I, for the longest time, thought that makeup was for the vain. I thought it was for people who either had no self esteem and wanted to “fix” things they perceived as wrong with their appearance, or that makeup was used to cover up flaws, often baldy, with some sort of putty. I had a low opinion of it.
Now I’m a VIB Rouge at Sephora, and I’m addicted to high end makeup. I don’t bother with my hair, clothes, or basically anything else. All of my “me” money goes to replenishing my skin care and makeup supplies. I never thought that would happen. How it happened is sort of an odd story.
I had low self esteem. I had suffered a trauma which made me feel so undesirable that I basically stopped trying to be beautiful. I felt so dejected and unappealing that I stopped bathing frequently, or shaving, which just made me feel worse. One night, I was going out with a friend to try to cheer me up, and they suggested I use a little blush. Their application of it was much different than I had seen before, and the result changed my face entirely. They smiled and clicked the palette shut, and I stared, baffled, at the mirror.
It’s not like I felt like the most beautiful woman alive after that, but I thought I looked much better, and it had me wondering. Slowly, I started to explore into eye shadows, then mascara and liners, and eventually lipsticks, foundations, and eventually skin care and BBCreams. (BBCreams are one of my favorite things in the world, by the way, I will write an article about them later.) Eventually, I started to really enjoy it. The bright side of my day became my morning application of make up. I could express how I felt on my face.
I’ve explored with tons of looks and colors, and settled on looks that I love, looks that I can recreate quickly, and signature looks that I think people would recognize me in. Now, I’m rarely seen in public without my makeup. It’s not why you may think though.
Besides being appropriate and respectful of my surroundings, I don’t really give a fuck what other people have to say or think about my appearance. I love black lip stick, dramatic winged eyeliner, and outrageous color combinations. I love to spend tons of time making a great look, whether I’m going somewhere important, or just running to the local shops. I have no desire to impress anyone in particular, it’s just a way that I express myself, and it’s fun for me. It’s a way I can take care of myself that I enjoy.
Additionally, I get the benefits of people thinking I look more put together, usually, and more formal. I enjoy it, and I feel it helps me in my personal and professional life.
Some women get their hair cut, some women get their nails done, I do my makeup. But why do I feel it is so important? It lets me show off who I am, and it’s subtle enough that I can do it without dressing outlandishly, or offending almost any dress code. Besides, can you think of a way to show yourself love as a woman better than gently stroking beautiful colors onto your face with sable fur brushes and soft sponges? Treating your skin with lovely lotions to condition and improve your complexion and your beauty?
I hope you will stick with us, we are a new blog basically. I will cover item reviews, how-to’s, answer questions, and write articles on everything I can think of. We cover mostly mid to high end makeup and skin care, because you get more out of it. (Yes, there will be an article on that as well later) Please feel free to ask questions using the ask feature any time.
Thank you for reading, and sticking with us! I hope to be able to reach many people out there, and teach them about the importance of beauty and self care.
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