YouTube Makeup Tutorials
What I have learned from them
I am fascinated by the makeup skills of some people; the transformation of clients is amazing. Before and after pictures restore faith in the power of the human mind. By now I am aware of the vocabulary used by professional makeup artists like prep your skin, dab, conceal, highlight, sculpt and less is more.
So after watching a few videos, I decided to buy a few essential products for makeup. I checked them online and was shocked to see the exorbitant prices. I love painting and found makeup to be similar to painting. You need brushes, paints, oil, canvas, cloth, and an easel to paint; for makeup brushes, colors (eye shadow palette), foundation, concealer, glue, mascara, eyeliner, and bronzer are required. The canvas is the client’s face and the artist creates magic (in most cases).
I was ready with all the makeup essentials to enhance my features and look pretty. The foundation dabbing proved to be a tough task and it wasn’t as smooth as shown in the tutorial. I dabbed and dabbed but the “blending” did not happen. The orange concealer was visible and my eyes looked like a volcano with cooled lava. I wiped my tears, sorry! Used a tissue to blot it; these videos don’t show the runny nose that accompanies tears. The sophistication ended and I cleaned my nose.
After a tough time, the canvas (my face) was ready with the base makeup. I wanted to do smokey eyes and keep the rest of the makeup simple. The blush was perfect, but then the mirror reflected my mistake and I found one cheek pinker than the other. So instead of wiping it, I added, Sorry applied more blush on the other cheek. This kept happening for some time and now I looked pinker than the Uakari monkey.
Moving on to the eyes, may the makeup artist rest in peace after watching her followers. I took smokey too seriously; the volcano's lava turned black with smoke. I managed to stick the artificial eyelashes but created a look perfect for Halloween. The final step was the lipstick, the lip pencil created a curved lip line looking like a failed Botox.
Taking a selfie was scary but still, I did it to remind myself that I was doing and looking much better with my regular makeup routine. I will accept that I still love watching these videos but never try to recreate the look. One suggestion that I have for all enthusiasts like me is to invest in a good makeup remover so that your painting (face) can be restored to normalcy.
