βBeing in that space with different women at different stages in their journey, different walks of life, we were all very different but very similar, sharing one common link,β Kara explains.
As anyone diagnosed with cancer would know, itβs easy to lose your confidence and sense of self, but as Kara learnt during her workshops, itβs important to look after yourself.
βDoing something for myself, whether itβs five minutes of putting some make-up on or taking a little walk outside, that bit of self-care and self-love has been powerful,β she explains.
Bold moves
Kara says popping on her favourite lipstick, Super Lustrous Fire and Ice, gives her an extra boost when she needs it.
As well as teaching her the power of making time for herself, the Look Good Feel Better workshops also showed Kara how to deal with the loss of her defining features. βMake-up to me just used to be a chuck-it-on-and-go thing,β she reveals. βLearning how to pop on a bit of eyeshadow to make your eyes pop, blending in your brows, being taught how to work with features that are already there and enhance those was really impactful.β
With no government funding, Look Good Feel Better relies on the generosity of its sponsors to provide support to people undergoing cancer treatment. Revlon has been supporting the charity for more than 30 years and this is its fourth year running its International Lipstick Day donation campaign, where between July 10 to August 6, Revlon will be donating $2 from every Super Lustrous Lipstick sold in Chemist Warehouse to Look Good Feel Better.
βI think Revlonβs Super Lustrous Fire and Ice is my favourite shade,β says Kara. βAs a busy mum of two boys, I can just pop a tiny bit on, blend it through with some gloss and run out the door. I feel like putting on lipstick gives you that sense of power. Itβs the first thing people see and the first thing they notice β itβs always a bold move.β
Look Good Feel Better is free and available to any person undergoing any treatment for any cancer, anywhere in Australia. Visit lgfb.org.au or phone 1800 650 960 for more information or to register for the program.