“We want to bring out what we like best about ourselves,” Aguilar said. Instead, Aguilar had the campers gaze into their travel mirrors and share what they thought their best feature is. “Nobody walks around looking like they’re going to a red carpet everyday.”

The aesthetician and professional makeup artist was guiding the group through proper skin care. “That’s Hollywood, it’s for show,” Caritza Aguilar warned them. Inspired by the incessant selfies of overly made-up pseudo-celebrities on social media, they would have piled on unnecessary foundation, heavy lipstick or dark eye shadow. If left to their own devices, the dozen young ladies - ages 11 to 16 - attending Modeling Camp D.C. There comes a point in every woman’s life when she learns that less is more when it comes to makeup.