I have a new best
friend, a few actually. I have always
enjoyed them, but now I rely on them.
I’m talking about makeup. I have
always loved makeup and the idea of makeup, I just didn’t wear a lot of it. I would swipe on some mascara for sure and I
was fine with just that. Now, after going
through treatments I have a whole new appreciation for makeup. My favorites include an eyebrow pencil,
eyeliner/shadow, and under eye concealer/brightener. Wow, these products do amazing things for me
now. It gives the illusion that I have
eyebrows, which is super helpful. It
gives the illusion that I am not missing all but 8 of my eyelashes, and it
miraculously minimizes the dark spots under my eyes that have been present
probably since my diagnosis.
I even wear foundation
now. After I have chemo, my face tends
to get really red. On the actual chemo
days I leave the hospital with a really bizarre redness. Some days it is mainly just above my mouth
like a red mustache and other days it is above, around, and under my mouth like
a weird red goatee. It is as weird as it
sounds. I tell you cancer has been so
full of surprises! Anyway, I use
foundation to cover that up when needed.
Thanks to the “Look Good, Feel Better” program I received a lot of
really good quality makeup. The only
thing I don’t wear now is the one thing I usually didn’t leave the house
without, mascara. I can’t risk losing my
8 remaining lashes, plus it is very peculiar to have to apply mascara to one
lash at a time. Trust me on this one.
Looking
on the Bright Side…the makeup must be working because there is a definite
increase in compliments when I wear it vs. when I don’t!
I completely relate to this! I feel like I've learned how to wear makeup more since cancer. When I do wear it right, I feel like sometimes I look better than I did pre-chemo, haha! You look great either way!!! :)
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