Mi padre me regaló años atrás un estuche B E L L I S I M O de Esté Lauder, un maletín dorado que contenía 4 labiales de diferentes tonos, desmaquillante, brochas, una paleta de sombras variadas y lápices de color para cejas y ojos, espejos y una pequeña cartera tipo sobre. He disfrutado como ustedes no tienen idea, si me he maquillado para eventos tanto sociales como corporativos, lo que se me acabó rápido fueron los labiales, los amé.

Por cierto, hace tiempo visitando el Centro Comercial Sambil Caracas entré la tienda de la marca mencionada y un solo labial costaba sin exágerar casi veinte dólares... recuerdo pensar que se veía mas lindo en la vitrina.😵

Pienso que hay maquillajes para cada tipo de rostro y en mi caso un maquillaje muy cargado no va para mi, o quizás si, pero no es mi gusto, al menos que sea un maquillaje bien realizado y no me haga ver como un disfráz. Si es por mi solo uso cremas para el rostro de día o de noche, una base y un buen labial son mis armas diarias para conquistar el mundo, a veces algún rimmel y quizás alguna sombra, lo malo es que se me olvida que me maquillé y ¡Zas! cuando tengo calor me lo quito sin querer.

Prefiero la sencillez, bases ligeras mates mas que líquidas ya que mi piel tiende a ser grasa aunque realmente es mixta y dependiendo del clima veo que puede ser lo mas aconsejable, hay ocasiones que ando sin maquillaje que es la mayoría de las veces, me gusta verme al natural, con maquillaje o sin él igual me quiero y veo en el espejo y le digo:

¿Espejito espejito quien es la mas linda hoy?

Fuentes:

Fotos propias de mi galería personal y de uso exclusivo.
Referencia del estuche Estee Lauder en Mercado Libre
Gif de maquillaje lo consigues en Tenor.com
Primer separador es propio de la comunidad y el segundo es realizado por mi en PowerPoint.
La edición de foto en el espejo fue generada en FaceApp
Plantilla diseñada y personalizada en Canva

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We're starting the month by posting on one of my favorite communities. I'm seeing a lot of participation, so I decided to look at the weekly theme. @marivic10 asks us two questions that we girls like: photography and makeup. Could she be passionate about each of the areas mentioned? While I wait for her answer, I'll get straight to the point with my answer:

1️⃣ Share a photo with everyone, one of your favorites, and tell us the story of that day. Why is it so important to you? What does it mean to you?

A picture is worth a thousand words, as a well-known saying goes, and it's accurate. You can appreciate so much and experience so much in a picture just by looking at it. You don't need words to tell you the story of what happened in that moment because in that moment you vividly remember a magical moment. Of course, if we're talking about happy moments.

I'm more of a group photo person than a blessed selfie person. Believe it or not, I don't like taking a photo of myself. It makes me very uncomfortable and even embarrasses me, haha. That seems crazy considering this year marks my 4th anniversary on this platform, but it's something I still can't get used to.

I have a lot of cool photos, but if the photos are with my family, even better, and if my mother appears even more. Those are my favorites. Exactly four years ago, when my father moved to a new location, I decided I wanted more photos with my family, but especially with my mother. Because the day she's no longer in this picture, I'll be able to see her everywhere, and of course, in my heart.

I don't need a special moment or a specific date, it can be any day. I make sure the moment is unique. I tell my mom:

Come on, let's take a picture to send to... and if she wants and feels comfortable, then we proceed with the snapshot. If not, although she's funnier, sometimes we'll be somewhere or doing something, she'll dress up a bit and say: Take the picture for Hive! 😅

2️⃣ Do you like makeup? How does it make you feel? Tell us about your makeup routine. Are you an expert? Do you use a lot of products? Or do you prefer something simpler? Show us photos of yourself with simple or more elaborate makeup.

I love it when people wear makeup and it looks great. I love tutorials on how to use different tools, such as blush, eyeshadow, and contour brushes, for example. I fall in love with beautiful makeup products in physical, digital, or in-store catalogs, but I don't care that I buy a lot of them.

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Years ago, my father gave me a B E L L I S I M O case by Esté Lauder, a gold case containing four lipsticks in different shades, makeup remover, brushes, a palette of assorted shadows, and colored pencils for eyebrows and eyes, mirrors, and a small clutch. I've enjoyed myself like you've no idea. I've done my makeup for both social and corporate events, but the thing I ran out of quickly was the lipstick. I loved it.

By the way, a while ago, while visiting the Sambil Caracas Shopping Center, I went into the store of the aforementioned brand, and a single lipstick cost, without exaggeration, almost twenty dollars... I remember thinking it looked prettier in the window. 😵

I think there's makeup for every face type, and in my case, heavy makeup isn't for me. Or maybe it is, but it's not my taste unless it's well done and doesn't make me look like a costume. If it's up to me, I'll only use face creams day or night, foundation, and good lipstick are my daily weapons to conquer the world. Sometimes I'll use some mascara and maybe some eyeshadow. The bad thing is that I forget I'm wearing makeup and bam! When I'm hot, I accidentally take it off.

I prefer simple, light matte foundations rather than liquid ones since my skin tends to be oily although it's a combination, and depending on the weather I find that it may be the most advisable. There are times when I go without makeup, which is most of the time. I like to see myself natural, with or without makeup, I still love myself and I look in the mirror and say:

Mirror, mirror, who's the prettiest? today?

Sources:

Own photos from my gallery for exclusive use.
Estee Lauder makeup case reference at Mercado Libre
You can find the makeup gif at Tenor.com
The first separator is from the community itself, and the second is my own PowerPoint template.
Template designed and customized in Canva

The mirror photo edit was generated on FaceApp
English is not my native language, which is why I used the free online translator DeepL and Grammarly