Okay ladies let’s talk about getting older. I’m 35 and in the last couple years there have been some changes in my face. Some aging changes in my face, some fine lines and wrinkles. It seems like I just woke up one morning and there they were, looking back at me from the mirror. I started to notice that my makeup was sinking into those lines and accentuating my age. I wasn’t comfortable, I felt like this was the first thing people would see when they looked at me. It was not, but that was how I felt. I had been using the same makeup from the beauty counter for years, I kinda hate to admit how many years I stuck with this company even with the makeup looking not that great. When you get used to something, it becomes your comfort zone and it’s hard to make a change. Am I right?
Now I live in a tiny town, far away from any mall or any department store and I mostly just reordered what I needed online. So, it was rare for me to actually be at the beauty counter. But after those fine lines had appeared on my face I thought, ok I need some help and who better to ask than the 19 year old at the MAC counter? Right? Okay, okay, looking back on this now I know that it was probably not the best idea. But MAC is where I had been getting my makeup and I needed help and that was the whole reason I was buying makeup at a beauty counter in the first place because they have customer service, there is someone there to help you get the right color and help you figure out what products to get right?
So, I asked the 19 year old what foundation is best for aging skin?
“Well, what are you using?”
I told her
“That’s, like, probably the best.”
Ok maybe she didn’t say like. So, I told her the color I needed to get.
“No, you need a different color. I’ll get it for you.
So, off I went with the powder foundation that I didn’t like in a color I had never tried because the 19 year old told me so. And when I got home and tried out the new color for my aging skin, I looked like I had rubbed dirt all over my face. Totally wrong color.
Old makeup stash
Now, this is the other part I hate to admit, it was over a year before I switched to a different makeup company, a year people! I stuck with this makeup because I was too scared to try something new. I stuck with something that didn’t make me feel good about myself, because I thought what if I try something and don’t like it. I want to smack my younger self upside the head and say, what the heck do you have to lose? Changing my makeup ended up changing my life.
Ok, I know that sounds a bit dramatic, but it is so true.
When I finally decided to give something new a try it was Maskcara’s IIID foundation. I knew about Maskcara because I had followed the founder of this company, Cara’s blog for years. She made makeup easy, she really took time to explain how to use products and why she loved them. Her blogs and videos always had great recommendations. I had purchased many makeup products over the years on her recommendation. I knew she created her own makeup company and was curious about it. Although I was nervous, it seemed like a lot, to start over from scratch.
I took the leap bought four colors and a brush, they had prefilled palates by skin tone I spent about $90. Also, this was also designed to highlight and contour and I had never highlighted and contoured, images of Kim Kardashian looking crazy with stripes on her face flashed through my mind and frightened me even more, I did not want to look like Kim K. or the rest of the family for that matter. When it arrived in the mail, it didn’t seem so scary, it was beautiful packaging and it seemed so simple. One brush, one tiny compact, with all my makeup in it and even a card for dummies that showed where to put everything. I ended up ordering more soon after, I got a Perfector Sponge and the Stay Setting spray soon after. I was a full convert, this stuff was magic, I was getting compliments on how great my skin looked, my fine lines were not visible. I loved my makeup for maybe the first time ever. I felt pretty.
New makeup stash
I had a Maskcara Artist to help me. If I didn’t know what color to get or if I was having trouble with how it looked or how to apply. I had someone to help! I had someone to explain that makeup that accentuates my fine lines and pores is the wrong color. Holy moly, why had no one ever explained this to me before. Why are people not shouting this from the rooftops, there are women out there feeling like the problem is their skin. There are women out there that don’t feel pretty.
About six months after I started using Maskcara, I was still in love with it. I had a baby and I worked full time and a simplified makeup routine that made me feel great, I mean seriously, what was not to love. So, I signed up to be a Maskcara Artist, I figured that if I loved it this much and was going to recommend it to all of my friends and family anyway, I might as well make it official. I started doing makeovers and color matching friends and family from all over. This was seriously the best, I have women coming over to chat about makeup and hang out at my house, something that we never would have done otherwise. I have support and training, so that I can help other women look and feel great!
Maskcara Artist stash
As a mom, sometimes it is easy to feel like you lose yourself in taking care of your family, you stop taking care of yourself and you stop spending time with your friends. Being an artist is an excuse to put makeup on everyday and spend time with other women and moms. Also, the little bit of added income has been wonderful for my family. Most importantly, free makeup!!
