Let me take a moment to get a little personal…

I used to be pathetic at doing my makeup.

Absolutely.

Totally,

And stupidly inept at applying cosmetics to my face in a beautiful and pleasing way. (*Here’s an interesting fact: the word “cosmetics” comes from the Greek word for “order”. Which was totally antithetical to my first newbie designs of course :P)

But I still loved playing with it and would do so every chance I got. I blame this fascination with the magic of makeup on my dad. Yes, my dad. No, he didn’t dress in drag nor was he a circus freak. He just loved Halloween…and theatre :) And I loved watching him transform.

Meanwhile my mother just used the standard neutral toned, basic cover up and color of a busy working woman. Concealer, brown brow pencil, that sort of thing. Not particularly imaginative but functional and easy to put on everyday.

My dad’s makeup was “special” so he would put it high up on a shelf in my parents bedroom closet. Meanwhile my mother’s daily beauty products were easily pilfered just by going into the bathroom and rummaging through cupboards. So being the enterprising pre-glamorgoddess girl I was I snatched up her lipstick and pencils and commenced to make a very bad attempt at “drawing” beauty on myself before the living room mirror.

A minute later my dad spotted this cosmetic horror and yelled at me, saying “Little girls aren’t supposed to wear makeup!”

He was right…mostly cause I made a huge mess of my face.

I kept at it though – and even contemplated a career of makeup artistry. Would that I wasn’t also simultaneously obsessed with other things (travel, socializing, fashion, writing, spazzing out) I just might have made that a reality. As it is I’ve made a nice pastime out of fantasy makeup and even made a few lovely tweaks to my daily makeup routine.

What’s my point here? Have fun with your designs – explore color, shapes, lines, etc. Make it a fun ritual for expressing your personality while also enhancing your natural features. With that sense of play and experimentation you will enhance your learning and even get to know your own unique beauty quickly and easily :)

So, what’s your makeup story? Let me know – I’d love to hear it ;)

The Full Spectrum is a gorgeous clothing design I found a couple days ago while searching the web for this week’s fashion Friday awesomeness. Created right here in my own hometown by Sonya Evan’s it features a lovely collection of intriguing screen print designs that are truly unique and I must snatch some items up from her Etsy store ASAP.

Anyway I was so excited about her clothes I wrote about her for Examiner.com so check out my Salt Lake Budget Fashion article on her for the full story on The Full Spectrum!

Today is going to be MASSIVE fun. And also some work of course. I got a wedding to attend in a very spooky building and the guests were explicitly told NOT to dress in costume-cause that would just distract from the beauty of the bride and groom. I’m down. That is noooo problem for me. So I’m going for a casual sort of gothic look-wearing a long black empire gown worn just under my boobs and just OVER a white t-shirt. Plus I’m accessorizing with an old time-y black pendant and black drippy earrings.

I would take a photo…but my camera is currently uploading video to youtube and thusly is a bit preoccupied. I’ll show photos in the Weekly recap though :)

Alright! The day awaits!