Recently, I have started to play around with makeup. It is just an art form that I have always wanted to master but never had the courage to attempt. But now, nothing is really stopping me from having fun, except the fear of what people will think. You see, I have had a great time doing a full face of makeup and sitting in my house before testing the power of various cleansers. But to put makeup on my face and leave the house? Oh no. That would mean straying from my normal, that would mean straying from what people have come to expect from me. And while that is scary, my goal is to break free from the prison that is other people’s opinions. And that means I had to face my fears.
I put on a full face of makeup with the samples I have accumulated. I was satisfied with the job I did and got dressed to head out. With one last look in the mirror, the doubts came rushing in. My makeup was patchy. The color match was off. The lipstick shade was too much. And overall I looked ridiculous. Or rather those are all the things I feared people would say. I gathered my courage, and headed out to Starbucks to get some work done and braced myself for the comments. But there were none.
It’s wild. They all were too absorbed in their lives to really notice me. It was freeing to see that no one seemed to care.
This year I want to keep work towards the twofold goal of wearing makeup more often to build up my skill set and reduce my fear of other people’s opinions. I am not certain that I will start reviewing more products necessarily, but I will certainly be having more fun expressing myself through the artistry of makeup.
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