Da bih unela malo dinamike i raznolikosti na blog, odlučila sam da uvedem novu rubriku pod nazivom Honest Thursdays gde ću vam, pogodili ste, četvrtkom pričati malo o sebi. Prvi post u nizu započinjem pisanjem o greškama u nezi i šminkanju koje sam pravila tokom tinejdžerskih godina.
In order to make my blog a little bit more dynamic, I’ve decided to start a new post type named Honest Thursdays where I will, you guessed it, talk little bit about myself on Thursdays. First post of this kind is about makeup and beauty mistakes I made when I was a teenager.
Moje rane tinejdžerske godine su bile prilično burne. Kao i većina mladih u tom uzrastu, veoma sam se loše osećala u svojoj koži i pokušavala na različite načine da kanališem svoje nezadovoljstvo, od kojih je promena načina oblačenja i stavljanje napadne šminke bio samo jedan od njih. Počela sam da se svakodnevno šminkam veoma rano, mislim da je bio u pitanju 6. razred osnovne škole, tj. 12 godina. Od tada sam prošla kroz razne periode eksperimentisanja sa različitim načinima šminkanja – od pretamne šminke kojom sam iskazivala svoj bunt u osnovnoj školi, preko šarene šminke za oči na početku srednje, do neutralnog “no makeup makeup” izgleda koji mi najviše odgovara u svakodnevnoj varijanti.
My early teens were very rough for me. As most teenagers, I felt very bad in my own skin and hated the way I looked, so I tried to channel my angst and dissatisfaction through changing my clothing style and putting a lot of dark makeup on my face. I started using makeup on an every day basis pretty early. I was in my sixth grade and were only 12 at the time. Since then I went through many stages of experimenting with my makeup: from too dark and heavy makeup in elementary school, to colorful eye makeup in high school and neutral “no makeup makeup” look which I am fond of in college.
Nekoliko grešaka koje sam pravila u nezi kože i šminkanju koje bih posebno sebi zamerila tokom odrastanja su:
A couple of makeup and beauty mistakes I made during my teens that I regret are:
- Grickanje noktiju / Bitting my nails
Ovu ružnu naviku sam vukla još od svoje 4. godine i uspela sam da je se rešim tek u 17. godini kad sam odlučila sam krenem na izlivanje noktiju. Sećam se da je devojka koja mi je radila nokte bila šokirana u kojem stanju su mi nokti i da je mislila da nikako neće moći da ih sredi. Izlivanje i kasnije ojačavanje noktiju sam radila skoro godinu i po dana i tokom tog perioda oni su se skroz oporavili. Sada se trudim da ih održavam sama na nekoj normalnoj dužini, što mi za sada uspeva.
I picked up this bad habit during my early childhood and have been biting my nails from age 4 to age 17. At 17 I started doing nails extensions or gel nails as they are popularly called. The girl who did my nails was shocked with the state of them and feared that she couldn’t even put extension on my nails since they were too short. Over the span of year and a half my nails completely recovered. Right now, I don’t have gel nails anymore and am trying to maintain them myself.
(Slika mojih noktiju iz 2011. godine, ujedno i prvi put da sam imala zapravo nokte)
(My first gel nails in 2011 and also the first time I actually had nails)
2. Neadekvatna nega kože lica / Inadequate skin care
Mlada i problematična koža zahteva posebnu negu, što ja u svojim mlađim godinama nikako nisam poštovala. Kada imate 13-14 godina sasvim je normalno da imate masniju kožu koja je podložna bubuljicama, a takvoj koži su potrebni preparati koji bi sanirali posledice puberteta i omogućili prevenciju nastanku novih nepravilnosti. Nikad nisam imala velike probleme sa kožom, ali mi je krivo što u nekom momentu nisam otišla kod dermatologa i dobila savet kako da pravilno čistim svoju kožu, jer sam upravo zbog neadekvatnog čišćenja i izazvala sebi veći deo problema (čistila sam lice običnim sapunom, šta da vam kažem).
Young and problematic skin requires special care and special product, which I didn’t quite know when I was younger. When you are 13 or 14, it’s normal to have oily, acne prone skin. This skin type requires products who will take care of production of sebum and prevent further inflammation and acne. I have never had big problems with my skin, but I do with I had gone to dermatologist at some point and got advice on how to properly clean and care about my skin.
3. Spavanje sa šminkom / Sleeping with makeup
Priznajem da mi se i dalje desi da legnem na spavanje, a da nisam odstranila svu šminku sa lica, ali to se desi jednom, dvaput u toku godine kad sam premorena od neke žurke. Kad sam bila u osnovnoj školi, nije mi uopšte bio problem da odem na spavanje sa kompletno našminkanim očima, da prespavam sa šminkom i sledeći dan odem takva u školu. Ova greška se direktno nadovezuje na prethodnu, jer zbog ovog neskidanja šminke sam sebi izazvala mnoge probleme na koži.
