Why Do I Wear Makeup?

I get asked a lot why I wear makeup, often in a negative way, like “Why do you bother?” “I don’t know why you feel you need to,” or “How do you find the time?” so today I thought I’d set the record straight.

I thought the best way to start would be to take the questions from the ‘Why Do You Wear Makeup?” tag that often does the rounds on YouTube and the blogosphere. So without further ado, here is Why I Wear Makeup…

1. When did you begin wearing makeup?

I couldn’t put an exact age on it, but probably in my very early teens. My mum being the awesome woman she is, didn’t put an age limit on me wearing makeup, and I remember her buying me a couple of items from the local pharmacy when I was around ten. I had spots you see, not acne, but spots, and I really wasn’t happy about this! So I remember the first items me begging for were foundations and concealers.

I built up my collection between the ages of ten and sixteen by saving my pocket money, begging mum for things from the Avon catalogue, and even sneaking items out of her makeup bag.

Thankfully the question “Where do you get your love of beauty from?” isn’t on this tag, as I honestly don’t know. My mum, although having a makeup bag, hasn’t worn makeup for years. The only other woman in my life that I might have got it from would be my nan. She is, what I would call, a very ‘put-together’ woman. She has always taken pride in her appearance, and maybe it was her dressing table of treasures that spurred on my love for the finer things in life!

2. How do I feel without makeup?

For a very long time, I didn’t feel comfortable going out into the big wide world without makeup. In fact, up until the age of 20 you wouldn’t catch me outside without it on!

Now it’s a different story. I’ve come to the conclusion that if I look after my skin, I will always look good with or without makeup – that might sound big headed, but that’s not really how I mean it.

It’s just now I feel happy, confident, and at ease with my skin. Sure I wish I didn’t have the odd blemish, or that my eyelashes would curl naturally, but who (honestly) cares.

Going to uni was the kicker for me, it taught me to love me. That happens, I guess, from taking care of yourself, achieving things that had nothing to do with your looks and finding someone who loves me (I mean that guy loves the bones of me!)

3. What do I like about makeup?

I like being able to look different. Thats obvious, but with those different looks comes different feelings. I like being able to smoke my eyeshadow out, and that make me feel sexy. I like slapping on some concealer on a spot, and feeling better because someone would notice my eyes before the red thing on my chin. I like being able to leave a lipstick kiss on a mirror, or a note – theres something romantic about that.

4. My 3 Holy Grail items

This was a tough one for me, but if I had to choose:

• The Anastasia Dipbrow Pomade

Filling in my brows with this product means I can guarantee they will come out perfectly.

• The L’Oreal Paris Miss Manga Mascara

Mascara is a must for me, it is the thing that gives me the most confidence makeup wise. This mascara gives my lashes length and volume, whilst giving them the blackest-black coat.

• Yves Saint Laurent Le Teint Touche Éclat Foundation

This is probably my favourite foundation of all time, buildable, luminous, and perfecting.

P.S: Do lash curlers count? They aren’t actually makeup, rather a tool. But hey, I’m cheating because I couldn’t go without my Shu Uemura eyelash curlers!

So if I’m right, I’m supposed to tag someone at this point to also answer the questions. But…I’m tagging you!

If you wear makeup, I’d love to know why, answer in the comments below, you don’t have to answer all the questions, but leave your thoughts, I’d love to know!

Sam

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