So, I’ve been thinking…
My latest FOTD was quite bright (for me), it’s my 28th birthday today and I’m someone’s Mum.
Should I start being more aware of my age when it comes to cosmetics?
I currently don’t give it much thought. It’s just not something that inhabits my radar when shopping.
Perhaps it should be? I mean, loads of factors influence my purchasing decisions: skintone, seasonal trends, cost, if something is work appropriate/occasion appropriate etc… But I have never questioned myself on whether I might perhaps be a little too mature to wear that sparkle infused lip gloss.
I’m not the kind of person to bathe myself in glitter, but I do find myself more drawn to shimmer than matte. It might not have the sophistication of matte, but ooh look! pretty!…
I also spent most of my childhood rubbing my eyes. Why my eyes always itched and why no-one took me to a doctor to get drops I’ll never know but anyway, I digress, where was I? Oh yes, Consequently, my eyelids aren’t particularly smooth. They’re quite creased, which probably isn’t going to look good combined with increasing wrinkles. Throw in some shimmer eyeshadows and it’s probably not the best look past the age of 30. That’s not to say it’ll look THAT bad, but it’s just not going to be the best way to draw attention to my features.
I have a confession. I own a rather pretty NYX dark red glitter polish. When it came in the post, I ooh’ed and ahh’ed over it, twirling the bottle between my fingers and making my husband agree with me at least 5 times a day that it was the sparkliest, prettiest polish he had ever seen…
I wore it once, and honestly… it made me feel massively self-conscious. I took Leila to the surgery to get weighed and I hid my nails convinced they’d snatch my daughter off me citing the reason that I obviously wasn’t emotionally mature enough to care for a baby if at the age of 28, I was still painting my nails with red glitter.
Please tell me that I’m not the only one who occasionally thinks this when indulging in a bit of sparkle or a lovely bright colour?
The whole thought of having to consider age as a factor when shopping for cosmetics is quite frankly, depressing.
Youth, as they say – is most definitely wasted on the young.
Now please excuse me, I’m off to play with my Dazzle Dusts and Opi Brights.
