Here’s today’s look, which includes the custom Strawberry Shortcake blush. I want to start including ‘before’ shots as much as I can, because I think it’s important to be visible in all stages of makeup. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel overwhelmed by all the flawless faces I see as I scroll through Instagram and Facebook, particularly the beauty hashtags. Even though for me, wearing makeup isn’t about living up to conventional beauty standards, I start to compare myself to these beautiful women, and I feel ugly. I want to show you my ‘before’ photos so that you see that I’m just a regular person underneath all this makeup. A regular, blotchy-skinned, round faced person who likes to express creativity through makeup. There’s beauty in my ‘before’ face too, but you (and I, sometimes) have to take off your ‘beauty culture’ coloured glasses to see it, I think. In this post I’ve also included how my makeup looks 9 hours after application. My hair looks different - I went to the salon - but I promise it’s the same day! The light is as similar as I could get it without the natural reflector that is daylight in my lounge room window. I did reapply my Lipsense after my second meal, and I put gloss on just before shooting this. Other than that, no touch ups! It lasted pretty well, especially considering it includes being caught in the rain and a trip to the hairdressers. Let me know if you have questions about any of the products I’m wearing. I’m struggling a bit at the moment, with the idea that I’m buying into a practice rooted in misogyny by spending so much time, energy and money on makeup, and am unwittingly passing this on to others by being a Senegence Distributor. I’m not sure how to resolve those feelings, except by continuing to explore them. Watch this space, I guess! #senegenceaustralia #senegence #lipsensestrawberryshortcake #lipsenseaustralia #lipsense #makeup #lipstickfeminism #shadowsense #shadowsensemulberry #shadowsensepinkopalshimmer #makesensefoundation #shadowsensemocajava #shadowsenseonyx #lashsense #lashsenseblack
