What have you changed because of the pandemic?

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Apart from the obvious things - not going out to big venues, not travelling as much, no foreign holidays etc. - the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a few unforeseen changes for me. One of those has been that I have started to wear more make-up! This is quite unexpected because previously I didn’t usually bother to wear any, unless I looked in the mirror and thought I looked particularly scary. Sometimes I would put a bit of concealer over a spot or maybe splash out on a bit of lipstick to add a bit of colour. But of course there’s no point bothering with lipstick if you’re wearing a mask. And when a large part of your face is hidden behind a mask, especially if it’s a brightly-coloured one, and you also have pale-coloured skin and hair, it can look as though the rest of your face has just kind of faded away. So it has made me re-evaluate my thoughts about make-up and in particular the importance of making the eyes more noticeable. As a result I’ve been playing around with different effects. I’ve even been watching YouTube make-up tutorials and have fished out the things I haven’t used for ages, in some cases never used. I might not be going out much, but when I do go out I want to look as though I am actually there! Have you found yourself making any unexpected changes? All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2021.