Instead of running my mouth, I'm just going to cut right to the chase. Here are 10 things that makeup lovers (or at least this makeup lover) want you to know.
1. This isn't for you.
First and foremost, I'm not wearing all of this makeup for you or for anybody else. I did not spend 30 minutes creating a masterpiece on my face for you. I did it for me because I like the way it looks and I enjoy creating the final product.
2. I don't have "too much" makeup on.
"Too much" is subjective because it is not a quantitative amount of makeup. Just because my eyeliner is a little more dramatic today does not mean you should be making snarky comments about my excessive use of makeup. Also, if you know anything about eyeliner, it is not easy to correct mistakes. So if I screw up, there's no turning back. I have no choice but to have some crazy dramatic eyeliner that day.
3. I am not trying to fool anyone.
If you think that I wake up and naturally have smokey eyes, winged eyeliner, and a fully contoured face with minimal blemishes, I sincerely do not know how to help you.
4. Primer is your best friend.
Face primer and eyelid primer saves lives. Everyone has wrinkles and creases in their face and primers prevent your makeup from caking up in those areas. Primers also help your foundation stay put for longer and give your skin a smoother finish. Eyelid primer has saved my life. Greasy eyelids with caked up eye shadow are sinful. Even an inexpensive drug store eyelid primer will make your eye shadow go on so much better and it will last so much longer.
5. Setting spray is also your friend.
Why would you spend so much time and money for your work to melt off your face in an hour? Get a setting spray. Urban Decay's All Nighter setting spray is amazing, but if you don't want to spend $30, NYX also makes some pretty worthy setting sprays.
6. There is no such thing as a quick Sephora trip.
Sephora is makeup heaven. If you intend on going into Sephora with a makeup lover, make sure to block out at least an hour for it. Also, expect us to swatch at least 30 lipsticks and fawn over every single eye shadow palette that we want. Most importantly, let us blab about the products we love and the products we want to try even if you do not care in the slightest. Let us have our moment.
7. I don't discriminate against your drugstore makeup.
We use drugstore makeup too. It's good stuff. Often times, there are drugstore dupes for most high-end makeup products. I don't care that you only have a tube of Maybelline mascara in your makeup bag and you only use it on special occasions. I don't think less of you. However, if you want to branch out and experiment with more makeup, I am more than happy to help you!
8. Lipstick goes with everything.
That groutfit you're wearing to your morning class... red lipstick. Make a statement. Who cares?
9. I apologize if I hug you and my foundation gets all over your clothes.
Setting spray isn't fool-proof. It happens. Foundation transfers from face to clothing and it definitely looks better on the face than it does on the clothes. Sorry.
10. I'm not insanely insecure about my physical appearance because I wear makeup.
I like the way makeup makes me look and feel, so I wear it. Everyone has insecurities and I just so happen to use makeup to distract from certain insecurities. Everyone has coping mechanisms.
