Hello my amazing community.
Trust we're all doing good? I guess it's not too late to say “happy new month”😄 and merry Xmas in advance.
Just a few days ago, I came across this prompt and it reminded me of the first day I tried makeup. The evidence is right here in this picture, not me smiling like someone that just won a jackpot and feeling myself like the makeup didn't almost finish me.
It was one of those Saturdays that I sit idle at home after doing my normal morning routine and chores, so I decided to try out something new. The only thing I could think of was to try out makeup for the first time, ‘cos I've been watching alot of tutorial on YouTube as at that time. Yeah…. That's a great idea Precious.
First of all, I stood in front of the mirror like a serious professional. Thank God I had my hair done already, so my hair wasn't going to be a challenge.
I started with foundation, and my confidence was louder than my neighbours generator noise. I dabbed it on my face and waited for that magic transformation.
Instead, I just looked… smooth. Too smooth. The type of smooth that says, I used makeup o, but let’s not talk too much. 😂’cos you can literally see what it looks like…. A joke abi?
Then the eyebrows.
Ohh Chim (my God), In the picture, you can clearly see one brow is giving “I understand the assignment,” and the other is giving “I was not in class when they taught this. ”But I still smiled, because this was my first trial anyway.
My eyeshadow? I honestly don't know what to say this looks like. I tried blending but it said “no ma I prefer staying like this.”
Not to talk of the lipgloss
Ah, the lip gloss WORKED HARD. Shining like it had a goal it wanted to achieve. If confidence was a person it'd would definitely be that lip gloss. That’s why I was smiling with all my teeth, like I won another jackpot, I needed the world to see that shine.
At this point, after all the stress, I looked at myself in the camera, flashed the peace sign, and took the picture like a champion who survived a makeup war. Yes I survived…. After all I tried my best, but the brush, foundation, lipgloss, eyeshadow, etc… decided to do what was best for them.
After taking these selfies, I walked up to my sister to ask a simple question “how do I look”? The look she gave me answered the question already, then she said reluctantly “you look gorgeous” that was sarcasm anyway, she only said that not to make me feel bad, but I get it all. I just told her, “I may not be a Makeup artist yet, but please respect my effort.”
My dear, that's how my first makeup attempt became a photoshoot, I took a lot of selfies that day ‘cos I couldn't get someone to snap me. And then, I wore the makeup throughout the day, knowing fully well it was terrible.
I just felt like that was going to be a wasted effort if I had washed it off immediately.
I'll sure try this some other day, it was fun and I enjoyed it anyway.
Thank you too @comedyclubhouse