My name is Meagan and I like to consider myself an amateur of all things beauty. 

In college I started wearing just the basics; mascara, eyeliner, and maybe eyeshadow if I was feeling saucy. Everything was a drugstore brand because

1. I couldn’t afford prestige brands
2.  I didn’t really know how to apply makeup properly so I didn’t want to spend all this money and look like a dumbass with an Anastasia highlighter on my chin or something

I was never a fan of makeup, in fact, I only started consistently wearing it about a year ago. I grew up with a strict mother, she was extremely adamant of me not wearing makeup or even tweezing my eyebrows until I was fourteen and even then she would only permit eyeliner. Not even mascara. 

It wasn’t until this past summer when I got a fairly good paying country club job and watched a s%$t ton of makeup tutorials by the greats (Jeffree , James, e.g)  that I started feeling a lot more comfortable buying ‘luxury brands’. Now I’m never looking back. 

But the main purpose of this vlog is not to flex on everyone my makeup collection, I’m starting this because…

1. I’m still not pretty enough to go on YouTube
2. My friends all think I am spending thousands of dollars on makeup.

Granted I am spending money (probably more than a waitress should) but to tell you the truth I rarely pay full price for an item. For the most part I hunt down deals and shop smart so I am getting the most bang for my buck. 

So that is where this blog comes in. I want to show that a normal person who doesn’t get PR packages or paid by the Insta post can look beautiful too. I will be posting makeup hauls, unbelievable sales, my thoughts on products to determine if they’re really worth it, my thoughts on going ons in the makeup and beauty community, and just to document my beauty journey. Like I said, I used to be just a one coat of mascara type of girl. Now being able to do my own makeup properly has given me so much confidence and strength, I want everyone to experience that. Plus, all of my friends and family aren’t into makeup at all so I need somewhere to gush. 

IN NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM AM I CALLING MYSELF AN EXPERT OR THAT YOU SHOULD FOLLOW ANY MAKEUP TECHNIQUE I DO. Like I said, I am a beginner. We are all learning together here!  

Before we get into it, here is a little about me. Again, my name is Meagan and I am a recent college grad currently working as a waitress in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina until something more permanent comes up in my field. I’m 22, with a loving boyfriend, a native New Yorker total dog mom, heavy coffee drinker, huge makeup & pop culture junkee, and an avid lover of the Florida Manatee. I can’t wait to go on this journey with you Beauty Belles!