I’m not a girlie-girl. Never have been, don’t know if I’ll ever be one. I’m going to a special event and well, have to look special. So…I went on a trip to Sephora  to get makeup for myself. I ended up spending $111 for makeup. For makeup! Can you believe it? I mean, my daily routine is undereye coverup, lotion, combing my hair after the shower and lip balm. This is makeup to me. Cost? Probably $20. A friend told me about this Fiberwig mascara, so I got it, for $22. Then I realized that I had to get foundation: $40. Undereye coverup: $21. I saved on the nailpolish: $4 and got a combination eyeshadow/lipstick palette for $18. I got a multitude of samples, Lip Attitude Chic lipstick, Dolce & Gabbana perfume, Cosmedicine Medi-Matte, Kinerase Brightening Face Serum, Kinerase Concentrated Spot Treatment. I don’t know if I need all of this!  Not to mention that my  dermatologist makes her own coveted eye cream that costs $45. Her secretary told me that as soon the shipment is in the first box out of the case is mine.

As someone who has no real experience with makeup, I decided to use both my arms as testers. I dabbed on the Nar foundations on the left arm. Nar has different shades all named after countries, Trinidad, Jamaica, etc…After the fourth or fifth country, I realized that these were bronzers. My arms looked liked various shades of tan. It was sort of ridiculous since I’m already pretty tan. I moved on to test the lipsticks. My arms began to look like an artist’s palette. The Sephora saleswoman was looking at me strangely, but hey, what can I do?

Sephora’s an amazing store, but it’s overwhelming. I like going to a counter and picking a basic shade and coordinating everything with that. I felt like a kid in a candy store. It was overstimulating.

Do men have to go through this? The short answer is no. The long answer is no. If I’m wrong men, would love to hear your side of the story.