Makeup in the Delivery Room

You see celebrities and bloggers all over social media looking stunning in their post baby delivery photos, so I thought….why can’t I?  And why don’t I write a blog to share my tips and discoveries…if I feel most like myself and beautiful with a touch of sparkle, why not glam up on the most important day of my life for a photo I will want to treasure forever.

I spent hours watching videos, reading blogs, and trying out long wearing sweat-proof makeup.  I packed a full bag of makeup – including primers, foundation, concealer, eyeshadow palette, eye liner, mascara, brush, bronzer, highlighter, lipstick and setting spray.

A week or two before my due date, I was suggested to start the delivery process early and got a supervised induction (my terminology).  I was told that, depending on the person, the whole process, including delivery, would likely take 24-48hrs.   So before driving to the hospital, I did my makeup and hair with all my makeup finds and headed to the hospital.

After the first 24hrs, there was no baby and I had only started early labour, so I decided to take a shower, freshen up, and reapplied my full face of makeup again (cause let’s be honest, no makeup is going to last and look lovely past 24hrs), threw on my purple sparkly wedding robe, and headband with a bow in my hair.

I was ready to have this baby and look good doing it!

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