Young Mother Gives Up ‘Beauty’ for One Year

Phoebe Baker-Hyde in a photo taken by her daughter Harriet.Frustrated with low-self esteem and feeling pressure to always look perfect, Phoebe Baker-Hyde gave up 'beauty' for an entire year.

In 2007, shortly after giving birth to her daughter, every time Baker-Hyde glanced in the mirror she was overwhelmed by how exhausted she looked. Like many women she was tired of spending enormous amounts of money on makeup and so-called miracle face creams. This time, rather than piling on the beauty products, she went in the complete opposite direction.