I thought I would take my first blog post and tell you a little bit about myself, I'm Paula by the way.
I am a 40 something single woman finding her way through life, love and health. I live in Dallas, Texas and can't see myself anywhere else. I grew up on the Texas coast in Corpus Christi, and lived in Austin for a while before finding my way to Dallas. I consider myself an Urban warrior, and live downtown. The suburbs make me a little crazy. I like having things that I can walk to. I don't like depending on my car all the time, I drive as little as possible.
I have 2 sides. (I'm a Gemini, go figure). I work in Information Technology, but I am also very creative. When I first took a stab at college, I was an Art Major at the University of Texas. I wasn't a terribly talented artist compared to other students at U.T., and eventually threw in the towel. After struggling with what I wanted to "be" for several years, I opted for a more practical education path. I started my professional career as a medical laboratory technician. I soon realized I was better with the instruments than anything, and that evolved to a career in Information Technology. I have my Master's of Science in Computer Information Systems from St. Edward's University in Austin. For many years, I turned my back on my creativity. In the past few years, events in my life made me realize I need a creative outlet to be happy, and feel balanced.
My makeup journey started with my mother taking me to the Clinique counter when I was 14 or so for a makeup lesson. I didn't think much about that, I was given the basic tools needed to do my own makeup and maybe not look like a complete hot mess. The "hot mess" days were pre-makeup lesson. Oi!! Later, while I was trying to figure out what I wanted to be, I worked in a department store, in the cosmetics department. I was good at doing makeup, and thus selling makeup. Through the years I've always dabbled in makeup, but never took it too seriously. I was a makeup artist for a Glamour Shots type photography company and I also did stage makeup for a community theater I was involved with (Harbor Playhouse in Corpus Christi). I think makeup was my way of painting, and a face was the canvas.
Since I began my romance with makeup in a department store, I was a makeup snob. But, you have to understand, back in the day grocery store makeup was not so good. Generic offerings of ANYTHING were sub par. Sure, there were classics such as the pink and green tube of Maybelline Great Lash mascara that deserves it's cult following.... but in general, you couldn't beat the cosmetics offered at the department stores. I've spent more money on makeup than I even want to think about. But....In the past few years there has been a shift. You can get really great quality makeup from the grocery store now, and generic products from food to moisturizer are stellar quality as well.
That being said, I bug my friends all the time with my little "finds". As sort of a hobby, I've been reading and watching video and non-video beauty bloggers. I've found brands that I've never heard of that are amazing, and I've rekindled my romance with makeup. (We sort of broke up for a while.) One thing I noticed however.... and there is nothing wrong with this... BUT... most of the makeup bloggers are YOUNG. I can't tell you how many times I've come across comments on a product review that goes something like, "These do look like beautiful colors, but I'm too old to wear them". Seeing comments like that made me want to start my own blog. So, here I am.
With this blog, I want to show women of all ages that you are never too old to do something that makes you happy (I was seen sporting neon eye shadow this weekend). I want to talk about some of the beauty gems I've found and love....Maybe do some tutorials on how to make trendy young looks work for women over 40... I'll probably talk some about my quest to get some weight off that I've put on in recent years..... Maybe discuss some life lessons I've taken to heart. I'll say that my inspiration is MakeupGeek.com 's Marlena. She seems like such a beautiful person not only on the outside, but on the inside as well. What I like most about her is that she isn't perfect. She's human, and not afraid to show that.
So bear with me as this will be a work in progress and will be growing and evolving as I get my blogging chops. I've got some things to figure out... and content to work on... but for now, hello. Just because you are over 40 doesn't mean you aren't beautiful.
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