For a lot of women and men, makeup is a part of their everyday life that they love and feel passionate about. For a lot of people, they will wake up in the morning, shower (or not; definitely not for me, more of an evening person), then put on their makeup. It's a part of their life that makes them feel good, more confident and allows them to "enhance" their physical appearance. But for me, its more the opposite. Here is a short story as to why makeup and I have never got along.
If I really think about my experience with makeup, I think there are 2 main reasons as to why it has never quite worked out. But before you continue onto the rest of this post let me inform you that I do love makeup, deep down. There have been many a day where I have put on a face of makeup and felt like star, but i'll get to the reasons why this hasn't always been the case later on in this post.
I think the main reason I don't wear makeup often/am scared to wear it, is because of my skin. I don't have perfect skin, but it's also not that terrible. Let's just say if I went to a makeup counter and they asked me "now, whats your skin type?", I would say "oily, sometimes dry, mainly oily, and often pimply". I have oily skin (if you haven't already caught onto that) so when I wear makeup I find that within about 2-3 hours of wearing it the makeup begins to form into small puddles of oil that sit upon my face and create a terrible level of discomfort. Yes, I am aware that there are ways to reduce this from happening, but I am not a huge fan of powder + I cannot be bothered reapplying it every 3 hours in order to maintain a beautifully oil free complexion (call me lazy). Another thing is that I actually love having an oily complexion, just not to the "puddles of oil" kind of extent. For me, I find that simply wearing no makeup perfectly fits my needs. All I need to feel comfortable and confident is to not feel stressed and worried about whether or not I look good, which I can achieve through not wearing makeup at all. This is all a matter of opinion and self preference though. For me I prefer to not wear makeup, and for you, my reader, you may prefer to wear an entire face of makeup because it's something you love and enjoy to do. But before I ramble on more and more about this reason as to why makeup and I have not got along, let's carry on to the second main reason.
The second main reason I am not a huge user of makeup is my terrible execution. Despite the fact I take art and can paint, I can for sure not paint my face very well. Mascara: fine. Foundation/concealer: not fine. This is also where that fact that I have oily, pimply skin comes into play. Due to the fact my skin is not perfect, I find it more difficult to apply makeup as it is a lot harder than simply doing a few brushstrokes on a blank canvas. It takes a lot of skill and practice to be able to perfectly apply makeup, I mean why else would there be an entire makeup artistry industry, but I don't know if I can really be bothered delving into that day-by-day. I also have had experience where people have criticised my makeup. Using the word "criticised" makes it sound like a panel of 4 judges scored my makeup artistry abilities out of 10, when really that was not the case, but I have had people point out certain imperfections and things I "could have done better". Although it is always nice to receive some constructive criticism, I feel as if makeup is an area in life where that is not always welcome. Usually, when one receives constructive criticism it is the fuel that fires their ambition to make whatever it is better the next time, but for me, when I received constructive criticism in regards to how well I had applied makeup, it did not make me want to do better at applying my makeup "next time" but made me feel far from confident and slightly embarrassed. For a lot of makeup wearers out there, I believe this is something very relatable and maybe even a desperate call to remind people that in the world of an everyday makeup-wearer, constructive criticism isn't always wanted.
So basically, I feel extremely comfortable in my own skin, and trust me, this was a long time coming. I feel more confident wearing no makeup than I do when I wear makeup, even if there are small or large pimples protruding out of my face. However, on the specialist of occasions, or even if I am just feeling like a bit of a challenge, I will wear makeup. But all I can say is, we have a bit of a love/hate relationship and the art of painting is definitely much easier for me than the art of makeup.
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