WEARING MAKEUP AS AN ASPIRING MAKEUP ARTIST

So as you can probably guess from this blog I am an aspiring Makeup Artist.

Something I think about quite a lot is how often I am actually wearing and experimenting with makeup. I am a naturally lazy person so I don't like to take time out of my day to do extra things every day, so most days I go to work sans makeup. And the days that I do bother to put makeup on are special occasions at work, if we have a dress up day if I know that the big boss is coming in etc.

But recently I've been thinking a lot about the fact that I don't wear makeup a lot. I wonder if people take me seriously when I tell them that this is what I want to do, or do they think I'm just another white girl with dreams of being Instagram famous? I really don't want people to think of me this way, because this is a pretty serious thing for me.

Another thing that has been kind of bothering me lately is how I don't experiment with a lot of makeup. I've pretty much stuck to the same things for the past couple of years. I want to take more steps outside my comfort zone. I've sort of started by buying my first lipgloss in about 8 years. Which makes me nervous, because I haven't worn lipgloss in so long I'm scared, but I want to love it so bad, so that it will make me want to step even further outside of my comfort zone!

I think that small steps are the best way to go right now. Maybe if I start to get into the habit of doing my brows everyday or putting on mascara, eventually I'll want to go that extra step and do some crazy eyeshadow just to run down to the shops for some milk! I think that taking this step into becoming comfortable with putting on makeup every day will also help me to feel a bit more comfortable, in my body as a whole. Because when I do take that time out of my day to glam myself up, I feel about 100x more confident, my posture gets better, and I just have a brighter outlook on life (most days, there are days when I know that I will feel more comfortable without makeup on, but that is a blog post for another day)