The Reclaim Room CIC

every time i put makeup on someone says “you don’t need it” and i know they mean well — but i think people misunderstand what makeup is for a lot of us.

sometimes it’s not about hiding.
sometimes it’s not about insecurity.
sometimes it’s not even about beauty.

sometimes it’s healing.

for some people, makeup is the first time they’ve looked in the mirror and actually seen themselves again after trauma, burnout, depression, abuse, grief, dysphoria, motherhood, survival, exhaustion, illness, heartbreak… whatever it may be.

it can be ritual. it can be art. it can be control when life feels uncontrollable. it can be softness after spending years in survival mode.

it can be identity. it can be gender affirmation. it can be confidence. it can simply be 20 minutes where your body belongs to you again.

that’s why i started The Reclaim Room CIC — because healing doesn’t always look like sitting in a circle talking. sometimes healing looks like glitter. sometimes it looks like eyeliner sharp enough to survive another day. sometimes it looks like finally feeling worthy enough to take care of yourself again.

“u so fkn sexy” as the audio is funny to me because yes, confidence is attractive. joy is attractive. reclaiming yourself is attractive. watching someone slowly come back to life in front of the mirror is attractive.

makeup didn’t save my life.
but reconnecting to myself did.
and makeup became part of that journey 🤍

things that terrify me as someone with agoraphobia… but i’ll still show up.

because fear doesn’t get to decide my life.
and what i’m building matters more.

if you’re struggling with anxiety, this is your reminder — you can be scared and still do it anyway.

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