Holly Willoughby recently posted a makeup free photo of herself on Twitter. She joins the growing brigade of female celebrities publicly baring their natural faces to prove that it's not always necessary to pile on the slap as soon as the first ray of sunlight penetrates their retinas in the morning.
There's been a lot of heated chit chat about this. On one side you've got the Liz Jones' of this world bleating on about how women that don't wear makeup are arrogant and showing off, and 'peddling a fantasy' while at the other end of the beautification spectrum some argue that makeup symbolises a slap in the untouched face of Rimmel-free feminism. Admittedly, a lot of the celebs going face-naked for the cameras are indeed naturally stunning - and we can't all afford expensive facials and an organic, super-food-stuffed diet to maintain that dewy, youthful glow. But what really riles me about all this backlash regarding how women should behave with makeup, is that it completely misses the point of what it is to be a woman, and to be a feminist. Which is to be able to do whatever you darn well like with your face.
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