When I Met Makeup..

Some girls collect bags. Others collect shoes. I collect makeup. Although, I have always been feminine, my addiction to makeup is fairly recent. Here is how it began.

I met makeup at a young age. After we were introduced, I slowly began to spend more time with it. As a child, I remember applying eye shadow thickly upon my eyelids as it was only makeup that I owned. I only had one colour and it was purple. I had no experience with makeup at this stage and I have learnt so much about makeup in my 22 years of life.

Through a trial and error process, I experimented with different products. Some of those experiences were great, like finding a new foundation, which gave me a flawless look. Other times resulted in a bad skin reaction. But these experiences, like any experience provide knowledge and sometimes, humour! There was one time as a kid I received a clear, glitter nail polish. For some (odd) reason, I thought the nail polish said hair polish - little did I know that the sticky gel-like fluid was for your nails, not to apply glitter to my hair! As I grew older, I started to use more high-end products and developed more skills in the application of makeup.

During my teenage years, I wore makeup, just like any other teenage girl, but I wasn’t hugely interested in the area. As much as I liked dressing up and applying a bit of makeup on each day, at that point in my life my love was for my ever-expanding wardrobe. I would spend the majority of my earnings on buying new party dresses, blouses and denim shorts. It got to a point when I was spending more money than I was earning. Finally in February this year, I decided to do something that I knew needed to be done, or I would have some serious debt problems. A clothing-shopping ban. So I went without buying clothes for three months, and actually stuck to it (believe it or not)! During this time, my love for makeup grew and grew. Soon enough, we were inseparable. I became interested in trying different products and brands, reading beauty blogs and watching beauty videos on YouTube.

These days, I have a fairly extensive makeup collection, which my bank account isn't too pleased about. But I love makeup. I love the colors. I love the textures. I love the shimmer.

If you love makeup as much as I do, I hope you can learn from all my experiences. Talk to you all soon!