I am a 35 year old woman (fat round face) who has never worn makeup. I love watching tutorials and would love to start wearing makeup more frequently. I always feel like a clown whenever I try and follow tutorials and half of the time I can’t follow them because I don’t know how to do the techniques they are using. I don’t even know how to put on eyeliner. I was never thought how to wear makeup! Do you have any tips or tricks to learn how to do makeup? I was going to go to a makeup store and see if I could get someone to help but I am terrified they will mock me.
Sephora or a makeup department at Nordstrom is a great place to start. Be vocal about what you like and don’t; the more info you give them, the better recommendations you’ll get. They will not mock you; a lot of the staff at those places literally live for makeovers and will be there to help. Seriously. They know what they’re doing and they’re job is to help you!
Basic foundation/ powder and mascara were the easiest for me to start; kinda expanded on that. Try a little something different every day and go for incremental improvements, versus stressing about the whole thing.
Also. I know more than a few women with round faces who are beautiful. I bet you are too, and the people who love you see it. Don’t sell yourself short. Be yourself, feel beautiful, and rock on. Makeup can be a sort of battle armor for feeling good about how you look, but at the end of the day it’s you and not just the makeup. You wear it, it doesn’t wear you. Wear it with pride in yourself!!
Hugs.
Thank you. I really struggle with self esteem and I just don’t want to be judged. I want people to look at me and not my fatness.
I would add that while it is true that a lot of drugstore staples are as good as high-end, if you can afford it at all, it might save you time and money in the end to just do Sephora/Nordstrom. At least, until you don’t what works for you and what doesn’t and can try the drugstore.
That said, CVS/Walgreens/Target will take returns of opened makeup, so do not be shy about returning things you don’t like. Yes, it probably goes straight to the landfill, but if you hate it, it will end up in the landfill eventually anyway.
Also, Sephora offers samples. Especially when shopping for foundation, I always get samples and wear them for several days. I check in different lights, take lots of pictures and only then, make my final decision. I’ve had lots of products look fine in Sephora lighting, but after a few days of wear, I realize that it’s not for me.