For years, my morning routine started the same way:
Primer. Full-coverage foundation. Layers of concealer. Setting powder.
All to hide the same stubborn dark spots that had been staring back at me for years.
It didn’t matter if I was just running to the store or picking up my kids — if someone might see me, my makeup was on.
I wasn’t “high-maintenance.” I was just… hiding.
“I felt like my bare face wasn’t me. Or at least, not the version of me I wanted the world to see.”