Isn’t it funny how tastes change? I used to hate avocado and now I have it most days in some way, shape or form. When I first moved in with Mark my favourite colour for interiors was pink and now it’s grey or dark grey or dove grey. I like grey. The same goes for makeup. I’ve always been obsessed with it, even when I was younger I would beg to be taken to the Miners counter in Claire’s Accessories at the weekend, and when I started getting into it properly I went all in. Heavy coverage bases, false lashes, a tonne of blush – all of the makeup!
The evidence of this still exists round here and on my YouTube channel. Long time readers will remember the hair that went down to my butt and eyebrows that had been plucked within an inch of their life, but things have changed. I now have hair that won’t even go into a ponytail and eyebrows that creep into werewolf territory from time to time. With age comes a shift in makeup preferences, at least for me. The oilier my skin looks the better these days and I’m all about keeping things light and glossy. Here are a few observations and shifts I’ve noticed this year…
The first thing is that I probably have more ‘no makeup days’ than ever before. Now I know that’s mostly to do with the fact that I work from home and if I’m popping to the supermarket to do my weekly shop or just run errands I’m more than content to do them without a slick of slap on my face. I visited my parents the other day in a PJ/loungewear combo with socks on and slip-on shoes. I quite honestly do not give two hoots what I look like (though I can admit that that particular ensemble was probably not the best idea, especially when I bumped into a neighbour on the way back into our flat). Lesson one – with age comes the ability to truly not give two hoots. I look forward to not giving three, four, etc etc.
Secondly if I am wearing makeup, then I always wear eyeshadow. That is something that never happened before. I was a bare lid gal and proud. Just mascara for me thank you! But actually there’s something really beautiful about a subtle wash of taupe or bronze across the lid. It doesn’t have to be complicated (and it never is with me), but there’s something that just makes the rest of my makeup look fresh, plus I think it makes me look more awake. Lesson two – eyeshadow is fab and makes me feel subtly chic. Who knew?
My final noteworthy observation is that magnifying mirrors are never a good idea. There is one exception though and that’s for eyebrow plucking. For tweezing those little buggers away there’s nothing better and more satisfying that using a magnified mirror, but for general makeup application it’s a sure fire way to feel crepe-y and in need of a magic do-it-all eye cream fix. Lesson three – magnifying mirrors are only good for one thing, other than that they are the devil.
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