Cosmetologists Take the Imperfect Look

Hold on to your bed sheets because there’s good news for the OMG-I’m-so-late-to-work-where’s-my-makeup type. Says an article by Stephanie Rosenbloom for The New York Times, not being able to apply proper makeup might not be too bad in 2012 because the in thing this year was the out thing in 2011. This year, when the world is supposed to end according to the Mayan calendar, the hottest is imperfection. YES, you read that right.

So, this year it’s in with the “effortless, minimalist, just-out-of-bed-with-your-lover” look, and out with the Twilight eyes, vampire coiffures, and the draughtsman-approved lips. Easy to do, right? Cosmetologists and beauty experts who are cosmetology license holders (such as those who have finished their Texas cosmetology CE or Kentucky cosmetology CE) say—and not without a pout—not quite.
  
Apparently, there’s perfection in imperfection. And the preferred weapons for this new battle for beauty? Well, your fingertips. It’s push it, smudge it, smear it, whether it’s your lipstick, your bronzer or your eyeliner. And if you’re fearful about exercising the new freedom, the beauty professionals are of course more than willing to take over. They have the training, the knowledge, and the experience to give you the 2012 je ne sais quoi. In other words, they have the restraint (another 2012 beauty buzzword) not to make a mess of it.

If you’d like to be a beauty professional (or someone who can do beauty the right way), there’s good training at online beauty hubs such as cosmetologycampus.com, which provides comprehensive online cosmetology CE training (if you’re in Texas it’s called the Texas cosmetology CE; if you’re in Kentucky, it’s called the Kentucky cosmetology CE).