Brave Face

I have an event I'm attending tonight, Blog Love here in Charm City.  I am super excited to see some people from Relevant, to meet others I've heard of, and even those I don't have a clue who they are!  However, I get really, really nervous before meeting new people.  Yes, I'm that girl who frets about her outfit, changes it a hundred times and then worries she looks a fool.  I somehow manage to hide this once I'm actually there and part of that stems from a routine I like to call "Putting on My Brave Face."

I take a hot shower and exfoliate my skin.  And then when I step out, on gets slathered the always cold Black Tea Mask by Fresh.  It's an intense hydrating mask, perfect for my dry skin.  I let it sit far past the 10 minutes they tell you to, because I'm usually wearing it while doing something else (such as blogging).  But after I wipe it off on goes La Mer Cream.  My skin is soft, and I feel like I can face anything.  

A touch up on the nails, a mini nap.....little things that help prepare me for having to go out and meet new people.  It's become vitally important since I'm soon to be on my own, exploring this city, and hopefully hosting a brunch or two.  It's hard to let down your guard, to learn that not everyone is faux, not everyone has an agenda.  But tonight I'm going to meet new people in a place I'm slowly accepting as home, and I can't wait to see what the future brings!