A skill that took me quite a long time to learn and a deluge of patience was makeup. I was a layman in this sector. I wanted to learn it because it started actually with an urge. An urge to become naturally beautiful. we all are beautiful but in my country most of the salons they tend to brighten up your skin tone which looks very bizarre and artificial at the same time so I hated it and I wanted to look just like myself so that’s why I wanted to learn it. I faced many challenges because while figuring out my type of makeup or the makeup that would be the most suitable to my face, to my skin tone, it was very hard to find because under is very important finding your undertone. So it was very hard. It took me almost a year and a half to not be a professional makeup artist but a good one. And now I truly feel confident when I do my makeup because I keep it natural I do not change my skin tone and I get many compliments from people that’s how I know that it has turned out to be good and that’s how I realize that maybe I have mastered it not like a professional one but a good one
Band 7+: Describe a skill that takes a long time to learn. You should say: - What the skill is - Why it takes so long to learn - How you would try to learn it And explain the benefits of learning this skill.
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A skill that took me quite a long time to learn and a deluge of patience was makeup. I was a layman in this area. I wanted to learn it because it started with an urge, an urge to become naturally beautiful. We all are beautiful, but in my country, most of the salons tend to brighten up your skin tone, which looks very bizarre and artificial at the same time. I hated it, and I wanted to look just like myself, so that's why I wanted to learn it. I faced many challenges because while figuring out my type of makeup or the makeup that would be most suitable for my face and skin tone, it was very hard to find. Finding your undertone is very important, so it was quite difficult. It took me almost a year and a half to not be a professional makeup artist but a good one. Now I truly feel confident when I do my makeup because I keep it natural; I do not change my skin tone, and I receive many compliments from people. That's how I know that it has turned out well, and that's how I realize that maybe I have mastered it—not like a professional, but a good one.
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