#but i own 5000 lipsticks so that counts for smth ig

[lgcara]

𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒐𝒘: 𝐊𝐈𝐌 𝐀𝐑𝐀

“one fact you might not know about me? i have a horrible habit of collecting things. mmm, please do not tell me that it is a bad thing to admit. it’s really bad. i think it started from when i was little with cute stationery sets, and stickers. and notebooks. tell me you don’t also have a lot of empty notebooks piled up somewhere in your home!” it’s something that drove her mother crazy when she cleaned up after her back home. it’s not as bad at the dorms for ara due to the fact that it’s a rather small space in contrast to her room back home. where things could just pile up with little to no effort.

“nowadays, i don’t collect stickers... as much. i also had a horrible habit of collecting plushies. here, look,” ara shows off a picture from her phone, displaying an array of pastel random stuffed animals that she’s collected from childhood. “i don’t even do anything with them. i only have one in the dorm with me, so i am not cluttering things all over the place....”

“and shoes! who doesn’t want to have many pairs of shoes? although i think lately i have been getting better. the worst thing nowadays is lipstick. they sell this many for a reason at the shops, right? etude house with their new collections, don quijote with rows full of different brands, stocked to the highest shelf.” ara sighs dreamily, before pulling out her makeup pouch. “here, i have five right now with me, which is very few considering how many i actually own...” because it’s entirely reasonable to need 3 lipsticks, 1 lip balm, and 1 lip tint on her at all times. “see, the reason why you need this many is because of.... gradient looks. sometimes it’s boring to only have one solid block colour all over, although i heard that might be coming back in trend again. it only looks good on certain people. i am not sure i am one of them. and sometimes the lip products make my lips peel, so that’s why i always carry lip balm on me too. can’t have those dry lips especially while i’m performing or doing photoshoots, right? it looks bad, but more importantly, it actually hurts if it cracks and bleeds. so take care of your skin, which includes your lips, ok?”