Why I chose to start Wearing Makeup

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I am not one of these girls who has to wear makeup everyday or My day is ruined. There definitely days or adventures I go on when I don’t wear make up for various reasons, such as it is really raining or really hot, so it would either be messed up by rain or sweat. I don’t see the point in putting it on just to ruined by the elements.

I also wasn’t raised in an environment where wearin make up was normal, so I had to teach myself all that I know. By the time I was in college I started wearing it because I wanted to and there was no one telling me no or that I couldn’t.

I had kind of back off in recent years, but recently I started wearing it more regularly. I don’t wear it to send a message or anything. I wear it because I want to, and because I like how it makes me look. A friend of mine had once told me that I should not wear it or not wear it because of what others say or feel about it, but that I should do it for myself. I also heard it said that in wearing makeup that it should look like you aren’t wearing any (ie it should be tasteful and not over the top like girls who go overboard) which I tend to agree with. Using it to bring out natural features, to cover up blemishes, and look presentable is why I use it.

Yes beauty is more than skin deep, but skin deep is how a lot of people get their first impressions of a person. I want to look good, feel good about myself and feel that I look my best.

I have been given grief about wearing make up, and about how I am a pretty girl who doesn’t need it. My response to that is that while I don’t “need” make up to be a pretty girl, I wear it because I feel better about myself, and that is worth wearing it in and of itself. They can be jealous if they want, but I won’t let their jealousy or ignorance of life for young women now days stop me from doing the little things for myself.

My point is, I chose to wear makeup and have a stash of it on hand because I wanted it, and I stopped listening to what others were telling me on the debate of to wear it or not to wear it.

The Beauty Products I Use

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With a little encouragement from a couple of friends, I made a video about the face care, hair care and make up that I use. For my blog, I will share with with the face care and make up products I use. I am writing this post, and making the products and tutorial vlogs because I enjoy watching the tutorials, but I haven’t found one that I like that is all about reasonably priced products, and simple make up routines for girls who don’t like to wear a lot of make up.

When I was younger I couldn’t wear make up, so once I went to college I started teaching myself how to use make up, and figuring out what skin care products actually worked for my face, as I have struggled for years to find face washes and such that didn’t make my face oilier than it already was.

 I am not one who likes to spend a lot of money on products that you will use up, at the same time, for me to find products that actually work I gave up on the drug store aisles lined with products that don’t work for me. Other than my make up remover every thing I use on my face in terms of cleaners, toners and moisturizers are all from The Body Shop. The Body Shop is a U.K. company that I have known about since I was a kid, having gone to Canada to visit my mom’s sister and her family (Beings that it was Canada, they had U.K. brands sold mainstream long before the U.S. did.) I started using their face products in college, and found that they actually worked for more than five seconds.

The Body Shop face care lines that I use are the tea tree skin clearing line and the seaweed clarifying line. I use the tea tree line because my skin is prone to break outs, especially stress break outs. I use the seaweed line because I have combination/oily skin. I use them in combination with each other, and might use one face wash, a different toner, and the moisturizer from the same line as the face wash, it is all dependent on how my skin feels and looks at that point in time, as well as if it is day or night (for moisturizers).

My Makeup routine is really simple. I don’t like a lot of fuss, or spending a lot of time in front of a mirror “Putting my face on”. Growing up Makeup was something I was taught to not wear, but that only lasted until I went to college. While in college I taught myself how to apply what makeup I do use. I don’t like wearing a lot of make up just because I am outside a lot, and especially between mid fall and late spring the weather can be such that being out in the rain would ruin your make up. I usually use makeup when I am going out and about, but not so much when I am going to be out on adventures.

For my eye makeup I prefer Almay, and as you can see my eye liner, eye shadow and mascara are all from Almay. For foundation and pressed powder I love Cover Girl’s Tru Blend line of products. I used the pressed powder foundation and the regular pressed powder. using both in pressed powder form helps absorb excess oil.

By the time you are reading this my video showing you what I use should be live. I plan on making a getting ready for the day face, hair and make up routine in the new few days, which will also include my process for taking off my make up.