make-up lesson

last night, i was finally able to use my birthday present: a make-up session. so four of us girls met at the local Body Shop and were introduced to the art of which brush to use for which part of the face and for which type of make-up; what colours to choose (and so, i will never wear anything red, pink, light blue or green again); how to apply the various creams and powders, etc. it was fun! especially when we had to answer questions such as: so, what foundation/colour/other do you normally use? most of us barely ever wear anything, save a little mascara and some lipstick, so we couldn't say much to that.

we had all decided that we wanted to keep a natural look and mostly, we did. but when it came to lipstick, i decided i wanted to try real red - you know, the one you see in movies. it was funny. S. and M. thought it looked amazing on me, but T. and i agreed that it was perhaps a bit much (and, let's face it, not really in accordance to the rest of my natural look). T. argued that for people who knew me, it would be too much of a shock. so we toned it down so it became pinkish and sparkly. that was more like it!

and so there we were, after three hours (learning takes time!): 4 gorgeously made-up women. we'd dressed up too, of course, and so when we came out of there, we made our way to a wine bar in the old town, where Mr. J. joined us and could only confirm how wonderful we looked. so all in all, a success!