I have to admit that this still happens to me once in a while, but I have reduced it to twice a year or so, since I am usually not that tired to forget to remove makeup from my face. When I was in elementary school, I had no problem with sleeping with makeup and then going to school with the same, smudged makeup I have put on yesterday. This mistake was responsible for most of my skin problems during this period.
4. Previše iščupane obrve / Over-plucked eyebrows
Obrve sam počela da čupam tek sa 14 godina i to sama, što je nešto što sebi neću oprostiti. Ne znam šta me je nateralo da uzmem pincetu u svoje ruke i ostavim sebi jednu tanku, skoro nevidljivu liniju koju sam zvala obrve. Napomenuću takođe da sam nekada znala da otfikarim i onaj deo obrve kod korena nosa, pa sam tako išla sa em tankim, em kratkim obrvama dok mi nije došlo iz pozadine u glavu da nešto moram da promenim.
I started plucking my eyebrows by myself when I was 14, which is something I won’t ever forgive myself. I have no idea what made me pluck the crap out of my naturally bushy eyebrows and leave one arched and very thin line that I called eyebrows now. To make things even worse, I used to accidentally pluck the inner corners of my eyebrows too much, so I basically had at one point two halves of eyebrows.
5. Pretaman tečni puder / Darker foundation than skin tone
Imam izuzetno svetlu kožu, u nivou MAC-ovog NC 15 tečnog pudera. Naći pravu nijansu pudera, pa i korektora je jako nezgodno, s obzirom da na našem tržištu nema mnogo pudera u drogerijskom rangu sa nijansama koje bi meni odgovarale. Godinama sam muku mučila sa tečnim puderima, pošto sam ih jedno vreme svakodnevno koristila. Kroz moj neseser su prolazili razni puderi od kojih nijedan nije bio dovoljno svetao i od kojih je svaki bio upadljivo žut. Imala sam 2 Garnierove BB kreme, Bourjous Healthy Mix u nijansi 52 u koji se svi kunu, L’orealov Matte Magique u nijansi Rose Ivory i Avonov Calming Effects u najsvetlijoj nijansi. Sa svakim sam izgledala previše žuto/narandžasto i nije mi jasno kako sam ih uopšte toliko dugo i koristila. Sada kada sam prestala da koristim tečne pudere, shvatila sam koliko je lakše jednostavno ne razmišljati da li ćete potrefiti pravu nijansu ili ne.
My skin is extremely pale in the range of MAC’s NC 15 liquid foundation. Not only is it pale, but I have a cold undertone to my skin which makes shopping for foundations and concealer a real pain in the ass. Our market isn’t very kind to people with much too pale or dark skin. If your skin is paler than average, you’ll be having a hard time finding the right product for yourself in the drugstore range. I had so many foundations and none of them was quite right: two Garnier BB cream in shade light, Bourjous Healthy Mix in shade 52 Vanilla, L’oreal Matte Magique in shade Rose Ivory and Avon’s Calming Effects in their lightest shade. With every foundation I’ve ever bought, my face looked too orange or too yellow, so I stopped using foundation alltogether at some point.
6. Neuredno i napadno našminkane oči / Messy and heavy eye makeup
Kao što sam gore spomenula, počela sam sa šminkanjem sa 12 godina. Kako sam tada i dalje bila u osnovnoj školi, reakcije na moj pokušaj smokey eyes-a nisu bile blagonaklone. Nastavnici su me, na ne baš suptilan način kritikovali i zahtevali da ne dolazim našminkana u školu, što mene nije posebno interesovalo pošto sam tvrdoglavo nastavila sa traćkanjem crnog krejona i tamnih senki na kapke. Sa ove distance, shvatam da sam preterivala, ali smatram da svako mora da prođe kroz neku fazu koje će se možda malčice kasnije stideti da bi kasnije naučio na svojim greškama.
As I said before, I have started using makeup on an every day basis when I was 12. Since I was still in elementary school back then, reactions to my sloppy smokey eye look weren’t very positive. Teachers criticized me for this all the time and demanded that I stop wearing makeup to school, which I didn’t give a damn at the moment. I simply continued putting large amounts of black kohl eye pencil and dark eyeshadows. I probably thought it looked super edgy and rebellious. Now I understand it was a bit too much, but I am glad I went through this experimental phase since I have learned a lot on my own mistakes. 
Kakve ste vi greške u šminkanju i nezi pravili tokom odrastanja? Kako vam se sviđa ova rubrika i da li vam je zanimljivo da čitate tekstove o mojim ličnim iskustvima?
Which makeup and beauty mistakes have you made during your teenage years? Do you like these kinds of posts and would you like to read more about my experiences?
Do sledećeg posta,
Sandra. 🙂
‘Till next post,
Sandra. 🙂
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