If the Denetra from 15 years ago could see me now, she would be like “Damn! What the hell happened to me?” as she looked me up and down, giving me my signature stank face. Back in the day, I used to be out here in these streets with a beat face, fresh wig, and a cute little outfit feeling the hell out of myself on the daily. Now I barely put any effort into how I look. It’s gotten even worse since working from home. I just roll out of bed every morning for work, looking like I’ve been ran over twice. It doesn’t help that I also wake up about 3 minutes before it’s time for me to clock in. So I’m sitting at my desk every morning with my hair looking crazy and my tig ol’ bitties swangin’ around as I type. I know I look like a hot mess, but I just don’t have the energy to care.
We all know that saying, “When you look good, you feel good.” Well, I haven’t felt good in a long time. I’m wanting to get back to the old me where I actually gave a damn about what I looked like. So that’s why for this section of the blog I will focus on all things related to hair, skincare, and makeup. My love for makeup when I was in middle school. Back then, it was all about the black lip liner with some gloss on top and some heavy filled in eyebrows. My mom let me wear just some clear gloss and eventually let me dabble in some brown lip liner that would better fit my skin tone. When I got to high school, my mom let me experiment more with makeup. She didn’t want me looking crazy, so she would take me to the Fashion Fair counter at Dillards in River Center Mall so that I could learn how to find what makeup works for me and how to apply it. From there, I also got into skincare so we would pop over to the Clinique counter where I was taught the key to flawless makeup was properly cleansing and moisturizing my face. It was just something about applying makeup that was more than just fun for me. It was therapeutic and when I looked at myself in the mirror for the final look, I would genuinely feel energized to take on the day, and that’s what I want to get back to.
So pop back in if you’re interested in keeping up with my journey to becoming a semi bad bitch again. I’m planning to put out new blogs at least twice a month that will rotate covering a variety of things such as my natural hair journey, testing out new skincare items, and of course rekindling my love for all things makeup.
Sincerely,
Denetra Dee
