Hi, is this thing still going on? I think it still works well? Hello, friends. What is the story? Did you miss me a little? Did you miss me like I missed you is a better question? My ego could use a soft stroke or two.
We are heading towards April soon and I stopped blogging actively with a few posts here and there about a year ago. It’s sad that it’s been a year since I’ve gone on a rant about a new makeup launch.
Makeup is, well, makeup and I still fall in love from time to time. We’re not in a relationship right now and maybe, maybe we’re going through the divorce phase but it was agreed upon and I got a house, a car, and an emergency fund of NERDS Gummy Clusters. We are currently partnered with the last pot of MAC Parrot Eyeshadow together and are in a very healthy relationship at this point in our lives. One day my makeup collection came to me and said bella, you look 12 years old, maybe you could take out a little, add a little eyeshadow, you don’t need a full beat, girl but at least add a little color to your natural face life, babe. And I was like, ehhh, maybe, let me ask the Internet first.
Life changed this past year and sometimes many good things can get tired and beauty gets tired. The beauty bubble burst years ago and honestly, I don’t know if it will ever come back from the Urban Decay Subway Token Eyeshadow era. I got this weird itch to get back into my Y-Girl life after I quit blogging and I handled it so hard my head nearly broke off my shoulders. If you’ve been around for a while you remember the days of Lakorn and K-Drama and of course, the manga that came with everything. Hey, most of you know all my weird and wacky interests like late night WOW sessions, Age of King binges, and overanalyzing Doctor Who episodes like Queen I am. What is it like to be a Y-Girl at my age? I don’t know. It doesn’t seem any different than it did a few years ago. The only difference is that makeup is not part of that world yet. I was the girl who walked around the house in my pajamas with a full face of makeup while doing all the stupid viral things on Tiktok like making banana bread during a riot. What a time to live! By then most people were embracing the self-care season and I was like, “naaa! I’m going to wear red lipstick today and lots of eyeshadow while I reorganize the pantry and have a zoom meeting!”
Ironically, the pandemic is over and that’s when I finally said, hey, I think I need a break to do the things I love! Which is weird because keeping the Musings of Muse was my FAVORITE thing. But somewhere along this wild, wild blog name I fell out of love. It became work, work that I had to do every day, and that’s when I realized, I think I need a break from this to do things that allow me to fall to the side of the road. And here I am one year later telling you all about how makeup was not a part of my life for almost 365 days.
My makeup roo, she’s still there, quietly waiting for me to come back. The songs of the Museum, too, are still there. But maybe it hasn’t been quiet lately as now she’s touching my brain, brushing her fingers along the back of my neck, subtle reminders that she’s here, waiting, wondering, today is the day I’m going to write about the latest concealer or rave about Rare Beauty Eyeshadow Palettes.
Where am I going from the question?
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