{"id":13775,"date":"2016-04-12T08:30:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T00:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=13775"},"modified":"2016-04-11T18:08:54","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T10:08:54","slug":"what-made-you-love-makeup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2016\/04\/what-made-you-love-makeup\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Say: What made you love makeup?"},"content":{"rendered":"
I got to wondering about this question recently, because I got nosy, and because I’ve noticed an increase in the number of people interested in makeup, be it the techniques or makeup products in general.<\/p>\n
I noticed this most significantly after the opening of Sephora stores locally. At one time, I thought Sephora would just open their stores and then slink away with their tail between their legs after a year or so, the way they did in Hong Kong. So, it surprised me to see that they’re still around and expanding.<\/p>\n
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When I step into a Sephora store, I’m also quite fascinated by the number of people in there buying and playing with the makeup on display. Collections are snapped up like hot goreng pisang<\/em>, and the number of Instagram accounts out there dedicated to just makeup, is mind boggling!<\/p>\n So, since I know that I have a ready audience here (You would like makeup if you’re reading my blog! \ud83d\ude00 ) I thought I’d ask you – What made you love makeup?<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n For myself, I got into wearing makeup quite late in life. I went through life in university with just 1 brown-red lipstick and 1 compact powder foundation that I only trotted out when there were social events. I don’t even remember wearing makeup before that! I was pretty conservative and pretty sheltered. I still am in some ways \ud83d\ude09 For some reason, no one I knew seemed to be that much into makeup – based on what I could tell. Maybe I was just naive LOL! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n I only started exploring a little more once I started working and felt I wanted to look a little more presentable at the office. Also, I was starting to earn my own money, so I felt a little better about spending it, even if I was primarily spending it at the Maybelline counter \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n I’m not sure what the tipping point was for me, but from 1 lipstick, 1 powder and 1 blush, I decided to start experimenting with more colours and eye makeup. Early attempts were a disaster, and I was always just using my fingers for applying everything! I almost feel sorry for the people who had to see me back then haha! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n Yet, for some reason, I felt that the right makeup made me look \u00a0better and that started my interest and on-again, off-again love with makeup. I would be obsessed with finding the right foundations or experimenting with different blush shades, even if they didn’t suit me, or just buying a new lipstick, because I felt like crap. I’d wear eyeshadow in strange shades like chartreuse and turquoise, and think I was edgy and cool. I was in a way, and I was fortunate not to be called out on it at work! \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n <\/p>\n