January 23, 2008
Again with the Eyeshadow
Instead of buying each other presents for birthdays and Christmas, Jerry's Mom K and I go do something with each other. Something like shopping or facials or pedicures -- you know, girlie crap. And that way, I'm guaranteed to see her at least three times a year. (She travels a lot.)
On Tuesday, for our belated Christmas (for which we made plans in November because that's how far in advance she has to plan), we went shopping at Woodfield and specifically, to Sephora for a "consultation," which is what you have to call it when you want them to do your make-up.
A little Sephora etiquette tip from me to you:
Sephora is not a salon, so if it's May or June, and you show up there with your hair in an up-do on a weekend and tell them you want someone to show you how to do your make-up, they're gonna tell you to go scratch.
But if you're an old lady in a hoodie and a ponytail on a Tuesday afternoon wanting to learn how to do a "smokey eye," well, they're bored and will show you. And then laugh at you.
So I sat down in the highchair, and the 20-year old Mascara Monster went to choose some eyeshadows for me.
PW: Um, I usually use brown or eggplant. I love the idea of grey, but I've never found a shade that looks good on me.
MM: Uh-huh.
PW: My eyes are a really weird color. They're like green-grey-blue. Grey eyeshadow tends to look blue on me.
MM: Well, I'm gonna use these. [brings over three shades of grey] They're a really true grey.
PW: You're the professional!
Five minutes and obscene amounts of eyeshadow later...
Other Sephora Chick: Oh, cool! Are you using teal?!
MM: What? NO! It's grey.
PW: Hand me the mirror.
You know, I've been the owner of my face for quite some time now, and I know what works. Grey doesn't work. Ever.
So I walked around the rest of the mall cleverly disguised as The Teal Whore Who Whore-ily Whored Her Way Through Teal Town. Thank God I didn't see anyone I knew.
Comments
Do you not have a camera on your phone? You are supposed to send me these embarassing moments!
Posted by: Marty at January 24, 2008 09:08 AM
That last paragraph was priceless!
Posted by: conductor at January 28, 2008 01:07 AM