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What Makeup Has Taught Me

Makeup isn't all blending shadows and false lashes, there are some valuable life lessons to learn.

Kiera Meighan
Feb 03, 2016
University of Delaware
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I remember being interested in makeup since I was in 6th grade. Back then, I couldn't seem to put on mascara without getting it all over the rest of my face, but now, I couldn't imagine my life without it. My favorite part of every morning is my makeup routine. I don't wear makeup to impress anyone or to cover up flaws, I wear makeup because I love the way it makes me feel.

Makeup is more than just products, it has taught me:

It's what's inside that counts

Wearing makeup at an early age made me recognize early on that character and personality is what speaks to others, not long lashes or winged liner. So many young girls focus on their outer appearance in hopes that it will make them cooler or more popular, but makeup can't build character or friendships.

Embrace your features

Makeup can't change the structure of your face, but it can accentuate your best features and camouflage the ones you don't want to be as prominent. Makeup allows you to draw attention to different aspects that set you apart and make you unique. Beautiful brown eyes can be even more prominent with some smoky plum eyeshadow and a black liner to define the color. Makeup isn't about hiding your features, it's about enhancing them.

Express yourself

Makeup can be a form of artwork. Just like your wardrobe, your makeup can be a way to express the type of person you are. Feeling dramatic? Throw on a pair of false lashes. Feeling sexy? Put on your favorite red lipstick. Feeling mysterious? Come up with a killer smokey eye. The possibilities are endless. You get to represent yourself in a whole new way every morning.

I’m beautiful with and without makeup

The older I got, the more I realized that I am just as beautiful with makeup as I am without. Makeup has offered me a way to enhance the features that I already love about myself. I am able to feel confident with a full face of makeup and right after I take it off.

Despite popular opinion, wearing makeup does not have to mean insecurity or self loathing. I wear makeup because I love the way I look. I love my brown eyes and long lashes. I love my round cheeks and arched brows. I wear makeup to show off what I love about myself.


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