I can think of two distinct periods. The first was in high school, when makeup was new to me and I was finally given free reign to wear it in public. Side note, I don’t know if it was just a strict Filipino family thing, but there was an unwritten rule that I was forbidden to wear makeup until I got the go-ahead from my parents, so I’d sneak it on when I was in middle school.
Anywho, I had just turned 14, and I was finally allowed to wear makeup, so I went all in and did the whole kit and caboodle for a day at school — foundation, powder, blush, eyeshadow, lipstick and eyeliner. For some reason my mom wouldn’t allow me to wear mascara though. Weird! I loved it all and relished the fact that I could wear makeup out in the real world. Now that I think about it, though, I had a lot on for such a young person.
About 10 years ago, when I was in the thick of writing for MBB, I did a full-on glam look pretty much every day. It was fun, and looked great in photos, but it was a lot of work. I look back on that period of my life with fondness, though. Dang, I could slay some eyeshadow back then.
When was a time in your life when you wore a lot of makeup?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Both your haircolor and eyeshadow in that picture were fabulous. It reminded me how long I’ve been following the blog; since the pre-Connor days, can you believe it?!
I think I wore the most makeup in my mid 20’s to early 30’s, when I was still working away from home. It’s easier for me to do full-on makeup when I’m doing it regularly. Now it’s “just how minimal can I get and not look like a zombie”?😄
I think you and I are doing the same types of looks, ha ha ha!
Thanks for being around all this time. 🙂 You’re a good friend!
Karen, you look like an absolute beauty queen in that picture!!
I learned so much from your tutorials: blending, color choices, placement. I, too, apply minimal makeup but I miss your “full on glam”!
I love the hair color. Very pretty makeup look.
Now? lol
I didn’t wear much makeup until after University and it’s been pretty consistent in the almost a decade since then. I’ve never done a full glam as a daily thing though, I value my sleep too much to set aside the time for that…
For me it has been an on and off thing, depending on the season of life I find myself in. I’ve always been a minimalist, though. But I will say that early 20’s was when I was less aware of the effects makeup had on my looks. I look at some pictures and I see a poor choice of lipstick or extra powder or bad eyeliner job.