13 Unexpected Side Effects of Makeup Addiction

1. You can never leave the house without at least three lipsticks and two lipglosses.
2. You have a dedicated stash of neutral eyeshadow palettes, and while most “non-natives” would just see a whole bunch of pans of brown and beige eyeshadow, you can thoroughly break down the differences between each and every palette by undertone, finish, appropriate place to wear, etc.
3. You have a collection of several brown, black and/or gray eyeliners, and, as you can do for your neutral eye palettes, you know all the distinguishing factors among them, so you say things like, “Well, that black liquid liner has a matte finish, and this one has a shiny finish, and this other one has a vinyl finish, which is COMPLETELY different than a shiny finish…”
4. When your partner says, “Do you really need another coral lipstick/mascara/[insert any product you tend to hoard here]?”, you don’t even hear them anymore… They literally sound like the teacher from Charlie Brown (“Wah-wah-wah-waaaah!”).
5. You maintain several tubes of your favorite lipstick stashed in various places (your purse, your car, your jacket pocket).
6. All the makeup artists and sales associates at Sephora knowingly nod at you when you walk in, like “What’s up?”
7. You’ve experienced makeup shopping blackouts more than once, where you walk into a store and someone sticks a basket in your hand.

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