[ASTalumna06]

I have the worst memory in the world, so I honestly can't even take a guess as to when I started wearing makeup. I think that I formed a habit of wearing it every day sometime in college.. during my sophomore year. I broke up with my boyfriend of 2 years over the summer, I joined my sorority that year, I started going to parties, etc. I was tomboyish in high school, and like another poster here mentioned, I was on the swim team so makeup wasn’t my #1 priority after morning practices – I focused more on lotions, deodorant and perfume to try and cover up the smell of chlorine.

Now, I can’t imagine leaving the house with at least SOME makeup. It’s always been very subtle, though. I use powder, eye shadow (usually brown shades.. sometimes light purples), brown pencil eyeliner (never could use the liquid stuff), mascara, lip gloss, and an eyebrow pencil. When you have very thin eyebrows like I do, these work wonders!

My whole makeup routine takes me maybe 10 minutes.