Time for frivolity.

[sofiaviolet]

I have decided I like red lipstick:

Its texture helps remind me not to bite my lips all the time (much like the slickness of nail polish helps remind me not to bite my nails).

Red lipstick + pale skin + dark hair = seems not inappropriate when my clothes required any degree of effort above "jeans and t-shirt." Not necessarily always the "right" choice, but probably not egregiously "wrong."

On the other hand, I'm not sure how well it goes with purple. (I am always purple, thanks to the hair. But so is a lot of my clothes, and most of the eye makeup I own.)

At any rate, the possibility that my mouth clashes with my hair shall not stop me from testing ALL THE RED LIPSTICKS at Sephora tomorrow before the munch.

My eye makeup skills are still subpar. I can kindasorta apply eyeliner now (I never thought I'd learn that skill! *excited*), but I still can't get it nice enough to wear in public. More practice needed. Eyeshadow... I can apply one color to my entire eyelid, that's about it.

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[sara]

I totally learned how to apply eyeliner this year from watching how-to videos on YouTube. I also feel quite achievey about the whole thing. I mean, I don't remember to put it on every day, but now I can do eyeliner and lipstick and kinda-sorta look like a real adult person who sorta gives a shit.

Mind you, it totally helps that New Assistant is also makeup-impaired and helps remind me to reapply the lipstick before meetings. I ♥ New Assistant.

[cupcake_goth]

There are a bunch of very good how-to videos on YouTube for applying eyeliner. One technique I've been told works well for liquid liner is to put dots of liner down, then play connect the dots. I have no idea how well this works, as I've been applying liquid liner for decades, and it's now all ingrained muscle memory for me.

Red and purple are a wonderful color combination!

[sara]

Hee, I am working against a persistent hand tremor; I don't think liquid liner will ever be my friend.

[sofiaviolet]

New Assistant! Alas, I don't have one of those. Right now, I'm dependent on the physical novelty of makeup to remind myself to check and make sure it's not all fucked up.

I have not yet tried Youtube.

[sara]

I had to go through multiple months of trouble to get mine, and have already said that if she quits, I will hide under the table and cry and then quit. At which point Remaining Subordinate said that if I quit, she will quit, too, and then the three of us agreed that if anyone needs to quit we will just all do it simultaneously.

YouTube was pretty helpful.