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Old 05-27-2009, 06:58 AM   #2 (permalink)
genuinegirly
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Interesting bit of reflection.

I obtained my first bra in the sixth grade. My mom sat down with me and had a chat that I couldn't wear training bras anymore, that I was too big and needed something real. I said "Finally." Apparently my sister put up more of a fight about this than I did. Unfortunately my mother thought she knew how to fit me for a proper bra, but didn't really. Years passed with me purchasing bras that didn't fit right at all. In 2005 or maybe 2006 I finally figured out my real bra size. It's a bit of an obscure size and I wasn't shopping in places that carried it. It makes a big difference on appearance.

I had play makeup as a kid. Never did much with it. I would occasionally put it on my dolls and wash it off. I was much more into nail polish. Starting at about age 8, I constantly had some rediculous color on my nails. I dropped nail polish in high school. It jus wasn't worth the hassle to keep it up. Picked it back up in college and have stuck mainly to neutral tones ever since.

I wore high heels every sunday to church starting at age 12. I didn't like them very much at first, mainly because I was wearing a size and style that didn't really work for my feet. Once I figured that out, I looked forward to wearing them. I became very comfortable in heels. During high school I was in the show choir and danced in heels (character shoes). In college I took ballroom courses wherein I also danced in heels. I'm fairly comfortable in heels. I wear them nearly every day now.

I had to wear so much makeup for performances that I had no inclination to wear makeup when I had the option to avoid it. I had quite a full selection of stage makeup. None of this would have worked for every-day use. The few times I decided to do my makeup in high school my sister teased me mercilessly. I started wearing makeup on my own when I went away to college. Even then, it was sparingly. I didn't have much when it came to reasonable daily use stuff. I was mainly trying to work with my old stage makeup. It didn't work well. I had friends that would go to the mall and spand rediculous sums of money on makeup, then apply it terribly. I wanted nothing to do with that trend. Most of the time people didn't realize that I didn't wear makeup. I have fairly distinct features and can get away without it, I suppose. In preparation for my wedding, I finally purchased makeup for the first time. Real every-day use makeup that I enjoyed wearing. An artist friend of mine showed me how to play with colors and tones, and helped me to pick colors that would work well with my skin tone/eye color. The same friend stepped in and did my makeup for the wedding when the makeup artist bailed.

I currently do my makeup several times a week. I'd like to do it every day, but sometimes I just don't have the time before I run out the door.
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