Great way of putting it! My mom never really wore make-up either and I didn't get as into it as other women did myself. I can't be bothered to take the time to do make-up but I am also a "this is me - like it or not" kind of person. My kids are slightly interested in make-up but not real interested. Maybe because they don't see me wearing any.I've never had an interest in makeup. Even from an early age I was brought up to believe a woman is much more beautiful in her natural state, without any makeup on. My mother never wore any either.
I once went to a girly sleepover where the others there insisted they put some on me. I just felt like a complete clown and ran straight to the bathroom to wash it off. I honestly can't see the point in it: if you can't show people who you really are underneath and feel comfortahle doing so, then what's the point getting to know them when they can't truly know you...
I have always been telling my girls that they don't need make-up to be pretty and that people are prettier without it. So hopefully that helps as they get older. Supposedly there are findings of harmful chemicals in make-up from what I have been reading lately so I am glad that I never got into it