Making Make-up

A lot of people ask me why do I make make-up? This question doesn't have a single answer. It started as something else, and then well, it just became what it is today and it continues to evolve. First, I'll tell you how it started. After my daughter was born in 2010 my skin simply changed. I don't know if it was the hormones or what, but it got worse as time progressed. I spent hundreds of dollars in products trying to find something that worked and nothing did. So decided for a while to just live with my skin the way it was. Don't get me wrong, I tried passively to improve my skin, but the overwhelming feelings of new maternity and the busy schedule made my skin problem very much secondary. After some time had passed, and I was still with my skin problems, I decided to take on modeling. You know how when you're a little girl, you dream of being something? I always wanted to try modeling. But my short stature and not too skinny self never really helped me. After becoming a mother I did become quite skinny so I thought I'd gave it a shot. It was just something I always wanted to do.

I did a few photo shoots here and there, got into different websites modeling bridal, so I was happy but I quickly realized that it wasn't really as fun as I thought it would be. I'm creative in my own ways, but I didn't feel modeling was fulfilling. It did teach me and drove me into something. One, if you want to model you need to have good skin, really good skin. Photographers can retouch your photos, but nothing glows like beautiful skin in photos. Two, if you want really pretty makeup, go to a pro. They know all the little secrets of how to make you look beautiful. Here's a picture of great makeup artist Lani Jayme whom I worked with several times that can attest to what I'm trying to say:

As you can see, makeup artists are just that, gifted people who take beauty to the next level. So, where am I going with all this, and how all of this took part and set D&E Handmade Cosmetics into motion? For one, I love fashion, I love makeup, I love the fact that it lifts our womanly spirit. I can have a really bad day, and gorgeous makeup will brighten up my mood. My post-partum skin problems, and then the modeling stint made me research skin care. That's where everything started. I discovered that a lot of these skin care products have LOTS OF BAD STUFF. Lots of it! It's really hard to pinpoint what is irritating your skin when you have 40 or 50 ingredients. So, I learned, not only that I could make my own cleansers, but I could make other products as well. All of a sudden I felt empowered about controlling what was on my makeup and my beauty products. I decided that I wanted to pursue this as my creative venue and never stopped ever since. I decided to share with other women the products I began making.

My Etsy Shop will be one year old in September, and my products have traveled as far as Greece and Malaysia. I feel honored that there are people out there that believe in my product, and continue to come back as customers time after time. Based on time constraints I haven't made any more cleansing products, but it is definitely in my plans. Just yesterday I added my 80th product on Etsy and it made me feel very jubilant. I continue to get inspired and create beauty products to share with every woman out there, and knowing that what I create is actually good for their skin, that it doesn't contain harsh chemicals, and most importantly, that it was never tested on precious animals makes me feel like somehow I'm making a difference in the world.

As far as makeup artists and models, I'm neither one of them, but I can make gorgeous colors for their photoshoots and their artistry, and also for the rest of us, because we all deserve to feel beautiful.

Till the next one. Stay beautiful!

Eva