I’m going to start this feature off with
a little something about myself. For months
now (and when I say months I mean years) I’ve been looking for the product, the product that would give
my skin the flawless finish as seen in the magazines and alike. I have searched
and tried different products and none of them gave me the result I wanted. I
have finally figured out why. The reason (besides the fact that those photos
are photo shopped and have gotten airbrushed the hell out of them) is that I
have freckles. Bum. That’s the reason. I have tiny little dots of miscoloured
skin all over my face, and I mean, all
over. Sigh. I must come to terms with the fact that that is something I,
unfortunately, cannot change. I will just never achieve the flawless complexion
of those models. And as I’ve read in my make up-book How to look pretty, not plastered one must never try to conceal
freckles, because then one will end up looking powdery and chalky. Trust me on
this one, I’ve tried.
But generally, makeup is a pretty
wonderful thing. It’s incredibly how a bit of colour here and there can
completely chance one’s appearance. It is indescribably cool. I’ve worn makeup
since I was about fourteen or fifteen years old and the reasons behind the
cosmetic use are simple: My sister was wearing it, some of my friends were
starting to wear it and I thought it was cool and pretty. I wear makeup pretty
much every day. It doesn’t matter whether I’m wearing a really fancy dress with
my high healed boots or wearing my most comfortable sweats with a hoodie, I
will always, without fail, be wearing makeup. Why? Because it makes me feel
pretty and I feel put together. So even though my clothes might not be up to
scratch, at least my face doesn’t look like a ran-over rat or something that
has slept under a rock for ages. Because that is how my face looks like without
makeup and I’m not lying or exaggerating, I really do look like s***. My
everyday makeup routine is nothing fancy: A bit of concealer, some foundation,
a bit of compact powder and mascara – BOOM! Done. But seriously, to me, make up
is kind of like art. Your appearance can change completely just by applying some products here and there.
Even though makeup can do all of
that, makeup shouldn’t really be about changing your appearance or making you
look picture perfect. To me, makeup is about enhancing and accentuating your
best features! So if you have really big eyes, why not enhance them with
eyeliner and mascara; if you have really prominent cheekbones, highlight them!
Makeup is about making you look your best – be the best version of yourself
that you can. I’m not saying you have to wear makeup – I’m all for the natural
look which I can’t rock myself because of my very prominent and always present
blush, but there is no reason why you should wear makeup if you don’t want to.
I just think that if something makes you feel more confortable and confidant,
then why not utilize it? If it makes you carry yourself taller, makes you feel
attractive and on top of the world, like it does to me, then you should defiantly
take advantage of it. Wearing makeup does not make you fake – just like not
wearing makeup doesn’t make you sloppy. When it comes to makeup (and a lot of
other things in life) I say ‘to each its own – that’s what makes the world go
around’. But I will always be wearing makeup not matter what. Funny enough, its
when I wear makeup I feel the greatest.
As always, courage,
Laura
PS Sorry for the late posting … I
suck. Also, grammar.
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