Tag You're It!

I've been Tagged!

Aha! At last a blog from yours truly & what better way to kick off a post in 2011 than with a tag & a fun one by the lovely beauty blogger Beeneelicious!

If you haven't already, check out her tag post here & follow

These are my "10 Beauty Confessions" to start off the New Year...gulp!

1. The first time I wore make up

I think it wasn't until my very late teens! Not until around 17 did I really wear any makeup (my mother didn't quite approve of it). It would be a smidgen of lipstick & awfully darkened brows.

Why, oh why did I think that exaggerating my eyebrows in jet black of all things would make my eyes (?!) stand out from behind my large, dark blue rimmed glasses (oh sadly yes). Ha ha...live & learn.

2. The very first make up item I bought/was given

Hmm, does those makeup sets as a kid count? or stuff I would raid from my mothers yummy smelling makeup draw to play with? (oh how I loved the smell of her Max Factor foundation compact & her Estee Lauder lippies). I guess the first item I actually bought was some Covergirl mascara, as it seemed to be the thing to do at uni in the '90's (!).

3. My first high end make up item

Would have been a Dior lipstick my mother-in-law (at the time, er yes been married before) gave me that she didn't like. I think someone gave it to her but it was too dark for her so she passed it to me (unused I would like to think!).

It is "Brun Swing/Jazzy Brown", um I have to admit I still have it! Oh my gosh yes, yes well past its use by date & I don't even use it but it is a sort of sentimental value & I love the tube! Ha ha plus I haven't had any Dior products since!

4. My first "going out" look (as a teen, so talking dinner, not clubbing)

Oooohhh, going out look...if you can't tell from my answer to question 1 it wasn't much!

I suppose there were a few "dolled" up versions to that where I would wear some hideous shade of dark red lipstick that my mother had (suited her wonderfully, but not me!).

Ok, I admit I remember this because I have a few photos of some dinner party/outings...but no way am I gonna post them...shudder central! Thank the heavens Facebook wasn't around then!!

5. My first make up faux pas

I think my eyebrow darkening disaster as part of question 1 again says everything! Then I moved on to plucking like mad in my early twenties & foregoing the e/b pencil & now I'm in my 30's & having to go back to filling them in! Now that's a faux pas ;-)

5. My first favourite beauty brands

Definitely L'Oreal for foundation (that is when I finally discovered it) & Revlon for lipstick.

6. As opposed to my favourite make up brands now

Covergirl, MAC, NYX, e.l.f & Bourgois (ok who am I kidding I could fill a page with faves & way to many body lotions to mention!)

7. My first perfume

Think it was a fragrance mini set by Cacheral & I loved Anai Anai as my favourite. In fact it still is my favourite scent! A light floral scent...

8. My first beauty obsession

Mascara - lots & lots of mascara...top & bottom lashes. Oh boy, they must have been clumpy! Thank goodness I discovered lash combs...although I still have my moments.

9. My first favourite hair & body items

Hair: Would have been some horrid wax like stuff to sculpt my hair when it was short back at varsity...ugh...even when I went an intense paprika red (say no more)

Body items: Have to make a note of the beauty brands for moisturisers that I loved back in the day - St Ives & Oil of Ulan (Olay).

10. My first nail polish

Gosh, I can't really remember...I never used to be bothered with my nails except for a bit of clear lacquer & kept them short & sweet. I have only really tried to grow & polish them in the last few years & now I am obsessed with any pretty colour!

Well that was it...gee, why did that leave me feeling a little queasy going down tragic makeup memory lane? :)

Now bini has tagged a lot of those who I cannot wait to see or read a response from (eg, danniibeauty, jadegrrrl, vulcanella etc etcetera!). But some others I would love to tag are:

pearlbeauty1020, lucky, nissyrae, brainsRbeauty & everyone reading this right now - yes that's YOU!