makeup and the pandemic

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Slight update. I'm beginning to wear makeup now in 2021. It's almost end of April now and my routine is skincare, sunscreen, Bobbi Brown skin foundation, and some shadow and lipstick.

I'm coming out of my cocoon more (or maybe I was depressed much of 2020 b/c of the pandemic), and interacting via Zoom quite a bit so makeup is required. Light makeup.
 
I definitely wore no makeup for the past year, except maybe 5-10 times max. Now when I put on eyeshadow or mascara, I notice i have to be more careful NOT to rub my eyes LOL. Also, i find that my eyes get irritated easier/more often when I do wear makeup on them. Since I do have a lot of new makeup I haven't even touched, I put myself on a makeup/skincare shopping ban indefinitely.
 
I still wear makeup since I have zoom meetings for work. Some makeup I wear irl doesn't register will on zoom like :

Dark eyeshadow
Eyeliner

For me it comes off harsh on my face when I see my video come on. What I mainly wear now :

Coat of mascara
Blush
Brow powder or pencil in a lighter than usual shade
Neutral, quite close to skin tone eyeshadow

I'm starting to play around with lipcolor though. I got the makeup by mario lip palette (took a lot of self doubt due to price). I'm enjoying the deeper colors as we head into the ber months.
 
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