Why Should I Keep Wearing Makeup?

I will admit I was a late bloomer when I started wearing makeup (yes I was in my twenties when I started wearing it) but now we are a year into the pandemic I now wonder should I keep wearing makeup? I remember growing up I did not see the big deal on wearing makeup and why women and girls liked putting it on so much. I remember my oldest sister putting hers on and even putting some on me and I will admit I didn’t like it one bit but I idolize her so I would let me her guinea pig. Now after some reflection, I have to question myself. Should I keep wearing makeup?   

When the pandemic started and I was working from home I kept wearing makeup and nice clothes so I can keep the same mindset from before but as time went on I got lazy and stopped and reverted to a clean face and sweats. I had to be comfortable and I also felt better at that time (at least I thought). We went back to work in the office partially in October and I still did not want to wear makeup because I had to wear a mask most of the day so I did not see the purpose of wearing it and it comes off in my mask. So I just left it alone. In November I lost my job and I did not want to wear any makeup unless I filmed a video or took pictures for Instagram (which I found myself doing more lately) or here for the site. When the new year started I decided to go back to wearing makeup because I felt it would help me feel better and I was looking for a job and I needed to look good for the Zoom interviews and the 1 in-person interview (which I felt weird about doing). So I went back to it and then I found myself thinking do I need to smoke out my under eye or wear lashes every day. So I had to come up with a simple look that takes a few minutes and I still look put together. Back in January I looked at my makeup collection and realized that I had way too much stuff and a good majority of it was expired. I did do a massive declutter and found that I wanted to buy more makeup. I picked up some pieces from Rare Beauty and Fenty and now I’m feeling better about wearing makeup again. I do have moments that I feel can be a chore but I still do it. Just putting on a tinted moisturizer, concealer, bronzer, and filling in my brows is just enough for me to feel better. Makeup is something that I do not feel that I am the best with I still have my moments when I want to just jump out of bed and chill but I know if I just put on a little bit of something I will feel a lot better. Plus it keeps me from taking a mid-afternoon nap.