Make Up 101

If you don't know me very well and you are reading this, I am legally blind, and one of the things that I have a really hard time with is applying my own make up. I don't remember the last time I tried to apply my own make up. It's very tedious and taxing for me, so I gave it up. My mom taught me how to put it on when I was a freshman in HS. By the time I was a Sophomore, I dropped it. I maybe tried to wear it a couple times after that but not that I can recall. My sister Kira has been doing my make up ever since. She did it for my prom, my senior pictures, my wedding, and she does it for random times whenever I'm home, usually for church.

For about the last year I have really noticed how washed out I always am, especially in pictures where everyone else has make up on. I have my mom's very light eyebrows which doesn't help. I have my dad's small squinty eyes, as if I didn't squint enough. I decided about 6 months ago that I was going to get permanent eyeliner to help with the problem. It is awesome and I recommend it to anyone with vision problems or anyone who doesn't want to waste a lot of time putting make up on. I might have to go in for one more re touch but for the most part, it's done. I also decided to try and wear a little make up with it. Trust me, I will only wear it if I'm going somewhere or someone is coming over. If I don't get it done, it's not the end of the world because I've always got the eyeliner on.

This is my old make up collection. That foundation is a good brand but it's thicker than molasses! The brush is nasty, and I hate pressed powder, always have...half of this stuff isn't even mine...so on to the new...

I bought this cute little bag to hold my new make up. It's so me.


It even came with some brushes. I bought the other ones in the clear sleeve. Notice I kept the instructions! I need all the help I can get!
Here is my new simple collection...a good mascara, a MAC powder with a MAC cabuchi (sp?) brush, a little concealer just in case, and one eyeshadow to test the waters. Eyeshadow is scary to me. Luckily this little guy has instructions too and it says right on each color where to put it. Now all I have to worry about is trying to blend it well... And to take it all off... WISH ME LUCK! I feel like I'm 12 again...