Seven years without makeup. A mindful decision I do not regret.

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My sister and I are only one year apart. We spent thousands of our childhood hours playing together with our shared Barbie dolls, their dresses, shoes, and accessories. We created complicated stories and relationships among them, funneling our creativity and role-playing game, applying the stereotypes that we could see from the adult world on TV shows and advertising. We would…