I recently spent a week back at my folks place over Easter and, on leaving, accidentally forgot to pack my make-up bag. (I also forgot my hair-straighteners, diary, W’s night-lights and my work-key. Disaster.) This actually concerned me more than I thought it would.
I am not a HUGE make-up wearer you see. I know plenty of friends who would not dream of leaving the house without their lipstick or mascara on but I have never really been one of those women. In fact the only lipstick phase I went through was in my teens where Rimmel’s pale sugary-pink, (think Twiggy) or black-cherry (think Goth, the shame) were a must.
But now I only really wear lip-gloss, and a clear one at that, or mascara, if we are going somewhere special. So I was a little perturbed at how uncomfortable not having access to this little bag of magic made me. I came to realise that most days I DO find two minutes to quickly powder on some foundation and apply a quick swish of blusher and it does make me feel better.
I am not one of those “I am perfectly confident just how I am” kind of women after all.
I also came to realise some other rules I have almost unknowingly been living by. They include, but are not limited to…
- DO NOT leave the house without perfume, even to put out the rubbish.
- NEVER wear flip-flops without painted toe-nails.
- Keep all finger-nails the same length at all times. If one breaks the others are getting shortened too.
- Pluck eyebrows at least every other day for fear of looking like a cave-woman.
I am really not very laid back at all.
How about you?
Are there things you will not leave the house without doing? Are you a make-up or a hair-straightener slave?
Let me know.
Can’t really think of anything off the top of my head.
My nostril and ear hairs seem to be growing at a frighteningly fast rate and it annoys me if I don’t have time to trim them.
Sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day for a good nostril trimming.
I’m rubbish with the whole girlie beauty thing!
I’m rubbish with makeup. I wear it about once a month! I used to wear it more when I was in practice, but don’t bother now. It makes my skin itch (even Clinique) and I find it difficult get the right colour because I am so freckly; I forget and rub my eyes, smudging mascara everywhere; I forget to reapply lipstick, ending up with a ring of pink around the edge of my lips. Just rubbish.
I’m rubbish with perfume. It makes me sneeze, so haven’t worn any for the last 6 years.
I’m pretty rubbish at eyebrow maintenance, but getting increasingly better at upper lip hair removal, unfortunately becoming an essential routine every few weeks 🙁
And I’ve not plucked up the courage to do the hair dye thing either – and boy do I need it! – but I’m afraid that I’ll have an aleergic reaction to the chemicals 🙁
So, I can happily leave my makeup box behind without a second thought!
P.S. Occasionally I think that I should grow up and start to wear make up, but I’d rather stay in bed for the extra 5 mins, so therein lies the reality, I can’t be bothered!
Mahahaha. I am definitely with you on the hair dye thing. I MUST do it soon but keep chickening out.
Also, I think you always look fab x
Hey there;
thanks for stopping by Gonna Eat Worms… I am about to write my L day and I think lipstick works for me too! (not on my… one other women!)
cheers
Good luck with your L! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Hey there;
thanks for stopping by Gonna Eat Worms… I am about to write my L day and I think lipstick works for me too! (not on me… one other women!)
cheers
I think I am full cave women..I don’t do anything…I’m just a survivor! 🙂 I love to dress up….I love make up….painted toe nails are nice…but all of this only happens on date night! 🙂 Thank goodness I believe in date night once a week!
Your list is great and totally doable..maybe I should start there!??