hachi

Joined: 12/30/2008

Makeup Points: 24

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A self-proclaimed late bloomer, Korean-American, and my mother at forty-six is 5'7", 110 lbs., and has never used makeup. Shoot me. While this fortunately means I can probably also look forward to a graceful middle age, it also means that I'm the sole beauty trailblazer at home. So any makeup knowledge I have comes from my friends, the Seventeen magazine that I've been getting since age fifteen, and various websites. No wonder I love this site, huh? I've found that my friends' mothers, sisters and aunts actually have better advice for me (in the long run) than my friends do. So I've come to respect experience.

Maybe it's that I didn't touch makeup until well into high school, maybe it's that my face is just one of those that doesn't like makeup, maybe I really am lucky enough to be what my friends call "one of THOSE people"-- people who don't really need it. Whatever the reason, any more than a medium amount of makeup has never agreed with my features. My best look is barely-there. I don't mind, because it shortens my morning routine a lot, but I wish I could pull off more dramatic looks without looking like a Cirque du Soleil runaway. With more time perhaps.

I cycle through makeup obsessions. When I was younger it was lip gloss. For a while it was mascara. Right now it's perfume. I'm fixed on finding a "signature scent," and I don't care if it's Dior or Chanel or Bath & Body Works, as long as it smells divine. Right now the two I have my eye on are Harajuku Lovers Music and Estee Lauder Pleasures Exotic.

I'm thrilled to have found a site with so much great advice, reviews, and love and energy! I feel like all these women are WAY out of my league, but I enjoy reading the stuff they toss out. :)

Age:

My Drink:

Water

Makeup Style:

Natural

City/State:

Seattle, WA

Country:

United States

Eye Color:

Brown

Skin Type:

Combination

Skin Tone:

Olive

Special Skin Characteristics:

Acne

Hair Color:

Black

Color Is:

Natural

Hair Type:

Straight

Hair Texture:

Thick

Vices:

Shopping

Coffee

Shampoos/Conditioners

Eyeshadows

Desert Island Items:

Books

Survival Kit

Everlasting laptop

My Beauty Secret:

I like to give my skin a break now and then... If I wear heavy makeup for several weeks straight because of events or a bad skin period, I go au naturel for a week or two after. Sometimes it's difficult not to feel underdressed (undermade?), but I guess I still go by my mother's formula: if it ain't broke, don't fix it! It seems to help, anyway. My skin always looks great after a week of air and sun (not that we get much of that in Seattle...).

My Routine:

About forty minutes... since I don't do my hair except for very special occasions, this consists of fifteen minutes of picking out an outfit and the remainder of the time spent foundation-ing, eyelining, curling, mascara-ing, and lipgloss-ing with an infuriatingly slow albeit meticulous hand.

My Horror Story:

When I complained while getting ready to go out that I was having the most impossible time finding a blush and lipstick that suited my skin tone, my friend whipped out a little tube of what she called her secret best friend. It worked for both cheeks and lips and was supposed to adjust to your skin tone. I put some on and gave it five minutes like the instructions read, but saw no results. I applied more, and a very small hint of color bloomed on my cheeks, barely detectable. I waited for half an hour more, then disappointed, went to my party.
I laughed, I chatted, I pigged out, I danced, and generally had a great time. About an hour or two in, though, I noticed that I was getting strange looks. Another half-hour later, a friend asked if I felt all right, and fifteen minutes after that, she said, "You don't look very good--maybe we better go sit down." Surprised, I agreed, and we went to the bathroom to freshen up-- only to discover that this magical adjusting lip and cheek tint had turned into a horrible, blotchy, red-hot-pink mess on my face and mouth! I scrubbed vigorously at it to no avail. It stayed on even after a shower! People were asking me if I had a fever for days!!

My Celebrity Look-a-like:

I've been told repeatedly that I look like Zhang Ziyi (memoirs of a geisha, etc.), but I'm not seeing it. I chalk it up to people's tendencies to think all Asians look the same. No offense taken, though! She's certainly someone I'd like to resemble.

Fav Product #1

I can't live without this product...

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

This product is the base (no pun intended) of all my makeup. It is my ultimate makeup secret. Okay, so it's not much of a secret because everyone knows about it, but not many people around me actually think to go out and get it. I don't know if it's my skin or what, but ANY solid eyeliner that I apply will slide eagerly off my lids within hours (including so-called waterproof, and I dislike liquid liners, though I will use them on occasion). By the end of a long night I usually have no liner left on my top lids. By contrast, my lower lids seem to attract the black--I look like I haven't slept in days!

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