Day 114. Makeup tutorial for chemo patients.

I've been obsessed with makeup since I was in high school.  I love the idea of being able to play up the facial features you like, and camouflage the parts that you don't.  I love collecting makeup and trying out different products.  I love the joy of finding a holy grail product that works better than anything you've ever tried before.  And I love the challenge of trying to find something that works even better than that.

I'm by no means a professional when it comes to makeup.  Not even close.  But I'd like to think that over the past decade I've learned a lot about cosmetics.  And since starting chemotherapy, I've learned even more.

It's been a whole new experience figuring out ways to compensate for the eyebrows and eyelashes that are jumping ship, and it made me realize that it might be very difficult for someone who hasn't spent as much time obsessing over makeup as I have to deal with.  That's why I decided to make this video.

It's a very simple look that I demonstrate in the video, but I wanted to do something that is very easy to replicate, no matter what skill level the viewer is at.  It's also a look that's very easy to copy using drugstore products if you're on a budget.  The video is insanely long, and you'll probably get really tired of my face if you watch it, but I didn't want to leave any details out.

I found the making of this video very challenging, self-confidence wise.  It's not easy being nearly bald, no makeup on, feeling completely unfeminine, knowing that other people are going to be seeing you in that state.  But if this video helps just one person going through chemotherapy learn something that helps them feel better about themselves, it was completely worth it.