I’ve had my western (zodiac) and Chinese astrology charts done. Though I don’t put much faith in them, it’s interesting how well they describe me.
I’m Sagittarius with an Aquarius moon and Gemini rising. An astrologer friend (who did my full zodiac chart) said “oh wow, no wonder you have so much inner conflict: you’re a walking paradox!” 😂 (Sag and Gemini are opposites.) Apparently I’m also a rebel-hearted adventurer who’s willing to try new things regardless of the risk, doesn’t fear bold or unusual colors, often uses things in ways others typically don’t, has a burning desire to know the truth of everything, needs to find out if (and why) things work, and wants to share her findings with others who may find them helpful.
I can can see how my makeup choices fit all those descriptors. Skincare is slightly different: there’s only so much risk I’ll take there—but that’s after decades of hard lessons learned. 😄 I could blame my need to research and test all of the things on my star chart. Also, my need to have all the pretty colors and my love of color shifters. And probably my refusal to do “seasonal” makeup shades. (All of the colors, all of the time!)
Might also explain my shopping habits. I don’t mind browsing in a store with no SA assistance; it leaves me more freedom to move about, play with testers, and explore “hmm, I bet I could use this as [something unusual]” options. But if an SA approaches me and I can tell they really know what they’re talking about, I like to ask questions. I always notice how SAs treat other customers in the store. If I don’t like how they generally handle customers (some SA teams ignore older customers, others seem to shun customers who aren’t obviously wearing a full face of makeup or dressed like they have money, etc.), I stop going there—even if I got good service that day—and I usually complain to customer service or corporate about it.
I don’t like paying full price for anything but if I reeeeally want something, I’m gonna buy it. I love a good deal, but I try not to chase every GWP deal because honestly, I end up with way too many samples I won’t use. Then again, those are things I can gift or donate to others who need them, so they’re not completely bad. My astrologer friend would say my Gemini wants all the samples and all the deals, but my Sagittarius wants a bigger discount without all the little superfluous samples, and then my Aquarius appeals to Sag’s generosity by reminding me I can always donate the samples. I drive myself a little nuts sometimes. 😂
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