At that time I felt like there weren't a lot of makeup options for
darker skin tones available, and the makeup artists at the department store
counters seemed to think that loading up the
darkest shades of shadow, blush, and lipstick was the only way to go --(this is
before YouTube changed the world of makeup for women of color)-- that's when I decided to take matters in to my own hands and I became sort of obsessed with playing with makeup.