Make Up - Lou Reed

In my post eyeliner years ( I used to wear it religiously everyday when i was a teen. I looked like the girl from the ring with my long hair and the boy from the grudge with the thickest eyeliner ), I've been very anti-makeup. Always lauding the philosophy of natural is best. Subtlety is king. All of this is still true, but the racks of make up and countless videos of " how - to's " on Youtube has persuaded me otherwise. Natural is great, but i've well and truly done natural. The only thing i ever use is Sunscreen and Lip tint. No more, no less. Watching all these videos makes me want to start subscribing to the fun and excitement of " product-dom". I watched this video last night of this girl showing her viewers her make up collection. It was unreal. She had so much product. Literally draws upon drawers of eye shadows, palettes, brushes, creams. It would've cost a fortune and years to collect. She wasn't even a make up artist. Just a fervent lover of Make up. I don't aspire to that level but i want to start creating a ' look ' for myself that goes beyond simply sunscreen and lip tint. The thing is, i have no idea what to do !!

Most girls i know wear a little bit of make up, mostly consisting of foundation and mascara. I don't want to start wearing foundation because without trying to sound full of it, i know from others telling me that my skin is one of my best assets and i don't want t jeopardize that by slathering foundation all over it. So perhaps i'll do something eyes related. I wish i didn't have such Asian lashes. We basically have nothing to show for it. Our lashes are straight and thin. Nothing beautiful or thick or luscious at all. But i read this fact yesterday about curling them everyday. Apparently, you can train them to curl. Who knows if it's a whole lot of bullshit or not? But i'm gonna give it a go anyway.

So today, my mum and me and Maggie are going out to hit the shops. I'm saving for Japan so i can't go nuts but i'm going to go to Priceline and have a scout of some make up that i think will look good on me. I have to say, this is really exciting and I really do hope i leave with something more than just a lipstick. I want to venture out a bit more. I'm not sick of doing the natural thing, but i'm going to give it a rest for a while.