How I Met Makeup

Hey, hello, what's up! My name is Justine Kim Virola. I am a 16 year old girl who looovvveesss makeup a lot. Welcome to the story of how I met makeup.

When I was 12 years old, I hated makeup. I think of it as something gross and something tha is worn by girls with massive insecurity. So, as a girl I was, I hate putting on anything makeup related. Even a freaking baby powder. I really wanted to be as simple as I can be before, which I thought was a good idea, but it wasn't. Back then I never really understood the importance of looking presentable. I mean come on! I was 12!

Months went by and I realized that I wanted to change. I wanted to be a different version of myself. So I thought, why not do things that I don't like? And the first one in the list is makeup. It has to be makeup. So, I started out by stealing my mom's untouched makeup (which was probably expired) and tried to use it. I can still remember that it was like a powder foundation that looks really orange on me, but I still used it anyways. I mean, what do I know right? I next stole my grandmother's eyeshadow palette, and it was a multicolored palette where mattes didn't exist. I was a makeup thief before, I know. So, I didn't know how to use it, and what color I should use, how many to apply, and what to use to apply it. I was literally clueless. And from what I can remember, I always accord the color of the eyeshadow to what I was wearing (which is the most horrible thing I did). And for the lips, I use my mom's hot pink lipgloss and smear it all over my lips. It was the most unpleasant sight, but again, I did it anyways.

For so long I was clueless, I didn't know what I was doing! I didn't know that I embarrass myself by wearing a green eyeshadow just because I was wearing green. Until YouTube came. Frankly, i didn't know makeup tutorials existed on that app, all I know is they have videos that are irrelevant to my life. So, I watched my first ever makeup tutorial, and goodness gracious, I was doing everything wrong!

So the time where I really know what I should do to look better, makeup scarcity is happening. Like, all I have are the things I stole form my mom and grandma. Luckily, I have a cousin who leaves in America that sends me makeup products, and an auntie that sends me high end makeup products as well. They literally sponsored me, and are still sponsoring my makeup needs. Ad I am so grateful to have them.

Before, I was a dumb kid who doesn't know what right shade means, but now, because of YouTube and other influencers, I learned a lot of things. It really helped me to grow. And now, I can do my own makeup when I need to go to events.

I believe that makeup isn't just somethig that girls typically use, it is art. Because makeup can take up to several years to master. To know how to do it is a talent. And I am beyond grateful for the people who helped me open my eyes in the makeup world, and to God who gave me this talent.