Mama Never Taught Me

Hello! Let's just start this off with - I love my mother and respect every sacrifice she's made for me to make sure that I was okay. With that being said - if it wasn't an appointment or need to do thing, she didn't show up or teach me much that would make me feel strong, beautiful, or confident later in life.

I turn 31 at the end of the summer, and one thing as a woman Ive become very insecure about, is the fact that I have never learned or been taught by a woman the importance, personalization, & application of skincare, makeup, haircare, clothing, posing, or anything positively feminine or beautiful. Like - soap bar on the face, 10% chance I'll put on face lotion, no idea how to handle scars, black heads, white heads, or acne. I put on body lotion daily, wash and go weekly, mascara, and blistex. That's all I've got. I didn't have girlfriends growing up, YouTube was more 'follow my makeup & overpriced overconsumption routine' instead of 'here's how you figure out what makes you look your most dangerously confident & gorgeous self', and the women in my family just didn't prioritize beauty and self-care. I'm seeing their faces now and know I have to do something before I end up aging like milk instead of a fine wine!

Please share your advice and your experience learning about beauty and skincare for the first time. What it was like putting on makeup with the girls or figuring out your colours, skin type, & what worked for you. Idk - some big sis, mama, aunt, cousin, bestie chit-chat.