How I simplified my makeup routine - The Lifestyle Files

What’s your makeup story?Mine started when I was around 10 (if we don’t count playing with my Mom’s makeup whenever I could get my hands on them) at a school party when my friends and I applied eye shadow from a palette taken (stolen?) from one of us’ Mother. And yes, I still remember how we passed it around and felt very grownup when proudly presented ourselves to the public (mostly stunned teachers and totally ignorant boys).It wasn’t until I was 13-14 when I started to wear makeup regularly to school – not much, just some golden/khaki eyeliner and maybe some concealer. This latter was probably more out of necessity – teenage acne hit me hard.The next few years can be characterized by one makeup rule – the more and darker, the better. Dark brown eye shadow, black eyeliner, heavy foundation, cakey powders, multiple layers of mascara, definitely too much blush, and the occasional experimentation with some trends, like blue colored hair coloring wands and glittery, shiny lip gloss. High...