I will admit it . . .
I can’t resist those “gift with purchase” promotions at the makeup counters!
Whenever I catch a glimpse of a “free gift” display in the cosmetics department, I have very little trouble convincing myself that I really could use a new blush, or possibly skin freshener, or mascara, or . . . something! 😉
As long as the products in the gift package are things you’d like to try, it really is a pretty good deal. Often, the assortment makes a good travel set, too! Rationalizing? Moi?
Not that I wear a lot of makeup these days, but occasionally I will “put on my face” (as my sweet Mom-in-law liked to say while winking at her grandkids! 😉 )
To tell you the truth, it’s only been in the last few years that I’ve kind of eased up on wearing makeup every day. For a large part of my adult life, I used to feel naked without it – even on a trip to the grocery store! Then one day it hit me that as you get older – less is definitely better!
Which reminds me – have you ever noticed that some older women start to look as if they’re getting ready for a circus performance with the way they apply their makeup? I always thought it was comical, but now that I’m on the other side of 40 yrs. (OK 50), I’ve had an epiphany – the poor dears couldn’t help it! Eventually your eyesight isn’t as good. It’s not that ladies are deliberately trying to put red dots on their cheeks – it’s just that they can’t see the blush that well, and need more and more for it to show up in the mirror! Live and learn. 😉
Lately, I mostly go with a swipe of lipstick, and a little blush . . . oh and earrings!!! Can’t leave the house without earrings!
How about you? No makeup? Full makeup? Earrings?
