Monday disguised as a Tuesday

[cupcake_goth]

Today was not great. Tired, super-busy at work, general crankiness, and becoming dissatisfied with what I was wearing (thus causing the Body Image Demons to reunite for a reunion tour, ugh).

This morning, when coffee was my only friend:



Later this afternoon, when it became obvious that the day wasn't going to get any better:



(Oh look, UD's 24/7 eyeliner smudges on me. Hmmph, I am unimpressed.)

But now I'm home, I had tasty food that the Stroppy One made, I have gotten through a stressful phone call, and now I'm going to relax by reading fic. And then maybe an early bath. Tomorrow WILL be better. If for no other reason than there will be cupcakes at one of the meetings I'm scheduled for.

Comments

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

And yet, even when you're having a bad day, you still manage to look adorable.

[ashbet]

**hugs!!**

I have recently been trying "Too Faced 3-Way Lash Lining Tool" as a potential replacement for my beloved Buxom gel liner -- it's fabulous, but I live in Texas, and it tends to transfer to my upper eyelid (under-brow region? That sounds too high! The bit that gets rubbed against when my eyes are all the way open, how's that?) . . . and I am not getting any younger, which (combined with weight gain in the last couple of years) means that I have a little bit more eyelid-droop.

I love the applicator, and once it's dry, I've found that it stays in place REALLY well. I don't use it all around the eye (I usually use shadow on the lower eyelid), but as an upper-eyeliner, I love it!

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[m-cobweb.livejournal.com]

FWIW, smeared eyeliner or not, those pics are icon-worthy.

[jola.livejournal.com]

If i had that mug i would be tempted to say "I never drink ........ coffee"

re: smudging

[morfydd.livejournal.com]

If it helps, I think I spent over $200 on mascara over Christmas and they all gave me raccoon eyes. Including the Dior you recommended, sigh. It is a lovely thickening and lengthening effect for the first few hours though. :)

(BTW, the Dior saleslady was... weird. When I explained my perpetual raccoon-eyes, she first suggested that I must not be using the right eye makeup remover (at $50 a bottle, natch) so it's failing to adhere to old mascara. So why should mascara come off the first time I wear it in months? Then she suggested not moisturizing under my eyes. Um. Over 40. Moisturizer, cold dead hands, etc.)

Re: smudging

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

The DiorShow waterproof smudged on you? I am both sorry on your behalf AND kind of impressed. The only other suggestion I have is the stuff by Blinc, which is the one that creates tiny ... tubes around your lashes.

I would have laughed in the face of the Dior saleslady, but I have no patience with makeup counter folks who try and run snake-oil sales pitches on me.

Re: smudging

[morfydd.livejournal.com]

I have considered the Blinc. When it first came out I heard rumors of it actually damaging eyelashes, but perhaps it's better now. Meanwhile the DiorShow stays on better than most, so I can wear it to go out - just not all day.

I am totally a sucker for snake-oil pitches, but I'd just spent entirely too much money on Jo Malone and Diptyque candles. I just sort of blinked stupidly at her until she wandered off, and bought the mascara from another salesperson.