For the past few months (well to be realistic almost a year), I haven't worn too much makeup. There were a few reasons like I didn't want to spend the time doing it so I kept with just plain eyeliner and some lip balm; I didn't want to wear too much because I was having bad skin problems for a good few months and sometimes I was just too damn lazy. I do okay with just wearing the minimum since I didn't want to look like I hide behind make-up. I never really liked the look of looking like I was in some magazine photo shoot every single day. That's too much work and just TOO MUCH. The only reason I would really doll myself up was for special occasions and even so I didn't put on too much because I am an advocate of a natural look. There are ways to put on makeup and still look like yourself with just an extra flair of elegance, as I like to put it.

Don't get me wrong, it's not that I hate putting on make-up or anything or don't like it in general. I LOVE MAKE-UP! I LOVE the concepts of creativity and challenges that come with it. I love the challenge of being asked for a certain look and how would I execute it. One such thing was the "natural" look I was talking about. It is sort of a challenge because you want to look like you aren't wearing too much makeup (looking almost au natural)but once you get started you end up looking like you are going to some special party when you are only going to work or school and you also spend a good half an hour in the bathroom when it's only suppose to take 10 minutes. I realized if you are person with already really nice skin, it makes a whole of a difference. I don't have the greatest skin so making my skin look decent already is pretty time consuming. The rest is easy, some eyeliner on the top, some blush, mascara and lip balm and away I go (that portion only takes about 5 minutes or less).

Where am I going with all this? I'm not even sure to be honest. I've just been thinking about make-up a lot lately because I do miss it. I miss playing around with the colours, making new looks, finding new ways to make things easier and prettier ... Now that I have a job where I should look a little more decent (more professional I guess since it's an office), I have been wanting to spruce myself up a little more to feel more confident and alive to last me during the day. Plus, I do want to be a freelance make-up artist one day as a side business so I feel like I need to get my bearings down again since it's been a while. I figured, I need to set myself up as an example before I go and start sprucing up OTHER people again. I know I have the skills, I just lack a little practice.

I have been watching a lot of you-tube videos lately too on certain looks. Some make me laugh because they say "natural look" and yet the person looks like she's going to a club and it's 9 in the morning. REALLY? Or I noticed that a lot of girls out there wear A LOT of make-up; like they have an inch of foundation on their face and I don't see how that's a natural look either. Some girls are really good and really show good comparisons and techniques and really do follow through on what their advertising. Good for you girls.

Well ... I'll continue to play around with my make-up at home and see what I can come up with. I already am planning on doing some quick make-up shopping today and see if I can pick up some new stuff for good prices. That's another thing ... I LOVE MAKE-UP but don't want to spend hundreds of dollars on it. I'm the bargain, drugstore type that buys good products but for good prices. I mean, yes, I have some stuff from MAC and Sephora and all that but it has to be an item that I have deemed worth it. I am NOT going to buy a lip liner for $30 when I can get a drugstore one of nearly the same color for $3. See what I mean? That's why I have been shopping around ebay too ... there are soooooooo many nice eyeshadow palettes out there that are 120 colours for only $15!! Imagine that!!

Sigh ... Now I am going to do some shopping on ebay HAHA.

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For the past few months (well to be realistic almost a year), I haven't worn too much makeup. There were a few reasons like I didn't want to spend the time doing it so I kept with just plain eyeliner and some lip balm; I didn't want to wear too much because I was having bad skin problems for a good few months and sometimes I was just too damn lazy. I do okay with just wearing the minimum since I didn't want to look like I hide behind make-up. I never really liked the look of looking like I was in some magazine photo shoot every single day. That's too much work and just TOO MUCH. The only reason I would really doll myself up was for special occasions and even so I didn't put on too much because I am an advocate of a natural look. There are ways to put on makeup and still look like yourself with just an extra flair of elegance, as I like to put it.

Don't get me wrong, it's not that I hate putting on make-up or anything or don't like it in general. I LOVE MAKE-UP! I LOVE the concepts of creativity and challenges that come with it. I love the challenge of being asked for a certain look and how would I execute it. One such thing was the "natural" look I was talking about. It is sort of a challenge because you want to look like you aren't wearing too much makeup (looking almost au natural)but once you get started you end up looking like you are going to some special party when you are only going to work or school and you also spend a good half an hour in the bathroom when it's only suppose to take 10 minutes. I realized if you are person with already really nice skin, it makes a whole of a difference. I don't have the greatest skin so making my skin look decent already is pretty time consuming. The rest is easy, some eyeliner on the top, some blush, mascara and lip balm and away I go (that portion only takes about 5 minutes or less).

Where am I going with all this? I'm not even sure to be honest. I've just been thinking about make-up a lot lately because I do miss it. I miss playing around with the colours, making new looks, finding new ways to make things easier and prettier ... Now that I have a job where I should look a little more decent (more professional I guess since it's an office), I have been wanting to spruce myself up a little more to feel more confident and alive to last me during the day. Plus, I do want to be a freelance make-up artist one day as a side business so I feel like I need to get my bearings down again since it's been a while. I figured, I need to set myself up as an example before I go and start sprucing up OTHER people again. I know I have the skills, I just lack a little practice.

I have been watching a lot of you-tube videos lately too on certain looks. Some make me laugh because they say "natural look" and yet the person looks like she's going to a club and it's 9 in the morning. REALLY? Or I noticed that a lot of girls out there wear A LOT of make-up; like they have an inch of foundation on their face and I don't see how that's a natural look either. Some girls are really good and really show good comparisons and techniques and really do follow through on what their advertising. Good for you girls.

Well ... I'll continue to play around with my make-up at home and see what I can come up with. I already am planning on doing some quick make-up shopping today and see if I can pick up some new stuff for good prices. That's another thing ... I LOVE MAKE-UP but don't want to spend hundreds of dollars on it. I'm the bargain, drugstore type that buys good products but for good prices. I mean, yes, I have some stuff from MAC and Sephora and all that but it has to be an item that I have deemed worth it. I am NOT going to buy a lip liner for $30 when I can get a drugstore one of nearly the same color for $3. See what I mean? That's why I have been shopping around ebay too ... there are soooooooo many nice eyeshadow palettes out there that are 120 colours for only $15!! Imagine that!!

Sigh ... Now I am going to do some shopping on ebay HAHA.

Labels: inspiration, life, thoughts, work