How the Hell did I get here!
Hi and Welcome!
Let me start by saying, I’m not an “Editor”, this blog isn't about perfectly formed sentences, proper punctuation, or the ideally constructed essay. (I have friends who excel at all that but I don't want to bother them everytime I have something to say.) I like to think I'm also not a dumbass, I have a pretty good grasp of the English language, but I'm a real person typing out my thoughts, and they will jump around from time to time.
Now that that is out of the way...
My name is Jennifer but on social media I go by DoeEyedFaun (Instagram, Youtube). I’m a terribly normal woman with insecurities, flaws, and lots of opinions. I was born in Alabama 1978, (you guys can do the math, and I don't have to update this post every year:) and have lived in a lot of places (Georgia, Guam, Florida, Virginia) but have called Alabama home since 1997. I got married at the much too young age of 21, had 2 beautiful daughter, then proceeded to get divorced in 2006. I met the love of my life on Myspace, yes myspace, I hate telling people that because it’s so cheesy, but more on that in a later post if you're lucky.
Now that that is out of the way...
My name is Jennifer but on social media I go by DoeEyedFaun (Instagram, Youtube). I’m a terribly normal woman with insecurities, flaws, and lots of opinions. I was born in Alabama 1978, (you guys can do the math, and I don't have to update this post every year:) and have lived in a lot of places (Georgia, Guam, Florida, Virginia) but have called Alabama home since 1997. I got married at the much too young age of 21, had 2 beautiful daughter, then proceeded to get divorced in 2006. I met the love of my life on Myspace, yes myspace, I hate telling people that because it’s so cheesy, but more on that in a later post if you're lucky.
I was never much of a makeup kind of girl, my mom took me to the Clinique counter when I was about 13, but I never really used it much. My mom never made a fuss about makeup, it was just a necessity for certain occasions like putting on deodorant. I didn’t become interested in makeup until I was married to my current husband, I wanted to look my best for him (he is 17 years my senior), and from there it blossomed into wanting to look good for myself, and the image I projected out in the world. I guess it was around 2007 or so and the YouTube Beauty Guru was just becoming a thing. Lauren Luke / Panacea81 (remember her? probably not!) was talking about Coastal Scents eyeshadows and her upcoming makeup line, Nicole Guerriero hadn’t coined “bomb.com" lashes, contouring & highlighting and the “faded brow” were still something only Drag Queens did, and “baking” was only done in the kitchen. It was a time when it was still OK to be a normal woman doing your makeup in the bathroom mirror.
My obsession with eyeshadow was the first thing to flourish, then came mascara, who knew you could layer 3 or 4 different one’s for amazing lashes. I think my obsession started around 2012 and the addiction kicked in around 2015, I’m in recovery as I type but I still fall off the wagon from time to time. I was an emotional shopper, if I had a stressful day I shopped it out, and since I was the assistant to a micro managing Vice President of a storage company, that was pretty much every day. But I digress…
My obsession with eyeshadow was the first thing to flourish, then came mascara, who knew you could layer 3 or 4 different one’s for amazing lashes. I think my obsession started around 2012 and the addiction kicked in around 2015, I’m in recovery as I type but I still fall off the wagon from time to time. I was an emotional shopper, if I had a stressful day I shopped it out, and since I was the assistant to a micro managing Vice President of a storage company, that was pretty much every day. But I digress…
By the time all this happened I was no longer 26 and to quote Dolly Parton from Steel Magnolias “Time marches on and eventually you realize it’s marching across your face”. As so often happens I didn’t appreciate what I had when I had it (in this case flawless 20 year old skin). I was the harried mom of two tweens, and was never going to attain a flawless face of makeup. I was always going to struggle with creasing concealer because genetics gave me loose and crepey under eye skin, and since I couldn’t cake on the concealer I would never be able to completely cover my dark under eyes. I was, on the other hand, blessed with good skin. I can wear just about any foundation with no problems. You can’t have it all right!
I LOVED eyeshadow and was absolutely at my wits end as to why my eye looks didn’t turn out looking like the tutorial I just followed. I figured I just wasn’t good enough, or my blending skills needed work, just another way for a woman to feel inadequate. It wasn’t until I stumbled across a Youtube channel called Red LipShtick and discovered what hooded eyes were, and that I had them, that it all started to make sense. Next I found Stephanie Lange, Wayne Goss, Stephanie Nicole and many other YouTuber’s with hooded eyes and I started to learn how to best work with what genetics gave me.
I’m not going to say I have it all figured out, this post has just scratched the surface of my journey into all things beauty. The current beauty industry is a gauntlet we are navigating everyday, my goal for this blog is to help you navigate it. I want to share my insecurities & mistakes, thoughts on beauty related issues, and product reviews. I'm hoping to connect with other everyday woman who are interested in all things beauty but are tired of the perfectly contoured, flawless faced basic influencers.
Fear Not! I will never use words like "Slay", "Yaaassss", Snapchat Fam, "Snatch", "Ratchet" "Twerk", "Ride or Die", or any other dumb word that has become synonymous with the basic beauty influencer.
I am aiming for several blog post a week, I have several series ideas rolling around in my head, and may upload a video from time to time.
Blog You Soon
Js
P.S. I can’t stand having to hunt through posts to find out info about a blogger; skin type, foundations shades etc. so in the left sidebar I will add links to posts that will break it all down in case you have questions about anything specific. I will keep tags simple too.
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