Makeup: How Does a Mom Find the Time?
The sad thing about moms and makeup, is just when we are at our most sleep deprived and exhausted and haggard looking and most in need of the help from makeup, we are too sleep deprived and exhausted to apply any.
But that’s OK. And anyone who doesn’t forgive a new mom for not looking sparkly and at her best is, to put it politely, a ratbag. New moms should be allowed to focus on their babies, not fuss with foundation. And do you know what? Your newborn baby thinks you are the most wonderful thing he/she has ever seen. And that’s even with two hours of sleep and no makeup.
And it doesn’t necessarily get much easier as babies get older. My pre-baby makeup routine was either none (by day) or excessive (by night). Now I have a son and don’t get to go out at night much, and if I do there’s a mad rush to find at least clothes that are not stained by drool and sandbox sand so makeup tends to be reduced to a few swipes of mascara.
Occasionally I manage a little eyeliner during the day, but makeup has definitely become an optional extra with little kids. I leave my eyeliner and mascara next to my toothbrush so I see it in the mornings, and if I feel like it, it’s easy to put a little on.
Now my son is three and I’m used to not wearing it. Hanging out with other moms who are all in the same boat as me and don’t have time to put on makeup either makes me feel more comfortable without it. I love my non-mom friends, but I always feel just a little dowdy compared to them, even though I know that they have more time for grooming, and a steadier hand to apply eyeshadow without a toddler climbing up their leg shouting Mommieeeeeeeee! But I much prefer no makeup and having my beautiful son.
Perhaps the solution for moms who do want to wear makeup is to train their children to apply it for them? Obviously, most moms will be wanting a more subtle look, but I think the theory is a good one… My son is very keen on putting mascara on me, once redirected to put it in the right place. Consider it one of many games to develop motor skills, and benefit for mom. Would you let your kids try doing your daytime makeup look?
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