Welcome to my blog!

Hello everyone! As you can probably guess by the title of this blog, my name is Gabby, and I have an obsession with cosmetics. I am currently a second-semester sophomore studying Marketing at Clemson University. I want to share with you my love for all things beauty-related!

My Makeup Story

I remember the first makeup item I ever owned: black eyeliner. When I was about 14 years old, the trend in middle school was to line your eyes with black eyeliner in the similar fashion or a raccoon. I remember begging my grandma to buy me a Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen black eyeliner from Wal-Mart. My raccoon eyes were the extent of my makeup abilities for a year or two until I was a freshman in high school. Around that time I started developing really bad acne. To cover up my blemishes, I started to collect foundation and concealer by digging around in my mother's makeup drawer. Slowly but surely I collected different bits and pieces of makeup to create a "full face": cheap eyeshadow from the dollar store, mascara that I snatched from my mother's collection, and tinted lip balms. I had no idea what I was doing! I would just smear stuff on my face until my acne was covered and my eyes stood out.

By senior year of high school, my skin was still in really bad condition. My makeup collection had grown to include blush, powder, and lipstick. At the time, I thought I knew how to apply makeup, but looking back now I realize that I had no clue what I was doing. I was just trying to hide my skin and distract people away from looking at the real me. Because I was using the exact same products and applying them the exact same way each and every day, I did not learn how to enhance my beauty with makeup, I only learned how to hide my true self.

Today, as an almost-junior in college, a lot has changed! My skin is a lot better today than it was even a year ago, so I don't find the need to wear a ton of foundation and concealer on a day-to-day basis. I love trying out new products and testing out different techniques of applying makeup. Through the power of Youtube, I have discovered so many beauty gurus who have influenced me to build my makeup collection and learn the proper techniques to apply my makeup. I still am no expert in the world of cosmetics, but I love the journey of learning new things every day. I hope you chose to follow me along on my journey!

xo
Gabby