I’m not really a makeup person. Well, maybe that’s not accurate. I wear makeup everyday but I’m not obsessed
with makeup. At least I didn’t think I
was.
My daughter loves makeup and it is amazing to watch
her apply it because she is so precise and it takes forever. If I’m working on my face for longer than 10
minutes than that is too long. She also
posts makeup tutorials online – this girl is a serious makeup guru.
Lately, I have been watching other tutorials and it
peaked my interest. Or maybe I’m just
bored. I’m easily distracted. Anyway, this one chick did a beautiful makeup
look using ELF cosmetics. ELF is very
inexpensive and sold at Target and the finished makeup look was gorgeous and I
thought to myself, “I bet I could do that”.
Let me stop there … this is where I always get
myself in trouble. I see someone doing
something, forget that I have no experience or talent in that area and assume
that I could do it too. Where do I get
the nerve? The same thing happened when
I decided to train for a half marathon (which I’m considering again), when I
quit my job to be a personal trainer, and so many other examples I can’t even
count (well, maybe not that many).
Back to the story … so I head to Target to pick up
some ELF products because I want to be cute.
The first trip I purchased a face primer, foundation, concealer, eyebrow
pencil and face powder. The foundation
was too light (caramel), the eyebrow pencil wore off before the end of the day and the
concealer didn’t do a very good job of concealing.
The second trip I purchased another foundation, an
eyebrow kit, a different concealer, undereye powder and a brush. The second foundation I bought was too dark (coco),
the eyebrow kit was creamy which I liked but the color was too light and too
difficult to apply. I liked the concealer and the undereye powder was awesome.
The third trip I bought another foundation. The right foundation (almond). Finally.
A few weeks ago I picked up a $3 eyebrow pencil at the beauty supply
store that works just fine so I’ll use that instead of messing with ELF.
I feel like I should explain why I screwed up so badly with the foundation ... the girl who did the tutorial used Coco as her foundation. I thought I should use the color that is one shade lighter than her (Almond) but when I was at Target there was no Almond -- only the caramel so I bought that. It made me look ashy. So I decided to go back and get the Coco. Well, when I went back the 2nd time the Almond was there and I was perplexed because the Coco and the Almond didn't look that different in the bottle and for whatever reason I chose the Coco - which was too dark. Note to self: Always trust your first instinct.
This is why I’m not a makeup person. I like playing in makeup and I have ever
since I was a kid and played in my mom’s makeup bag. But this going to the store a million times
for the right foundation color is for the birds. The alternative is to buy high end products
that have testers … I’m not really trying to spend $40 on a foundation. The three ELF foundations were only $6 a
piece (plus my gas and time). Six of
one, half dozen of the other.
1 comment:
HAHAHA! I'm not laughing at you Chele, but with you. I am NOT a makeup person either and my idea of wearing make up is mascara and eyeliner. I finally learned how to properly apply eyeshadow 10 years ago from my daughter and after convincing myself I'd wear it and who knows how much money later, I rarely do. I prefer the freebies I've acquired to satiate my attempts to wear it.
I broke down and purchased some concealer, which I had professionally determined to be the BEST shade for me and I have to say, it was the best $35 I've spend on my face save for my Clarisonic and Philosophy face wash.
My play sister is a Sephora Hoe (said affectionately) and is always trying to convince me to "beat my face", but it's simply not me. I'm a minimalist and like you, more than 10 minutes is far too much time.
You're beautiful darling, and enjoy your face as is or with your minimal make up :-)
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