Tag: My Makeup Story

Saw this tag from Juicystar07 and thought it looked fun!

1. How old were you when you started wearing makeup?

The first time I wore makeup was in Seconday school for choir performance. But for wearing makeup to go out, I started after JC when I was about 19. I started with just one concealer and one lipgloss.. And built over the years to what I have today. Lol.

2. How did you get into makeup?

Youtube! The video that got me into makeup was Michellephan's first ever video, called Natural Makeup Tutorial or something like that. Back then she wasn't famous yet and she didn't have any other video on her channel other than this one. Then i started to watch more and more videos and started buying makeup.

3. What are some of your favorite brands?

I use all kinds of brands. Some of the ones that I buy the most are MAC, Maybelline, Benefit, Revlon, and Dior. And of course, my own. ^.^

4. What does makeup mean to you?

It's something that can boost confidence of women and I think it's a great invention. It can be used everyday to enhance the beauty of women, but it's also can be an artistic work.

5. If you could only wear 4 products on your face what would they be?

Concealer, eyeliner, finishing powder and lip & cheek tint (haha cheating!)
To be more product specific, I would use any medium - full coverage concealer (MT concealer palette or any maybelline concealer), MT gel liner, elf complexion perfection powder (LOVE), Benetint or Lioele Pinky tint.

6. What is your favorite thing about makeup?

That it can make my skin look better than it is :)

7. What do you think about drugstore makeup vs high end makeup?

I think drugstore makeup can be quite comparable to high end ones. I prefer high end liquid foundation and blushes, but my favourite powders, eyeliners and mascaras come mainly from the drugstore. Eyeshadow wise, both drugstore and high end has their goods and bads.

8. What is one tip of advice you can give to a beginner?

Less is more. It took me such a long time to realise that. You don't have to put BB cream AND liquid foundation AND concealer AND powder. Even if you wanna put all, make sure you only apply a BIT of each. Your makeup actually las ts longer and looks much better if you use less. If you feel that your makeup isn't providing enough coverage, the solution is not to pile it on, but to switch to a higher coverage product.

9. What is one makeup trend you never understood?

Bright lipsticks. E.g. hot pink, bright red...

10. What do you think about the beauty community on YouTube?

I like so many of the gurus on Youtube. My favourites are Michellephan, Allthatglitters21, Juicystar07 and frmheadtotoe. By favourite I mean i watch every single video they upload. I subscribe to a lot more but for the rest I just pick the ones I'm interested in to watch.