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I know what you’re thinking: those must’ve been some transcendental tattoos!
Courtesy of Chloe Toscano
My repulsion towards my scars didn’t stem from any sadness that my arm was gone.
It’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made to set myself free, physically and emotionally.
Butafter the procedure, I felt a bit intimidated by the little arm that remained.
Circling my scars with the vintage Lisa Frank tattoos (minus the dolphin tail)
No longer wanting to look down at them, I felt tyrannized by my own body.
Doing your makeup teaches you to familiarize yourself with your face, uniqueness, and forms.
So why not try that with a limb that I had not been properly reacquainted with post-amputation?
Doing myEuphoria-inspired arm makeup in a heart-shaped mirror that’s too small to even fit my short arm and my face.
More ideas for arm makeup looks spiraled in my mind.
(The shade was aptly named “Get a Grip!”
which I finally had.)
With the salvaged ones in place, I saw my scars sparkle in the sun brighter than aTwilight-adjacent vampire.
They didn’t seem as unappealing as I’d previously felt them to be.
I’d never been able to examine my scar for that long before.
When I decided to have my arm amputated, I did so proudly.
It’s helped me view myself one individual piece again, rather than the fragmented version I was seeing.
Our bodies are art really elegant art and makeup is my medium of choice.
A touch of sparkle or color can be more than a quick topper for your eyeshadow.
In fact, it’s what’s bridging the gap between me and my scars in my case.
Itfamously sticksto every crevice and crease and remains there, a nightmare to some.
I don’t mind it settling into the uneven skin that makes up my scars.
The program is messy, as is the journey, but the outcome can be beautiful.