Oh yeah....if you think eyeliner is hard....try to put on false eyelashes....geesh!
Oh yeah....if you think eyeliner is hard....try to put on false eyelashes....geesh!
All I ever wanted was to be a girl. Is that really asking too much?
I'm glad you said something about this. I've been thinking about asking about this in the beauty forum, because my natural eyelashes are really terrible. But somehow, I kinda had the feeling that I should take this in baby steps...Originally Posted by almostalady
BTW, I am getting better at liquid eyeliner. Last couple of times I've done this, it actually looked like I'd applied it deliberately. I wouldn't say it looked "good" - but at least it didn't appear that one of the frat brothers had scribbled across my eyelids with a sharpie while I was passed out drunk at the frat party...
#14 - It takes an absolute TRUCKLOAD of stuff to be a girl! Oh my gosh, I had no idea! I am contemplating packing for a trip, and am astonished at the volume of things I'd need to bring. How do women do this so efficiently? I will *never* complain about how much space my wife uses in our suitcase. EVER!!!
#15 - shaving your legs is quite a bit more maintenance than I'd ever imagined. How on earth does my wife do this in 3:38s? (average, not that I've timed it...) How do girls ever actually get out of the bathroom? This just seems impossible!
Hey Paula. I think most of us have been through this. It's amazing how much we missed growing up.
I have found lately that physical appearance may be less of an issue than behavior. I live and work in the midwest US, and many women here are big, use very little makeup, and dress very casually.
Lately, I've been blending in wearing jeans and no makeup. Feminine voice and gestures work wonders, glasses hide eyes and eyebrows. That's a lot less work.
I grew up with my mother, my sister, and my grandmother, mostly. How on earth did I not pick up SOMETHING? lol.
Those are good observations and give me a lot to think about. My frame, near total lack of hair on my head, the abundance of it everywhere else, and my voice are all pretty dead giveaways. I doubt I'll ever remotely pass - but that's OK.I have found lately that physical appearance may be less of an issue than behavior. I live and work in the midwest US, and many women here are big, use very little makeup, and dress very casually.
Lately, I've been blending in wearing jeans and no makeup. Feminine voice and gestures work wonders, glasses hide eyes and eyebrows. That's a lot less work.
I'm hoping y'all find this thread amusing. I certainly do. I'd think the whole situation was really hilarious if it weren't happening to me, and I wasn't terrified that I was in the process of destroying my life for something that is completely impossible and impractical. Of course, from a certain perspective, that type of material makes for the best comedy.
So I have learned something else since shaving my legs this weekend. My legs are *really* freaking cold right now. I'm sitting here, typing this, shivering. I didn't think I had *that much* hair, and I didn't think it did much for me. WRONG! I'm freezing. I may have to put on some hose or some tights not for CD purposes, but just to stay warm!
Why didn't someone warn me about this? No wonder my wife is so cold all the time!
Thanks all who are participating in this thread. I know I'm an idiot. I hope you are enjoying my journey of self-discovery, i.e. "Just how stupid am I?" (Answer: really bone-headed!)
PS. Brrrrrrr!
Paula!
Thats why they invented Pantihose.
They do a great job of keeping your legs warm and shapely too
Bobbi
Aint nothin gonna happen that aint supposed too!
Oh sure, Paula, we believe you. haha
I think this is one of the biggest life lessons I learned while having my first makeup lesson. I'll forever from this point forward just bring a book on a date in case it's taking longer than expected. I also understand what a catastrophe a bad hair day can really be now that I have a really great wig too. Being a girl is hard work.
My first makeup day is going to be this weekend my girl is going to do up my makeup. Reading this thread now I'm going "oh god... how will I ever do that on my own!?!?!?" And this is before she does anything! After I'm going to be so overwhelmed I'm sure.
Some stuff is pretty easy. One tip is to use less than you think you ought to use, of just about everything. Too much makeup is not better than not enough. Even if you look like me. Some of it is fairly easy.
Eyeliner is tough sledding - be warned.
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Yeah, there really are a lot of advantages. Why I'm swimming against the current, I'll never know.
Don't worry, your skills will improve over time. Just keep watching those makeupistas on youtube, reading fashion books/magazines/catalogs and keep practicing.
As for fake lashes, you can find tutorials on that on youtube, I prefer the do a line of glue as if it was eyeliner method... a youtube user called something like kuiipo demonstrates that one.
Veronica
If you believe in it, makeup has a magic all it's own -- Sooner or Later (TV movie)
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?- Marianne Williamson
Have I also not said that "This Thing of Ours" makes some of us a bit "Barefoot in the Head"? Well, it does.
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