Does Makeup Change Your Life?

Makeup is the most transformational tool used by women to enhance their facial features. With one brush stroke its bye bye discoloration and hello flawless luminous skin.

We now live in a world where contours, highlighting, and fleek eyebrows are an essential part of a woman’s everyday routine. I thought to myself why are these things so important to us as women and does it really make a difference?

I went to the mall and decided to do a social experiment. I wanted to see if makeup could really change my life and would it all of sudden be so important to me to wear full time.

I walked into my favorite makeup store Sephora and I asked the makeup artist for a transformation. I advised her that I wanted to look like someone other than myself. I wanted contouring, eyeshadow, lashes, and fierce eyebrows.

Her face grew with excitement, as I allowed her to make me a canvas. I didn’t really know how to feel about what was to come but I was interested in the reveal. Emmy then gave me a 4pm appointment and I walked out of the store. As I walked through the mall, I blended in with the other married bun wearing wives doing their Saturday morning shopping.

My husband and I went to several stores and people only interacted with me if I looked in there path. The interactions were short as well. It was a half smile and a quick look away. It was almost like a pity greeting. The response to me in my jeans, t-shirt, and hair bun was minimal.

Being that my appointment was a few hours away, I went home and I changed my clothes. I threw on my favorite Beatles t-shirt, gold chain, earrings, and a nice curly wig. After changing, we got back into the car to head to the mall. Once arriving to the mall in a totally different outfit, the people were still quiet.

The occasionally eyes meeting for a hello was what I received. I walked into Sephora and they began to prep my face. My makeup artist Emmy was very upbeat and excited for me to sit in her chair.

Once I sat down we talked looks and we decided on a old Hollywood look. I told her I didn’t want to face the mirror because I wanted to be surprised. As she put on the makeup, we had some small talk.

Emmy told me about her makeup goals. She said her passion was in special effects makeup with a specialty in horror. Emmy’s Instagram is scary bro! Which means she is super talented. While making over my face she gave me lots of easy tricks to make my look and products last longer. As she worked I started to notice the people in the store slow down to glance at me. The crowd waved and I would wave back. My face became the selling point for the store.

In each stage of the process more and more people stared and smiled. Just a few hours earlier in my wife bun and jeans the response was quiet. Now I had people smiling and complimenting my choice of lip color. As she misted the finishing spray to hold the makeup in place I slowly turned towards the mirror.

When I saw myself, I knew it was me but I wasn’t sure what me this was. I was flawless not one imperfection in place. My face was slimmer. My eyes looked brighter. My cheekbones were more defined. The colors were blended so perfectly. The red lip just popped with such class. I kind of freaked out as I had never seen myself this way. When I turned around the staff applauded my new look.

For a second I was in a state of complete euphoria. With this makeup on I was finally perfect. As I took my after photo with my makeup artist Emmy, I hugged her and said wow! I look amazing! I thanked her and walked out the store.

As I walked the short distance from the store to the car. People were smiling so hard at me. Some even stopped to say how beautiful I was. The smiles were no longer half they were whole. The waves of hands felt more genuine and the people more inviting.

On the car ride home I took multiple selfies in love with my new look. I couldn’t stop looking at myself. My husband was trying to have a conversation and all I wanted to do was take a photos. Which made me understand the addiction and why people need to look like this everyday.

Instead of blending in people have a natural desire to stand out. Makeup increases your chances of that. I’ve learned that it is not about just appearing acceptable if you want people’s attention. It is the star quality effect. People respond to things in a grand way that they feel are unreachable. The public probably looked at my well done face and applied it to my personality. These thoughts confirmed to them that I was worth knowing. My new face was an icebreaker to those who didn’t know me.

After shooting a video about it, I wiped my face clean. When I looked in the mirror I was still happy with what I saw. I didn’t feel I needed it but I finally understood the importance. Makeup is nothing but an all access pass to the VIP room. People always want to be around pretty, know pretty, and be associated with it.

I learned we live in a superficial world. After this experiment I know just how to use it to my advantage. Will I wear make up like this everyday? No. Although I won’t, I do understand fully the message it sends.

Do you think Makeup opens doors?