Make-Up

Once again I have delved into cosmetics. For whatever reason, I never experimented with makeup wen I was younger.  I wasn't one of those kids begging or fighting with their parents to let them wear makeup or sneaking tubes of lipstick to put on at school and be sure to remove on the way home. No, I was blissfully oblivious to makeup until college & even then it was mostly something I was never comfortable with.

My makeup routine, such as it is, basically consists of wearing lipstick and maybe some eye makeup when I need to dress up. I've gotten reasonably proficient at basic eye makeup. I can apply eyeliner & mascara without looking like a raccoon. I can use a single color of eye shadow and get the placement more or less where I want it. I can choose a single color of eye shadow or lipstick that I think is appropriate for my face.

But I want to go further.

Along with my exploration of the Oil-Cleansing Method, I feel like proper use of concealer/foundation/powder would really help even out my complexion. I'm pushing myself to use blush and lip-liner, and I'm working up to using more than one shade of eye shadow at once.

I've visited a few makeup counters and spent more than one Saturday treating my face like a coloring book.  I've polled friends and consulted books (Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: For Everyone from Beginner to Pro and Making Faces have been fun & helpful). My friend Kristen is a Mary Kay Consultant, and she's been really helpful in this journey too.

I've developed a color palette of browns and purples, I've learned that I should only need one color of blush, and I've maybe, possibly, tentatively found a foundation that works for me.

Stay tuned. This should get interesting.