Entry 2 - "A little powder, a little paint, makes a woman seem like what she ain't!"

Why I DESPISE makeup 

Okay, I can never seem to find a good makeup brand for my skin. I have tried possibly every brand, or well known brand in the history of makeup and none seems to work for my skin! Let's get started shall we. MAC aka Studio Fix, aka, the Grease Machine. Mac has GREAT cover, especially the liquid foundation. I put it on my face and it made my skin look FLAWLESS. Really, I look like a goddess with Mac makeup on, but doesn't everyone? When I bought my Mac makeup (from the persuasion of a friend), I asked the Mac lady if  their makeup was oil free. Firstly, that Mac attendant had the WORST customer service ever. She looked bored, like she didn't want to be there, she was sullen and didn't acknowledge us. Work on your employees Mac. Anyway, this idiot lied and said "yes, our liquid foundation is oil free". Poppy cock and BULL. I told her that I was pretty sure it contained oil unless the coverage wouldn't be so good, she then went to respond with, "yes it contains oil (contradiction much), but oil breaks down oil so it works well if you have oily skin." I'd like to meet their cosmetic chemist who put that bullshit in their training manual. She didn't even sound convinced herself, but I was so impressed with the coverage that I bought it on whim.

After the first, 15 minutes, FIFTEEN MINUTES, of having this pore clogging, acne impregnating shit on my face, my face starts to sting horribly. I feel my skin getting way oilier and greasier. I noticed people at the bus stop were staring at my face and I foolishly thought to myself, "DAMN, I must look SO good 'cause their eyes can't seem to leave my face", only for me to get home and to look in the mirror and to see that it looks like I have immersed my face in grease and oil for the last 50 years. I cleaned the hell out of my face and then I saw that I had a bunch of breakouts. This was after about an hour and a half of wearing this shit! MAC, you FAIL. Yes, I have beef with MAC.

Second on the chopping block, Sephora. This time I went there with a makeup artist and she advised me to get powder foundation because it would work better for oily skin. We color matched my skin, and although the foundation was okay, I found that the coverage sucked. I had to smear on concelear (Kat Von D tattoo whatever concealer) over all my black spots, which is basically all over my face (and by the way, the concealer failed to conceal my spots, if it can't conceal simple black spots, how can it conceal a tattoo? Save your money folks). The concealer only made my skin an unnatural pale color, then the foundation darkened my skin to its actual color. It was okay, and this makeup could last about 30 -45 min in cool weather without greasing up

I'm not going to go through all of the brands I've been through but right now, my favorite brand is probably Cover FX, only because the lady at the makeup counter was an angel! She was so kind to me, so funny and engaging. Her name is Allison Edwards by the way and she lives in London UK (good luck on your makeup business in New York this October, btw). She worked with my skin and the makeup looked perfect. I loved it because it felt like I was wearing nothing on my skin. The makeup was so light weight and the coverage was great. However, it only lasted about 15 minutes before the my face began to get a bit greasy again.

I truly hate makeup. I don't want to be like one of those girls who are dependent on makeup and has to wear it everyday. I'm okay with wearing eyeliner, mascara, and maybe a bit of lip gloss every day, but putting on the whole schwack? NO. Primer, Concealer, Foundation, Bronzer, Blush, the spray, eyeliner, mascara, lip gloss, eyes shadow. Heck NO. I get tired just thinking about that never ending process. I don't want to be like one of those girls who has 10 inches of paint on her face and then the day she takes off the makeup, everyone is like, WHAT THE HELL. I wish I were one of those girls who is just naturally beautiful, or just naturally had good skin (even if I wasn't beautiful), so that I don't have to bother with makeup, but alas, I was cursed! As we're speaking right now, I have a huge pimple on my jaw, ouch!

When I tell my friends how ugly I am, the lie easily comes out of their lips "noooo, you're pretty" they say, and I just want to smack them, really hard! Stop lying! I despise liars! "All you have to do is put on makeup, blah blah blah". I just close my eyes and think to myself, if I were pretty, I WOULDN'T have to wear makeup. Thankfully, I have gotten past that stage where I feel so insecure about my face that I have to walk with my head down.

That's all for today people!

Stay Gorgeous!