Hi all.
I've been in a period of transition for awhile and haven't posted, but I'm planning to be back to it, soon.
Love, Phyllis
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Style: Makeup Memory
I am on Sephora's email list. I am a "Sephora Beauty Insider". I shop there for most of my makeup and fragrance needs, and I even have a favorite makeup artist there that I consult with when I want a new look or new products.
Today, I got my regular weekly email from Sephora, and for some reason, I had a flash of an old memory: When I was in 7th grade, I started seriously learning how to use makeup. I had to do this on my own, as my mother was not very interested in makeup or skin care. I mean, she groomed her eyebrows herself and would dress up, wear makeup and perfume to go out to dinner or something, but she didn't really wear makeup on a daily basis.
So, here's the memory:
I remember bringing home my first bottle of L'Oreal Mattique foundation. I remember taking it upstairs and putting it on, looking at myself in the mirror of the hall bathroom. I was amazed by how GREAT it make my skin look. It actually did what foundation was SUPPOSED to do: it made my skin look flawless while simultaneously NOT looking fake. THIS was the product I had been searching for! I remember I was so excited I ran downstairs, where my parents were watching TV in the family room and I said "Do I look any different to you?" They were, like, "No?" and I said "It's my skin! Doesn't it look GREAT?" They didn't get how exciting it was, but it was a breakthrough for me.
Over the years I have gone through many different phases of involvement with makeup, including periods of several years of not wearing any at all. I still get that rush, though, when I find a product or a regimen that looks really BEAUTIFUL, that does what makeup is SUPPOSED to do, and takes what I have and enhances it without looking FAKE....Although these days, I'm wearing more makeup than I ever did before....and sometimes it looks fake, but I kind of LIKE that, so....
Today, I got my regular weekly email from Sephora, and for some reason, I had a flash of an old memory: When I was in 7th grade, I started seriously learning how to use makeup. I had to do this on my own, as my mother was not very interested in makeup or skin care. I mean, she groomed her eyebrows herself and would dress up, wear makeup and perfume to go out to dinner or something, but she didn't really wear makeup on a daily basis.
So, here's the memory:
I remember bringing home my first bottle of L'Oreal Mattique foundation. I remember taking it upstairs and putting it on, looking at myself in the mirror of the hall bathroom. I was amazed by how GREAT it make my skin look. It actually did what foundation was SUPPOSED to do: it made my skin look flawless while simultaneously NOT looking fake. THIS was the product I had been searching for! I remember I was so excited I ran downstairs, where my parents were watching TV in the family room and I said "Do I look any different to you?" They were, like, "No?" and I said "It's my skin! Doesn't it look GREAT?" They didn't get how exciting it was, but it was a breakthrough for me.
Over the years I have gone through many different phases of involvement with makeup, including periods of several years of not wearing any at all. I still get that rush, though, when I find a product or a regimen that looks really BEAUTIFUL, that does what makeup is SUPPOSED to do, and takes what I have and enhances it without looking FAKE....Although these days, I'm wearing more makeup than I ever did before....and sometimes it looks fake, but I kind of LIKE that, so....
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