Freckles are always deemed beautiful by those that don't have them and a burden by those that do. I'll throw my hand in the air and say that I have wished them away many a time. When I was younger I would look in the mirror and wish that one day they would just disappear, leaving me with smooth looking ivory skin. I was the only one in my group of friends that had them everywhere and they're pretty hard not to notice, what with them being smothered all over the show.
Instead of being incredibly disappointed by my freckly features I started to just zone them out, pretend like they weren't even there. In my head I had a clear 'perfect' face and every time I would look into the mirror that's what I'd see, to me freckles were like permanent blemishes. As I was slowly introduced to the magical world of makeup, I started to use heavier foundation to cover them up and make my imaginary face a reality.
It's been a long and arduous road in freckle acceptance, but it's only now that I'm finally welcoming them with a loving embrace. They are mine, no one else has the same sized freckles or the exact same placement, they are completely unique to me. Yes it can be a pain to get your makeup to not look patchy, especially when it comes to blush (drawing on my own experience that is) but freckles add dimension, they're like an accessory for your face!
So here is my plea to all of my freckly friends, love your freckles, they are a part of you as much as any other feature. Treat them well and show them off, hundreds would kill for them and many imitate them with a pointy brown eye pencil, you get them completely free, isn't that brill!
This was a really beautiful post, I too hated my freckles when I was younger. I also hated my red hair, blonde eyelashes/eyebrows and pale skin. It definitely is a lifelong journey of acceptance and it can still be frustrating when you want to cover up that one awkwardly placed freckle, but I too have learned to accept mine. I even use lighter bases so that they show through, i think i look odd if you can't see them!
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Me too! I used to favour a medium to full coverage but now I'm happy with a bit on concealer and a BB Cream/Tinted moisturiser. I naturally have blonde hair but I dye it red because I think it compliments my freckles more and makes them stand out. Freckle power!! haha
DeleteI love my freckles, in fact, I wish I had more! X
ReplyDeleteI think if I had more they would cover my entire body haha x
DeleteI loved reading this, I could really relate to it. I used to hate my freckles but now I think they add character to my face (and I've heard that people with freckles usually have clearer skin too?!). I like to use a sheerer base and let them show :) xx
ReplyDeleteI don't know bout the clear skin part (I am very blemish prone) haha They definitely add character to your face though! I think it would take a few layers of full coverage foundation to completely cover mine haha x
DeleteGreat post! I used to hate having freckles too, I always thought it gave me a baby face but I now also embrace them, freckle power!
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haha Yes!! Freckle Power!!! x
DeleteI've always kind of loved my freckles :) My parents were both tan and un-freckly and it made me feel kind of different. I do often wish I had porcelein white skin rather than ruddy and freckly, but it makes me feel a bit more Celtic so I don't mind ;P
ReplyDeletehaha yeh we have a lot of Irish and Scottish blood in our family so it must be the celtic genes shining through. My brother is just as freckly so I didn't feel that out of place haha unfortunately it also means we look very alike XD
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