Makeup was always a special event kind of thing (partially because it’s only been two years or so since I started feeling confident wearing it). But thenquarantine happened, and suddenly, there was never an occasion for me to get ready. Which was disappointing—because I was craving the chance to try out new looks (and actually have people see them).
Then masks became the norm, and the idea of putting on afull face of makeupwas squashed completely. The last thing I needed was to waste foundation and a perfectly good mask. Plus, I didn’t want to put in all that effort only to look like an abstract painting the second I took it off. But one day, after spending hours scrolling throughTikTok(as one does), I found this video from Youtuber and beauty guru Jackie Aina.