Change Can Be Good (If You Have the Right Tools)
So the other night I had a big party to go to, and 13 minutes before I had to leave, I did something that any beauty editor at any magazine in the history of printing on paper would tell you not to do: I tried an entirely new makeup look. More than that: I tried bright purple eyeshadow. Now I am a lifetime red-lipstick-thick-mascara girl—I don't even know how to apply eyeliner, much less the nuanced art of eyeshadow—but I had on a lavender-gray dress and a colorful new Fresh shadow compact and I just thought "What the hay?" Perhaps this grooming error wouldn't have been so egregious (and not elicited the "Wow, your makeup looks special" response from my boyfriend) if we had just one decent mirror in our house that was illuminated with something slightly brighter than mood lighting. So, lesson learned. I'm taking a page out of my mother's beauty regimen, buying a certified makeup mirror with magnification and a "true to life" light feature, and using it any time I attempt a new cosmetic stunt. Next up: a pretty vanity to place it atop.
**CORRECTION (from my boyfriend): "When I said your makeup looked special, I meant special. This makes me sound like a jerk."
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