The Wonders and Power of Make Up

It was only recently that this whimsical being started to adopt the ritual of leaving the home with a painted face and acceptable hair style.

Never before had I led a life where my face depended on some form of colour.

Ever since this current job of mine took over my life, I was surrounded by girls who loved and knew all about make up. They always had something to share and it amused me terribly to watch my girls grouped together in front of a mirror, sharing mascara, foundation, primer, fake eyelashes,

etc. I vow that I would never let make up dictate my looks and my life. It was time consuming and a waste of money.

Guess what? I had to eat my words.

I can not leave home without some concealer, blush, eyeliner or lipstick.

Well I won’t say I can’t…I do once in a while leave the house with my face naked and those moments are completely liberating.

My bare face is alright but it shows exhaustion due to my dark circles and off late, I seem really pale. Now because I meet a lot of people every day, I do occasionally meet the media also, looking tired and sick is a no, no since pictures will be taken and I am after all representing a brand where first and good impression are vital.

The more make up I apply on my face, the more I learned about technique, highlights, colours, bronzers, ways to enhance your features etc. The result half the time is pretty impressive but hell to clean after.

Make up does make me look more awake and fresh and the before and after effect of make up on my face is pretty…….impressive? Daunting? A big lie?

Well anyway, thought I share pictures of my before and after painted face…

Ladies and gentlemen, the wonders and power of make up….

Face with no blush, bronzer, lipstick, mascara…pretty dull and face does look rounder and puffy

Face with primer, blush, lipstick, mascara, eyeliner, highlights and bronzer….face looks sharper and not as dull.

Oh and for your information, massaging your face does help to reduce puffiness….in my case….water retention.

Now that you’ve seen what make up can do…boys, if you’re all about looks, this should give you an idea about what make up can do to women today.

D has seen me with and without and because love is blind…..he loves and prefers me without or very, very minimal make up.

Why did you smoke?

There are those who ask smokers, “Hey,  why do you smoke? When did you start?“.

The reasons are usually not very interesting.

No one really asked why I smoked or how did I start……that is until today.

11 years ago, there was this lad, whom “rescued” me during my moments of loneliness and despair. He was my white knight in a foreign land.

Till today and in these exact words, “Here have a lollipop, please don’t cry, I really can’t bear to see girls cry“.

Surrounded by people who were cooing to comfort me, this lad, with his rapper boy image and a lolli in his mouth, stood out and cleared my blurry, teary vision.

He offered to show me around immediately and introduced me to his friends.

Not long after…hands intertwined, lips curved upwards, laughter escaped….and with a blink of an eye….it disappeared.

It ended and disappeared as quickly as the smoke and scent he left behind…the very ones that he inhales and escape those lips …the cigarettes that embraced those lips I had once kissed.

He was never too far away because the scent would linger.

The parting was sudden and unexpected and left a mark in me. A mark which I carried for many years.

6 years later, I dated a smoker. Not being able to forget the lad of my past, I encouraged the smoker to smoke that particular cigarette…..soon after, I did it…to remember him.

A year after, we reconnected and answers were given for the abrupt relationship.

It never really became a habit of mine to smoke as it was not a necessity in my daily life.

This unfortunate habit however soon became a bridge for the establishment of relationships and a needed stress release in my next career.

Now that I have left that career behind, I don’t do it as often….but I do have my moment of weakness.

I am only glad that to know that it is no longer a needed necessity.

So why?…….it was all for a lad in my past.