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My mother did not teach me 1 thing about makeup. I have learned nearly 90% of what I know from Youtube, fashion magazines, or in store advice and I am in my early 20s.
My mom did not teach me a single thing about foundation, powder, brows, eye shadow, eye liner, mascara, lips, bronzer, blush, or highlighters or self tanners or heat protectants or anything. I cannot think of one thing she taught me beauty wise.
She did not teach me that it's important to even out your skintone, cover redness and oiliness in the T Zone, how much of a difference concealer makes under your eyes, how dramatic just filling in your brows frames your face, how it's important to blend your shadows, and how much using 2 different brands of mascara lengthens your lashes. She didn't teach me how you can apply a shimmery shadow over a darker tone one right above your pupil to draw light to the area. She never taught me to apply eyeshadow primer underneath to prevent from creasing nor to curl my lashes. She never taught me about contouring to make my wide face appear more shapely, or applying highlighters to the upper points of your face to make them appear more prominent. She never taught me to set my skin or don't apply liner to the bottom waterline so my eyes didn't appear closed in. She never taught me at all.
Please share what each of your moms taught you if anything that were wise words or not.
If I have a daughter, I will teach her about makeup as soon as she hits puberty. I went through rough teenage years having bad acne and not knowing a single thing about makeup, but know I have come across the other side (as they say) in only a few years with much tips and tricks under my belt.
My mom did not teach me a single thing about foundation, powder, brows, eye shadow, eye liner, mascara, lips, bronzer, blush, or highlighters or self tanners or heat protectants or anything. I cannot think of one thing she taught me beauty wise.
She did not teach me that it's important to even out your skintone, cover redness and oiliness in the T Zone, how much of a difference concealer makes under your eyes, how dramatic just filling in your brows frames your face, how it's important to blend your shadows, and how much using 2 different brands of mascara lengthens your lashes. She didn't teach me how you can apply a shimmery shadow over a darker tone one right above your pupil to draw light to the area. She never taught me to apply eyeshadow primer underneath to prevent from creasing nor to curl my lashes. She never taught me about contouring to make my wide face appear more shapely, or applying highlighters to the upper points of your face to make them appear more prominent. She never taught me to set my skin or don't apply liner to the bottom waterline so my eyes didn't appear closed in. She never taught me at all.
Please share what each of your moms taught you if anything that were wise words or not.
If I have a daughter, I will teach her about makeup as soon as she hits puberty. I went through rough teenage years having bad acne and not knowing a single thing about makeup, but know I have come across the other side (as they say) in only a few years with much tips and tricks under my belt.