I find my lack of freckles disturbing.

Same here. There's not really any blemish I could cover over that wouldn't also blank my freckles, and then who would I be? They are, despite the fact some people don't notice them, integral to my impression of my face, and my familial resemblance. They help me look like the Moulton branch of my mother's family. It's the only family resemblance we have, and it's pretty pervasive, so I don't give it up lightly.

I have to keep hydrating. I don't want there to be another vein fiasco at the ER tonight. I don't want there to be any kind of fiasco, but this I have some minimal whit of control over. plump up me veins. More juice it is.

Week from tomorrow, according to my onscreen guide.

You have a point, what with it not being the 17th yet.

Juice!

The Kevin Aucoin books are good for make-up info. When I do full make-up I do shading I learned from them to make my bone-structure look better than it is.

Seconding this rec. Making Faces is a complete primer on makeup.

Possibly this means I'm doing it wrong, but I find my lack of freckles disturbing.

Maybe you just need a more sheer foundation? It would let natural variations in skin tone - like freckles - show, but even out skintone overall. I don't like that "mask" effect either.

Whew, thought I was missing a special stealth pilot episode or something.

Much hydration and no fiascos for you, ita.

I feel like I have some kind of obligation to moisturize as a woman over 40, but I can't get in the habit. And I tend to forget sunscreen. But I think my face is holding up okay in spite of my neglect.

I was listening to my wayback machine (aka iPod) the other day, and Kris Kross came up.

They'll make you jump, jump.

Mm, Diniverse.

Oh, yeah.

Y'all, I had a burger for dinner tonight that was topped with goat cheese which had dark chocolate shaved into it (the goat cheese, that is), and also topped with mushrooms cooked in a sauce made with stout beer. OMG. SO GOOD. If the chocolate had been sweet, or if the chocolate-to-cheese ratio had been skewed more toward the chocolate side of the ratio, it would have been nasty. But they got it SO RIGHT.

I couldn't have it on a bun, so I wonder if the bun would have made a difference, and I'm thinking surely it had to. I don't know if I would have liked it on a bun.

Maybe you just need a more sheer foundation?

Hmm. I'm going to go examine my assets in the bathroom right now. I will be back shortly. ::pauses 24:: It would probably make most sense to even out the textures of my face. All smooth or all shiny or all matte. Could take away the dark circles under my eyes, but I'm kinda fond of those, so no rush. Then there is the redness of my nose, which can be distracting, I suppose. No way to get rid of the coin-sized brown patch on my left cheek and its smaller sibling without also spackling over the freckles, and at that point there's nothing left.

Basically, it's entirely not worth it.

I wash my face, I tone my face, I moisturise my face, I wear vaseline on my lips. That's absolutely mandatory. Anything else is soms sort of special occasion. Lipstick for work. Anything more than lipstick means an interview (mascara and brushed eyebrows) or the night (eyeshadow). Still no foundation. I've worn it maybe five times in my very long life.

I do wear lip balm, tinted or clear, pretty much all the time, because my lips get dry. I like the ones that smell nice.

What does "for the past five years from [date]" mean?

Light lashes, dark lips -- you'll take my Dior Show from my cold dead hands.

Against my better judgment, I watched SVU tonight. Would someone like to explain to me how the giant locker full of salkerpalooza was not only utterly useless but went completely unmentioned by the judge when she chucked out the case?

Flop. Back from tournament. Didn't place in either event. Had fun. Am sore everywhere. Exhausted but not able to sleep yet.

Don't like wearing lipstick, because it always seems like Too Much. I put it on then rub it off before leaving. I need to look into actual stain stuff, but it still seems like too much. But always try to wear mascara when getting made up.

Parents were here today. We went to the auto museum which has a great exhibit right now on streamlining in fashion compared to cars in the first three decades of the 20th century. Beautiful cars and dresses.