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Honestly? Makeup trends are a wild ride. One minute, everyone’s obsessed with floating eyeliner and drenching their faces in gloss, next thing you know, it’s all “soft matte neutrals” like we’ve time-traveled back to 2016. I kinda dig how unpredictable it all is—like, sure, sometimes it’s almost too much to keep up (are we still doing soap brows or nah?), but there’s something electric about stepping out with chartreuse eyelids just for the hell of it. Makeup’s way more than “let’s hide my undereye circles,” right? It’s art. Or, at minimum, a pretty solid excuse to draw all over your face like you’re late for a festival.
But let’s be real: some of these trends? Exhausting. I swear, every other tutorial out there calls for enough products to open a Sephora outta your bathroom. Half the time I’m just staring at my meager drugstore collection, feeling personally attacked because—oops—I only own one highlighter, and it’s been through things. The whole Instagram-face thing, all airbrush and angles, can honestly feel kinda fake sometimes, like beauty just means morphing into a totally different human. And the speed—dear lord, the speed—these trends go out of style? Don't get attached, because TikTok’ll decide we’re done with it before you’ve even tried it.
But, hey, the good part is the attitude shift. Everyone seems a bit more chill with the idea that you don’t have to follow the crowd. Some people are out here rocking full latex lips, others barely swipe on mascara, and no one’s policing it (well, except the comment section, but whatever). It’s cool watching people steal a bit here, ignore a trend there, just mashing it all together to fit their own vibe.
So, how do you pick what to try? Me—I just do what seems fun that day. If I wanna sparkle like a disco ball on a Monday, I’m gonna. If I feel like not bothering at all, that’s cool, too. Trends come and go, but at the end of the day, it’s your face. Why not treat it like your own tiny, ever-changing art project?
But let’s be real: some of these trends? Exhausting. I swear, every other tutorial out there calls for enough products to open a Sephora outta your bathroom. Half the time I’m just staring at my meager drugstore collection, feeling personally attacked because—oops—I only own one highlighter, and it’s been through things. The whole Instagram-face thing, all airbrush and angles, can honestly feel kinda fake sometimes, like beauty just means morphing into a totally different human. And the speed—dear lord, the speed—these trends go out of style? Don't get attached, because TikTok’ll decide we’re done with it before you’ve even tried it.
But, hey, the good part is the attitude shift. Everyone seems a bit more chill with the idea that you don’t have to follow the crowd. Some people are out here rocking full latex lips, others barely swipe on mascara, and no one’s policing it (well, except the comment section, but whatever). It’s cool watching people steal a bit here, ignore a trend there, just mashing it all together to fit their own vibe.
So, how do you pick what to try? Me—I just do what seems fun that day. If I wanna sparkle like a disco ball on a Monday, I’m gonna. If I feel like not bothering at all, that’s cool, too. Trends come and go, but at the end of the day, it’s your face. Why not treat it like your own tiny, ever-changing art project?
