I am morbidly obese. I have tried losing weight for over 20 years, and the doctors just say “eat less, excercise more”. I’m 43 that has occured to me, thanks. No matter how hard I work at it, I lose 20 lbs, and then start gaining it back even if nothing has changed. Or even if I reduce my calorie intake again. Or increase my exercise. Its too the point that whenever I look in the mirror I just see a ft cw of a person. I never really learned to do makeup when I was younger, and Idk how to really learn now. Ive been told by friends to just watch some YouTube videos & experiment. When I do, I just see a ft cw with make-up on. Somethings are okay look wise, somethings are, “Oh dear, that’s a no”, but nothing is ever, “hey, I like this”. How do I figure out something that works for me?

(And yes, I know I need therepy- working on it- just trying to work on things I can control right now.).

  • regrettableredditor@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Check out color palette stuff! There’s four “seasons” most people fall into: spring, summer, autumn and winter. There’s a billion videos on tiktok and youtube about this theory. Even if you can just narrow it down to which two you’re likely in, you can start making better color choices. I LOVE deep, dark vampy lipstick, but I look like a little girl playing dress up when I put it on. Once I got closer to figuring out my season, I was able to find a dark-ish lipstick that actually suits me. It can be a lot of fun and has nothing to do with skin or body type. I hope this helps. And starting with what you CAN control is a good way to introduce change in your life. Proud of you!