“I Bet You’re Way Better Without Makeup”

Sir, you barely have 100 followers. Relax yourself.

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I’m always impressed with the sheer audacity of some men. The comfort they exude when expressing their brazen, unwarranted opinions has often left me, a writer, speechless. And just when I think I’ve reached my ‘Boys Who Say and Do Brazen Things” quota, I soon realize I’m wrong.

Well before the quarantine became a thing I started playing around with makeup. Dipping my toes into the world of foundation, blush, bronzer and more has been a humbling experience. I once believed only insecure, airhead girls wore makeup, but as I began to lean into my own femininity, I learned women who can create a beat aren’t insecure, airhead, girly girls at all. They’re actually wizards and scientists who use mascara, lipstick, eyeshadow and concealer to turn an already beautiful face into something far more immaculate.

And as a means of remaining “normal” during the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve dedicated Saturday afternoons to doing a full face. I lay my makeup out, gather my brushes, turn on my favorite True Crime podcast and zone out. Where am I going? Most likely back to the refrigerator, but this hobby gives me something to look forward to, and after my Fenty Snap Shadow palette arrived in the mail I was ready to roll up my sleeves and not only serve a look, but the famous “smokey eye.”