u/aveterinarynurse

What makeup would work best for combination, acne-prone, and somewhat sensitive/dehydrated skin?

I work as a veterinary nurse. I recently switched all my makeup to Benefit Cosmetics. At first, I liked it, but I realized that two hours into my shifts, it’s sliding off and you can’t even tell I ever applied makeup by the end of my shift.

I’m hoping to find a recommendation for a cruelty free / vegan makeup line that will last through my long shifts and not irritate my skin too much.

What do you guys think? REM Beauty? Chanel? Dior? MAC? Every time I go into Ulta, I don’t know what to trust.

Thank you so much!

What makeup would work best for combination, acne-prone, and somewhat sensitive/dehydrated skin?

I work as a veterinary nurse. I recently switched all my makeup to Benefit Cosmetics. At first, I liked it, but I realized that two hours into my shifts, it’s sliding off and you can’t even tell I ever applied makeup by the end of my shift.

I’m hoping to find a recommendation for a cruelty free / vegan makeup line that will last through my long shifts and not irritate my skin too much.

What do you guys think? REM Beauty? Chanel? Dior? MAC? Every time I go into Ulta, I don’t know what to trust.

Thank you so much!

Hello everyone. I hope it’s okay I just come here to share my feelings.

I’ve been working in veterinary medicine for five years. I turned 30 earlier this year. Today, I was consumed with sorrow and regret over choosing this as a career. For years, I always thought veterinary school was my end goal. But I’m realizing that working in-practice is killing me inside. I constantly feel undervalued, demeaned, and degraded. No matter where I go. I’m in my fourth semester of my A.A.S program in Veterinary Technology with Penn Foster College, and I cried in my bed after my 10 hour shift today because I fear I have wasted my life. Worse, I feel so trapped, because how can any of these skills I spent years building transfer into a new industry?

I know this is ultimately all my fault. I should have made different choices so I didn’t find myself trapped in a career that offers me poverty wages and S.I. at best. I just don’t know what to do.

Sometimes, I see a light in the darkness. Today, I had a client compliment my professionalism and my energy. I had a successful week in-clinic last week, making strides in surgery and doing well with sales. But it always comes back to this. I don’t know what to do anymore. I feel so lost. I feel like the worst technician in the world and the biggest loser. I work ten days straight, and somehow, I feel like I can never catch up. I’m barely surviving.

I don’t know what to do. I know I’ll still finish my A.A.S. But from there, who even knows? 💔

Maybe I’m just having a bad day. Maybe tomorrow I’ll wake up and feel lighter and less stressed. I just hate that these feelings always come back.