My Relationship with Makeup

To say I love makeup would be an understatement. I've worked with it professionally for the past three years, and have loved it since the first time I saw my mother smoothing her signature "Candlelit Dreams" Covergirl eye shadow over her eyelids (they no longer make this...my poor mom). I remember when I was finally old enough to try my own hand at it (without looking like a complete clown... I said complete, okay?). Three words remind me of this phase: BLUE EYE SHADOW. When I say blue I mean like B.L.U.E. 

It was bright and electric. I loved it so much that this phase lasted through high school, until I went through my angsty phase. That phase was not always pretty, I have to say, but my mom always let me streak my hair with fun colors. It was a time of beauty rebellion. Black eye shadow was my desert island staple and I wore red glosses like they were going out of style. Eventually, I grew tired of the dark eye shadow and started to broaden my horizons somewhat.

These phases are so funny to remember now. Looking back, I realize how little I knew about makeup and the world in general, really. We all do that when we think of our past selves. Our past selves are different people, like friends we used to know. I always wonder how my future self will feel about my current self. Hopefully she'll think, "Wow, Past Kayla really nailed that phase of our life." 

One can only hope!

All of this said, yesterday was great! Yesterday marked a week post-op. The last week has consisted of me laying around, unable to do very much, and indulging in endless Netflix. I have hardly worn any makeup the past week, and I was dying to play with my entire collection the minute I could. Yesterday I finally felt like pulling myself together, and this was the result!

I'm not a huge fan of false lashes usually, but I had some on hand from a previous Ipsy bag, so I figured 

WHY NOT. 

Here's a run down of the products I used:

Skin:

Mac Pro-Longwear Foundation- NW13

Estee Lauder Double Wear Brush-On Glow BB Highlighter- Extra Light

Clinique Perfectly Real Compact- 102

Cheeks:

Too Faced Milk Chocolate Soleil Bronzer

Clinique Blushing Blush Powder Blush- Precious Posy

The Balm Mary-Lou Manizer

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Mac Nylon

Naked 2 Palette

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil- Milk

Bella Pierre Waterproof Gel Eyeliner Pencil

J. Cat False Lashes

Clinique High Impact Extreme Mascara

Brows:

Clinique Instant Lift for Brows- Soft Blonde

Lips:

Too Faced La Creme- Marshmallow Bunny

EDIT- I am in the process of switching to completely cruelty free products.