CHARLOTTE TILBURY

For those of you who know this woman and her brand I know what you’re thinking and the truth is you’re probably right but I can’t help myself I just have to do it

A Make-up Evolution

I love make-up, all things make-up and skincare is right up my alley but you know what? I don’t wear make-up or if I do it’s minimal. What point am I trying to make here? well, we’ll get to that eventually but first I have to tell you a story which at the time was extremely embarrassing but now I can laugh about it with no problem.

This event took place when I was a pre-teen, I had just discovered puberty and was shocked with the realization that I really was a girl (cause I had my doubts for years). I remember this day vividly, I was watching TV and a commercial came on, it was a Charlotte Tilbury commercial one of those where they show the before and after.

Now I saw this model sitting in the makeup chair and please don’t be offended and in my defense, I was a child, and disclaimer I am not racist and I am dark-skinned. Anyway, I saw this black model sitting on the makeup chair and I thought she was really ugly. I watched how the makeup transformed her face and took her from looking “ugly” to “stunning”. Now I am not saying makeup is the answer to all your problems mind you and reminder I am telling this story from the perspective of a 12-year-old.

At the end of the commercial I felt so inspired and convinced that I was ugly I decided to do something about it. I snuck into my mother’s room while she was taking a nap and picked her makeup bag. I started sorting through it in my room while I tried to figure out what was used in the commercial to make the model so beautiful.

I picked up my mother’s razor and proceeded to shave off all of my eyebrows, honestly, I cannot believe I am telling this story but it’s too late to turn back now. I started applying makeup on my face convinced I was a professional might I add that I did not use a mirror at all. My mother’s makeup bag certainly didn’t look like the pictures below.

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This is the most embarrassing part of the story, when I was done “prettying myself up” I got up and went outside to meet my friends as well as show off my new and improved face to my crush at the time. Needless to say, I never lived that down, the pain and the embarrassment was so much but you know what? That wasn’t even the worst part, the icing on the cake came after my mum had yelled at me and cleaned all that makeup off my face I still had to go to school with no eyebrows. That was not a good time for me and thankfully we moved out of that neighborhood shortly afterward.

I’m sure you’re laughing your asses off and honestly so am I but trust your girl that was not the last embarrassing moment she had oh no I could write a book on it all.

What I’m trying to say here is don’t be afraid to be the best version of yourself you can be. There’s nothing wrong with you wanting to buy expensive makeup (cause Charlotte Tilbury is definitely not cheap) as long as you know how to apply it. You don’t even have to buy makeup cause the skincare products made by this brand are amazing, so what if you don’t want to invest in makeup then buy skincare products. Because healthy skin is all the rage these days.

So, what are you waiting for beautiful people click here to purchase your new skincare and or makeup? And remember, society might dictate their choice but you have the money to either conform or stand out.

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