run away kiddies! and 2 = yeah I REALLY do look my age.
Strategic natural look: 5 minutes to lightly dab foundation on, slick mascara (okay, fuckit, I'll be honest, it's usually eyeshadow in 2 neutral tones as well, and brown eyeliner flicked out to the edges - almond shaped eyes in under 30 seconds!), light flush of peach blush and lipgloss and I feel like I'm somewhat human again.
The variation of this theme for night-time is darker lipstick. That's all.
I don't own a pair of low heels except for the sneakers I use to exercise in. Even my flip flop/thongs have some sort of a heel. I'm a short arse, I feel like a right dumpling in flats! Does my arse need to be any *lower* to the ground than it is currently?

I think not.
Luckily, I have the boobie department covered, that's all naturelle.
BTW, what the fuck am I doing in this thread? :D