I have a five month old son.
Here are some of the things I’ve learned about makeup in the last few months :
1. God created undereye concealer for new moms. Everyone else merely benefits from its existence {you’re welcome}. But I’m quite certain that it was created for us {we are unarguably the least rested creatures on the planet}. As a new mom, it's not imperative that you have on a full face of makeup, but it is imperative that you have concealer on. It has the transformative power to make you feel {and appear} somewhat human during the months of sleep deprivation.
2. If you have a baby that absolutely will not nap and demands to be constantly held, you must take advantage of the very tiny window of opportunity during the early morning hours {you know, the time of day when the last thing on your mind is makeup} to put something {anything} on your face. If his fleetingly brief state of self- contentedness passes you by, you will most assuredly end up going the entire day with no makeup on whatsoever.
3. When your baby has a complete and total meltdown in public, you will feel infinitely less self conscious {as everyone stares at you} with makeup on than without.
4. If you manage to get out of the house and successfully make a run to the store without the aforementioned meltdown, you will feel like a supermom. If you are unsuccessful in this venture, you will still feel like a supermom because you at least have makeup on. It's a win - win.
5. While your child doesn’t know or care {nor will he remember} whether your face had makeup on during the months comprising his first year, there are a great many cameras flying around these days. You will get caught in pictures. And you will see the pictures and wonder why you couldn’t have at least put a little concealer on.