About

ME
I'm just a Vancouver girl writing about shiny things that catch my eye. I'm not a makeup expert, I just want to share my experiences as I learn more about makeup and skin care. My weaknesses include turquoise nail polish, coral lipstick, and puppies. I have other interests like knitting, gaming, baking and they pop up here from time to time too.

I am roughly NC20 in MAC, and wear Light to Medium with Marcelle BB Cream. My cheeks are normal-ish and my forehead and nose tend to be drier (strange I know), so I favour products that are formulated with dry skin in mind. I also deal with facial eczema. That being said, I don't really consider my skin to be sensitive; I have used all kinds of creams, masks, and exfoliants and cannot remember ever having a reaction. The only exception would be my lips and the skin around my mouth, which is the worst of my eczema.


BLOG
If you are curious about my blog name--don't worry, you're not the first! Do want comes from do not want (often used in all caps DO NOT WANT), an internet meme that was spawned by a Chinese-subbed Star Wars Episode III. At the end of Episode III when Darth Vader screams "noooooo!" it is translated in the English subtitles as:

It became a thing to say for my best friend and I when we look at makeup: to ooh and aah and go "omg do want", so the name came about pretty naturally. To be perfectly honest, Do Want Makeup was intended to be a temporary name for my blog until I could think of something more witty or catchy; I couldn’t think of anything else but I just wanted to get started. I know there are some problems with this name: not everybody is going to “get” it, and it kind of makes me sound like I don't have a firm grasp of the English language. But now that it’s been a while, the name has grown on me and even seems to have a nice ring to it :D


DISCLOSURE
The majority of the products featured on this blog have been purchased with my own money. I also sometimes receive products from a brand or its public relations team for consideration, or am invited to press events that provide samples. I do not guarantee anything in exchange for samples or other forms of compensation. My first priority is to always present my opinion with honesty, sincerity, and integrity.


Please respect that I have put a lot of time and effort into this blog and do not repost my images or text, whether it is in part or in full, or as originally posted or edited, without contacting me. Pinning to Pinterest with a link back is a-okay.