I Hide My Perfume Like I Hide My Real Self

I keep my perfume in the back of my closet, tucked away in a box, like it’s some secret I’m not ready to share. I used to line up the bottles on my dresser, hoping someone would notice the effort, the money, the tiny bit of beauty I tried to claim for myself. But the sun would hit them wrong, and the scent would fade, and I’d feel stupid for caring so much about something so fragile. Now I’m careful—always the cap on, never on a high shelf, never in the bathroom. I treat these bottles better than I treat my own skin. Sometimes I wonder if I’m just as easy to damage. Maybe that’s why I keep both of us hidden. #BeautyBurnout #SkinStory #MirrorFatigue #Beauty #Makeup