How old were you when you
started wearing makeup?
I was one of those proud 11 year olds caked in Dream Matte Mousse and
white, glittery eyeshadow (applied, of course, haphazardly with one of those
spongey sticks). My mum was never into makeup, really, so I never tried playing
with hers. I do remember getting into someone’s Lipcote when I was about nine
years old, and I honestly thought I was dying because it burned so badly!
Hilarious now, but at the time; horrific.
How did you get into
makeup?
When I was living in Australia, I didn’t actually have many friends. I was
quite lonely and isolated myself out there, and I turned to browsing the
interwebz and watching YouTube. It was coming up to my Year 11 prom, and I
wanted to WOW everyone, so I stumbled across one of Lauren Curtis’ tutorials. I
fell in love! Since then, I’ve spent all my extra cash on building my makeup
collection (which I’m now extremely proud of), and I’ve built my skills up too.
What are some of your
favourite brands?
Ahhh, where do I begin?! My ultimate favourites are NARS, Benefit,
Illamasqua and MAC.
What does makeup mean to
you?
Makeup is all about enhancement, not covering things up. It taught me
confidence, and it taught me that I actually do have a hobby. My little sister
is very horsey, dancey and outside-of-school-club-y, and I always felt like I
didn’t have an interest or hobby to do. When I first got into makeup, it was
like unlocking a new world and I found new friends in the blogging community.
If you could only wear 4
products on your face, what would they be?
Concealer, eyebrows, winged liner and lip balm.
What’s your favourite
thing about makeup?
My favourite thing about makeup is transforming my confidence. I’m dead
serious, I love leaving work looking like a bag of shite, then returning an
hour later to pick up some shopping and have everyone not even recognise me
because I look so much ‘better’. Okay, maybe better isn’t the word. I certainly
look different, though, brighter, smilier, more defined and generally happier.
What do you think of
Drugstore VS. High End makeup?
Without wanting to sound infinitely snobby, I basically believe that you
get what you pay for. High End stuff (broadly) is better quality, so my
foundations and brow Products, lip products and contouring bits usually come
from High End places because they need to be really high quality. However,
there are certainly a few brands that have changed my mind about drugstore
stuff. Makeup Revolution has taken my heart, and lots of Sleek’s products are
really truly beautiful. For the most part, my face is High End 70/30 Drugstore!
What is one tip you would
give to a beginner?
I’m always the first to admit that I really don’t have a clue what I’m
talking about when it comes to makeup. I like things that smell good. I like
things that look nice. But, for the most part, I just copy what other people
are doing and tweak it so it fits my needs. That is the only advice I could
give someone; to just find out what suits them and experiment. Or I’d teach
them the magic of the sticky tape on the outer corner of the eye to create a
wing. Witchcraft!
What is one makeup trend
you’ve never understood?
Right, so I’m going to lose major beauty blogger points here, but this
whole ‘Brows On Fleek’ malarkey is confusing and nigh impossible. I have bushy,
thick brows. I cannot make them so square or faded out. I don’t understand how
people can. Believe me, I’ve watched tutorials. I’ve taken a pair of scissors
to my brows to try to thin them out, but I think that now I’ve come to terms
with the fact that maybe my brow game will never be ‘strong’. I’m quite content
with my thick brows!
What do you think of the
beauty community on YouTube?
I’m a YouTuber myself, and I’ll be the first to admit that it takes so so
so much work (as does blogging). With this in mind, I think that they’re all
such a bunch of hardworking, ambitious and skilful people. It’s not easy
editing, filming, being personable and friendly on camera, getting lighting
right, making people want to actually watch your videos etc etc etc! Having
said this, my friends are more among the blogging community, rather than the
Youtube community. But then again, maybe when my videos are less crap, I’ll be
grabbing iced coffees with Nikki Tutorials and Michelle Phan!
I’d like to tag
VanityClaire, EmilyRose, Ellie St Romaine & SecretLilGem!
Of course, if you’d like
to do the tag, please do! I’d love to read yours, so link me when you’ve posted
it.
Lots of love,
Jasmine x
I've never seen this tag before and it's quite an interesting one.
ReplyDeleteOh dear lord, Dream Matte Mousse was my absolute nightmare as a teen!
I'm really glad you found friends in the blogging community, especially since you seem like a really cool and interesting person - so don't worry about making people want to see your videos!
Diana
coffeetalkwithdee.blogspot.com
I love reading posts like this and am really enjoying your blog - you have the most beautiful hair! This was really great to read as your makeup is always en pointe! :D xx
ReplyDeleteelizabeth ♡ ”Ice Cream” whispers Clara | (lets follow each other on bloglovin or instagram)
Thanks for tagging me! My post went live yesterday! http://emilyrosemyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/my-make-up-story-tag.html xxx
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