Beauty Mistakes I Have Made and Now You Don't Have To

I have been overly obsessed with makeup since I got my first beauty kit from BareMinerals junior year of high school. The fact that I could cover up blemishes and give myself a tan just sent me over the moon. I have spent every year since then buying makeup to feed this addiction. Some days I felt like a collector, others mostly like a hoarder. I definitely understand the 'high' a gambler gets when he wins the jackpot, its like- you just need more. Over 5 years later I am still learning the ins and out of the beauty world and definitely adjusting to a more logical approach before going on a makeup shopping spree.

With so many years of trial and error, I am going to share some of my biggest beauty mistakes so that you don't make them!

No Girl.

1. Overly Nude Lips and Tan Skin

Jersey Shore was huge while I was in high school and entering college. There were Jersey Shore themed parties every other weekend and naturally you would dress up as either Sammi, Snooki or JWow. Unfortunately, I didn't get the memo to leave these looks for the party. Not only was I overly tanned, I freaking loved nude lipstick. I still love nude lips to this day but on a much more flattering-for-my-natural-skintone scale. I kid you not, I was the color of an oompa loompa and I wore Myth lipstick by Mac everyday of my life. Unless you enjoy looking like you just made out with a powdered donut, take the time to find your perfect nude lip.


2. Shaping My Brows
Although I do not think I got "plucker crazy" to the point I over-plucked my eyebrows, I did have an obsession with trimming my brows. Literally every two days I would be combing them up and snipping away at any hairs out of place. I also used to hate how thick the center of my eyebrows looked and trimmed those bad boys as well. Long story short, I ended up with halfsies and had to painfully wait and learn how to fill them in until they grew back.

3. Sleeping with Makeup On
I am still guilty of this to this day. So bad I know. I have legit made an effort to remove and cleanse my makeup every night before bed. This makes such a huge, noticeable difference in my skin when I am consistent with it. Throughout college I could care less about taking my makeup off after a night of bar hopping and dancing. The only thing on my mind at 2:30 a.m. was WaWa sandwiches and 7-11 Slurpees. I wish I would have at least invested in makeup remover wipes back in the day.

  4. Blonde Overload

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after

I began highlighting my hair Freshman year of college. By the end of Sophomore year I was a Blonde Bunny and loved every minute of it. What I didn't love was visiting the salon every 2 months to get it touched up and conditioned. So my oh-so trustworthy self allowed my mother to touch up my blonde for me- Mistake Numero Uno. No matter how much research I did online I could not get the color just right and ended up with a big carrot orange mess. My hair was ORANGE. And I had too much pride to go back to the salon to admit my faults because I would get charged an arm and a leg to fix it-Mistake Numero Dos. As a result I had no choice but to dye my hair back to its natural color. Sad the blonde is gone, happy my hair is healthy again.



5. Picking My Face
Yes, this is super gross but we all do it. I see it happening in the car, in bathrooms, walking down the street. 90% of us are guilty of picking our faces and we must stop it at once. This is probably my number one biggest beauty mistake because now I spend countless hours and money trying to heal and conceal these scars. Picking at acne will irritate the area and popping a pimple will create and open wound (no matter how small) allowing for more bacteria to enter that already infected area. I am guilty of stress-picking because it takes my mind off of whatever is stressing me out, but the outcome is not pretty. Instead I have been trying to read or go for a walk to clear my mind, and not reach for the mirror.