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The Essence of Winter

A beauty collaboration for the season.

By Monique MillanPublished 6 years ago 3 min read
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Who doesn’t love the holidays? Aside from being my favorite time of year it also happens to be my birthday month. Something that always puts me in a great mood is trying out new looks every year. With the changing trends and updating techniques so many people follow, recording them for YouTube has always made it easier to look back on and remember how things were done. Learning new ways to apply, utilize, and experimenting with new products has always been a passion of mine. I love testing out new ideas as well. Creating this look was probably one of the many I did this year. It reminded me of the holidays when I was a kid. As a teenager I never really did makeup on myself as much as I wish I did. I was always on Youtube looking at the gurus at that time to get inspiration for doing my own makeup. I joined Youtube in April of 2007, and I think about it. Now I wish I would have done way more creating as of then. Where would I be now? It’s never too late to get started. The beauty industry is still booming!! As well as it's only growing larger by the changing of the trends, and audiences likes, and dislikes. Maybe, just maybe, this coming year will be my year! Let’s do it, let’s get the ball rolling and growing like a snowball. Everything starts from somewhere right?! Yup, I thought so!!

In the new year there will be many more opportunities to build a better portfolio of amazing beauty goodness. Let's hope for magic to happen. Where do you get your inspiration? What does your routine look like? Have fun with your makeup, it's created intentionally for those who are curious to explore the world and art of makeup. Dive in, the water is warm!! There is no better time like the present to indulge and experiment with all things beauty related. You deserve that pampering feeling, everyone does!! Don't ever let anyone ever tell you otherwise. Nothing fills my cup more than knowing other women, even men, are taking care of themselves. It's essential for a healthy balance in life in general to fill your cups so that you can better fill others later!!

So let’s put things into perspective.. We all need to make time for ourselves, because it’s an essential part of our daily living. But many don’t, and that makes me sad. How about we all take 5 minutes, that’s it 5 minutes, and breathe… In through your mouth… and out through your nose!! There you go, you’ve got this. I know as a mom of 2 boys, and a husband who could pass as my oldest 3rd child on his own… Life is a daily struggle. Trust me when I say, I have the hardest time making time for myself, but I force myself even though I feel selfish doing it sometimes. Let’s not let that thought into our heads ladies (and gents) it starts to get depressing. It’s not a fun place to be at all. At times all we need is just a breather just to get out of our heads, and it’s ok to want to be alone!! You hear that, it’s OK to want to be all by yourself sometimes. I think people forget that part all too often. So let’s make ourselves a promise to take better care of ourselves in the new year, or whichever age you are. You deserve it, and your whole life will thank you!!

This was such a fun video to shoot for the holidays. As a group of girls got together to create different looks based on a single theme, I was lucky enough to choose the Poinsettia. The makeup look in this video was inspired by just that! Please enjoy this video as much as I enjoyed making it.

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About the Creator

Monique Millan

Stay at home mom, working my business and teaching others how to better utilize their time for themselves. Sharing my experiences with life, and motherhood! All while getting paid to pamper myself and others. Not a bad way to live life!

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