"The Talk" Goes Au Naturale

Five women sitting around chatting with no makeup on, sounds like something most women would love to do. Well, that’s exactly what the women on the daytime show “The Talk” did.  The premiere of the show’s third season was quite unexpected when the women walked onto the stage with white robes wrapped around them and absolutely no makeup on.

Each woman was very concerned about doing this kind of a show because everyone in the world would see what they naturally look like. Scary, right?  After a few short moments on camera each woman decided that it was very “freeing” to go without makeup.  The hosts of the show also extended their natural look to not only the guests on the show but also the audience.  The guests and audience were given white robes when they walked into the studio and were required to wear absolutely no makeup. Everyone in the studio for the show embraced this style to the fullest.  

Jamie Lee Curtis walked onto the stage with pure happiness in her eyes.  After all, she was featured in More Magazine with no makeup and a completely un-retouched photo. She even brought out makeup wipes and had the hosts wipe their faces to prove that no makeup was worn, and they all passed with flying colors.  Curtis is a true proponent of being comfortable in your own skin, she even chooses to not dye her silvery-gray hair because she says that God chooses what we look like.

Also stopping by “The Talk” were three Soap Stars, Michelle Stafford, Melody Thomas Scott, and Katherine Kelly Lang.  The three women said they don’t go out to the grocery store on the daily basis with makeup on.  When the stars go into their job they wear a lot of makeup, but that is who their characters are not who the person underneath is.  Seeing true Hollywood stars without makeup was a truly inspiring thing to watch. It showed the world that the woman under the makeup is just as beautiful as the woman with the makeup.

The message of the show, for me, is to love yourself for what you are and to not hide who you are.  The women of the talk showed the world what was underneath the lipstick, eyeliner, and foundation, and what they found was the respect of millions of women who are more comfortable in their own skin because of their “No Makeup Monday.”  Remember, you are beautiful.