The cause of my insanity

Most people have something that they love doing. Some have such a passion for something that they choose to turn that into their lifelong career. And still, others have such huge dreams and aspirations that others may think they're crazy. I'm the third option. What started for me as a harmless act, has turned into such a burning passion that I don't know what to do with all of my stored passion. For me, that passion is the art of makeup. For most women, and yes even some men, makeup is just an every day thing to make themselves look better. That's not the case for me. When I see makeup, it's not about changing how I look, but enhancing. There are so many different ways of enhancing, and even visually altering how you look, just by applying makeup in a certain way. It's truly incredible to me how you can do so much, with such little effort. But, before I get ahead of myself, let us go back to my beginnings in makeup. I have always loved watching my mom and older sister put on makeup, it just fascinated me. When I was probably around 10 or 11, I would take some snowy/translucent eyeshadow that my sister had and I would put it on, and let me tell you what, I thought I was just the coolest kid ever cause I had that eyeshadow on. Over the years I have gone through a lot of phases when it comes to makeup. I've gone through a purple stage, where I would wear tons of bright purple eyeshadow and liner. I went through a super dark phase, and wore black all the time. Cake face phase, where the more the better. And so many others. But, as I've gotten older and have learned more and more about makeup, I've come to the realization that as a rule of thumb, less is more. Not to say that you can't rock a full on smokey eye, or bright lip, but it's all about balancing it out. I have gotten to the point where I devour everything I can about makeup, and how to apply it, and what is best for which skin type, and just pretty much everything about makeup in general. I have such a passion for it, and my dream is to ultimately become a world renowned makeup artist and hair stylist. Yes, that is a HUGE dream, but I believe anything is possible with perseverance and hard work. And anyone who knows me will tell you that I definitely do not give up easy. I finally feel like I have found my niche. My thing in life that I'm really good at. And I am going to pursue my dreams and goals until I have accomplished them. Really, this blog is kind of a way to track my progress over the next couple of years. I have such a passion, and this blog is for me to be able to share it with others. As well as things that I deal with in life, problems I have, good things that happen. Just anything that I want to write about. I think being able to write out what I'm feeling or something I've been thinking about it a huge stress reliever for me, and I'm so grateful for every single person who reads my blog. I love every single one of you. You are beautiful inside and out. You may not like makeup or wear it, but you are still beautiful. Because, as much as I love makeup, you don't need it to be gorgeous. It enhances what you already have. And that's why I love it so much.