Natural and Nourished

Story and illustrations by Haydee Barahona

tepping away from full-coverage foundations and blinding highlighter, the natural makeup movement is all about glowing from within and embracing all skin types.

Miguel Garcia, 21, a licensed cosmetologist and freelance makeup artist from Lamont, California, said the natural makeup trend has become popularized because people may want to look and feel good in their skin without wearing too much makeup.

“For me, it’s that natural makeup because I do struggle with acne myself. So, it’s just more of trying to cover it but not make it look like I’m wearing makeup,” said Garcia.

Natural makeup normally uses minimal cosmetics to enhance facial features rather than mask imperfections.

Citlaly Michel, 20, an eyelash technician from Bakersfield, said she was never one to follow trends, but after seeing makeupskincare hybrids, such as tinted moisturizers, emerge on the social media platform TikTok, Michel gravitated toward lightweight makeup options.

“I think the ‘less-is-more’ really came in with this trend, and I think that’s why a lot of people started following it because there were a lot of new products that were full coverage but still really light on the skin,” said Michel.