I have seen this tag floating around on peoples blogs over the past few weeks and it seems to be spreading like wild fire. Now I’m not normally one for tags; I don’t know why, I just never found one that inspired me and if they did, they were quite lengthy. However this tag is short and sweet and gives a little insight into the blogger. So here goes my answers.
When did you begin to love makeup?
Like many others I have forever been a girly girl. When I was a little girl I was obsessed with princesses, pink, glitter, Barbie’s and spent my time dressing up, putting on fashion shows and baking mud pies. With this girliness came the love of makeup. I remember I used to have a big pink makeup case at my Nanas house and would stand in front of her mirror applying glitter, stick-on tattoos, peel off nail varnish and sickly sweet perfumes. I have always been gifted numerous makeup palettes for birthdays and Christmas, and as I grew so did my make up case. Obviously as I got older the quality of the product improved.
I first started wearing “proper” makeup aged 12… yes it is a little early, however when I was a younger I wore glasses, which unfortunately made my eyes appear smaller than what they were. I was obviously very self conscious of this and used to (still do) layer on the mascara to make my eyes look bigger. I probably started wearing a full face of makeup when I was 14, again to mask my insecurities, which at the time was my bad skin. When I started wearing a full face my confidence with my makeup improved and so did my experimentation, cue lots of black eyeliner and bright eye shadow… baby pink was one of my favourites for a while. Thankfully my taste has changed and matured, but I still like to have fun with it.
How do you feel without makeup?
A bug! I have a bit of a complex whereby I think my eyes look very small when I’m not wearing mascara, I call them my little bug eyes! As a result I almost never leave the house without mascara, the only time I do is when I’m out running. I know they probably don’t but I just don’t feel very confident when not wearing mascara. I will quite gladly leave the house without other makeup; I choose not to though. When my skin is looking good I will happily just wear mascara and a bit of bronzer and blush, especially during the weekends.
What do you like about makeup?
Quite a difficult question I think as sometimes I love makeup (like 70% of the time) and other times I feel like its an evil necessity and more like war paint than makeup. The days when I love it are obviously days when I’m feeling on top of the world. I love that makeup allows me to look and feel more human. I like that it can help enhance anyone’s natural beauty, and draw out a persons individual and beautiful features that they may not have been aware of before. I also love how colourful and pretty makeup is, the colour combinations and collections are never ending… it’s always great finding a new favourite lippy.
The days when I don’t love makeup are obviously days when I’m not feeling quite my normally self, perhaps a little blue. On days such as this I tire of applying my makeup but I would never leave the house without it. Like I mentioned, I feel like it’s a necessary evil; war paint; a mask that myself and many others apply to hide behind. I wish there was a national day where us girl don’t wear our makeup and show and (try to) embrace our natural beauty, as no matter how much we fight it, we all have something unique and beautiful about out face.
Three “Holy Grail” Items:
Mascara- I’m not fussed on which brand, however I do love L’Oreal Telescopic False Lash Mascara and Maybelline Colossal Mascara
Urban Decay NAKED Palette– A god send for eyeshadow lovers! I use mine all the time, perfect for both day to day looks and for dramatic night out looks. The pigmentation is great and the colours all compliment each other perfectly.
Rimmel Blush Pink Rose – A bargain high street product, but one that is very pigmented, lasts forever and is a great match for my skin tone. Great at giving me some colour on these dull days and a daily wear for me.
This tag is so nice. I actually started replying to the questions the other day, but I had other posts planned, so it will be up first week in November.. :)Thank you for this lovely post, I enjoyed reading it <3X Deja
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Love this tag 🙂 might give it a go at some point next week xowww.jazzyleelbc.blogspot.co.uk
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Great answers, loved reading them! I have also done this tag, I think it's a good one to do. I also think the UD Naked Palette is a must have! 🙂 xxhttp://missjaynebecca.blogspot.co.uk/
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We are so alike. I've been obsessed with makeup and all things girlie since I was little. Also, I started wearing makeup when I tried to make eyes larger too.Girlie Blog Seattle | Cheap Makeup Reviews
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I can really identify with what you said about not wanting to wear make up when you're feeling a bit crappy! I don't always wear it for work (I work with kids who don't really care if I'm wearing make up or not!) I do feel better when I'm made up though xx
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Love these tags, enjoyed reading this x
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what an awesome post! i totally need to do this <3vickyhoang.blogspot.com
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Great post!http://dashofglamm.blogspot.com/
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i love this!
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Let me know when you do post it 😀 Glad you enjoyed reading xx
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Yeah! Let me know when you do xx
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It is a good one to do, very short and sweet but interesting 😀 Will check out your answers xx
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Haha we are 😀 Think a lot of girls have been obsessed with it since they were little xx
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I do feel better without it but sometimes it can be a pain 😀
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Glad you enjoyed it lovely xx
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Thanks Vicky. Let me know when you do it 😀 xxx
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Thanks Meggan xx
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Thanks darling, glad you enjoyed it xx
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I just discovered your blog and I love it! Kisses!xo, Hhttp://lefabfemme.com
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Lovely photos! You're absolutely gorgeous Xx
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