When I was learning, I would do my makeup every day. I would take an hour for the basics, just eyeliner and lipstick and lip liner. I would try, cry, wipe it off, try again, cry again, wipe it off, and then got it. And eventually I got it to where I can do wings in 15 minutes with liquid liner in one go lol. I think it took about 3 months of everyday practice. Plus, makeup is fun. You can experiment! The crazy smokey eye from that Shania Twain music video, white eye liner, glitter, eye shadow, intentionally looking like you cried with mascara as an emo thing, all kinds of stuff.

It was good to have someone who taught me the ultra basics like eye liner, but also my ex was never that into femme anything. So besides literally this is how you hold your hand, I learned it online. Thankfully there’s about a million videos to watch and follow along.