Breaking the norm can be terrifying, but it's liberating! Makeup has helped me stand out and be different, but being different shouldn't make anyone feel odd; sometimes it's just society being behind and stuck in its old ways. Change is good, remember that!
Black is the most commonly used color for eyeliner. I mean, I get it. Black goes with everything, it favors everyone's skin tone, etc. It wasn't until I started further experimenting with makeup that I realized that black isn't the only shade for eyeliner. It sounds silly but when you see something over and over again you program your brain to think that there's nothing else but that one thing, which is why blue or pink eyeliner was unheard of for me!
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During Easter time, I wore a pastel baby blue eyeliner and it looked just fine! At first, I was insecure about showing the world how I looked with crazy neon baby blue eyeliner, but then I realized it's JUST makeup. I can wash it off! Makeup is not permanent, thus I can wear blue eyeliner and if I like it, hell I'm wearing it again!
There aren't any rules to makeup, just guidelines. The way I look at it is, if I like it and it makes me feel good about myself then I'm doing MY makeup correctly. Yes, there are certain techniques to make your makeup look like a celebrity's face on the cover of Vogue, but that's their makeup look. Makeup is an art and people forget that all the time! Also, makeup doesn't look the same on everyone which is why there aren't any restrictions on how to wear YOUR makeup, just guidelines to help enhance your features. Makeup is not a tattoo, where you are stuck with it regardless if you like it or not. I spend an hour doing my makeup and if I don't like it, hey, I grab a makeup remover wipe and start again. That's the beauty of makeup.
There's no such thing as a bold color because any color can be my color, meaning purple lipstick isn't bold for me, but it may be for you can be because you haven't tried it. Bold is just another word for "uncommon," so if I wear black lipstick every day, would that makeup be less bold? Think about it!
Here are some other pictures of my makeup looks with "bold" colors:
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Tag me on your favorite makeup look that you thought was bold but it wasn't to you because you ROCKED that makeup look.
