I cried...

I cried today. I have been on the hunt for the perfect foundation for a long time. Because of the redness in my skin, I get matched for colors too orange, or get matched for someone who is porcelain...My dry spots soak up the foundation leaving creases, or it all rubs away with a light touch. I got a foundation from MAC, but I looked fake and all of the above. I exchanged it for another that rubbed away instantly and showed every single of my pores.

I went to the mall this morning to return a lippie and the first foundation. Walked out with another foundation and didn't like how it oxidized on my skin. I'm one of those customers when I don't like something, I'm returning it. Makeup is $$$. I wandered aimlessly into Macy's found a woman who looked nice and told her my dilemma. Don't you know I started to cry?!? Tears. Big ones. There went the rest of my foundation, leaving patches of red skin and freckles poking through in the most conspicuous spots! She ever so gently guided me to the Estee Lauder counter and wished me luck.

I had heard great things about Estee Lauder's Double Wear Foundation...come to find out it's numero uno. Out I walk with shade 2N1 Desert Beige. And a free gift! I have only had this on my face for about an hour now, and you are probably wondering what the point of this post is....I'm getting to that.

When the lady I first encountered asked if I was only crying because of foundation, I could honestly say "yes, only because of foundation". Thankfully she was a woman and understood. Sometimes we do cry because of something that seems so trivial and silly later on, but in that exact moment in time, it is the biggest thing in the world. You're probably saying "Buck up Stephanie, it's only makeup". My answer to that: I don't like to look at myself in the mirror with a naked face. And finding the perfect foundation that does its job  helps me to go about my day, easing my low self-confidence so I can go out and do what I need to get done with my head held high.

On a happy note, there was a gift with $35 purchase!!! I completely forgot that Estee Lauder does these gifts and they are AMAZING!!!

 

 

Have a good day everybody! Remember to do what makes you happy and full of confidence. That may be working out, doing your makeup, cleaning, or playing with your children, and if you cry over the "little things" it's okay. Tears eventually dry up and then you can see the good things that are hiding, waiting for their chance to make you smile.