I use light/medium Garnier from the drug store (about $9) - but it exists at every price point. It also eliminates the foundation confusion when you are presented with about 40 different tones in one brand and have no idea where to start narrowing down so as not to look clown like or too pink or what have you (the Garnier only has 3 options for color). Plus for me it’s like a having calcium and Vit. D in your orange juice. You get the SPF and moisture without having to think about it which is perfect for me. Otherwise I likely wouldn’t screen up every day.
I am out the door by 5:30 am so I need to have a 3 minute routine that I can do in my sleep in the semi darkness and not go too far wrong.
Hadn’t heard of Carmindy but found the video interesting. I have never dabbed at my face that much in my life. I wouldn’t make it to day 2 with that routine. She’s very pretty with or without make-up. I am obsessive about sunscreen, now. Can’t say the same for my younger days, sadly.
I can’t believe this didn’t start a war. It’s one thing to encourage professional dress, it’s another to tell nurses to “do something with their hair and put on some makeup”. A decent HR department would be all over that doctor.
Were there male nurses that were “disheveled”? Nurses used to have stringent rules such as not being allowed to have pierced ears, etc. My D was a nursing student and the list of do’s and don’t’s was long and somewhat hilarious. No visible thong underwear, no long nails, no visible tattoos, no facial piercings, etc. Nothing was said about having to wear makeup.
Which brings me back to how unfair it is that Caitlyn is better at achieving female perfection than me . . . legs for days, no stretch marks, no cellulite, perky boobs, life is so unfair! (I’m kidding, people, just in case there’s any question) ;
I just put the BB cream on my finger and smear it around - it is sheer enough that there’s no need to be too exacting with it. If I want to do that hi-lighting thing I use the lightest luminescent eyeshadow color that came in one of the multitude of Clinique free gift eyeshadow compacts that my mother hands on to me and do a little dab on the inside corner of the eye and a swipe under the brow (that’s where I get my mascara as well.)
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I know we give a lot a leeway in the cafe, but the last three pages have not been even remotely tangential to Caitlyn. Can we circle back please?
I am trying to learn and understand transgender people as a heterosexual woman. My experience is limited because of the rural place that we live in but even in our small town, some friends and former high school classmates of my oldest daughter have actually changed their gender. One of them was formerly a female , one male.It has been a topic of discussion and not in a negative, gossipy way. I have seen both of them post surgery and they truly look like the gender they are now. It seems natural actually and that they were forced at birth to be the gender that the dr assumed was right
On the other hand, my soon to be high school grad has a classmate who identifies as a female but I feel has a lot of mental health issues ( being aware of him / her since kindergarden ) I have seen some disturbing behavior from the beginning to present date. I suspect that he may have been sexually abused as a young child. He made sexual remarks towards my daughter as early as first grade…things that no child that age should know about. Red flags IMO. I knew he was a problem child, disruptive but only recently did I learn of the things he said to my daughter ( she didn’t understand what was said as a little girl )
Now, he gets a lot of attention, mostly negative but also pressure to be accepting of his sexuality , despite his vulgar gestures when on stage for a recent school sponsored show.
Sometimes the lines get blurred because of societal pressure to be all accepting , when we wouldn’t accept a heterosexual or homosexual student behaving the same way when performing to an audience full of parents and students of all ages.
I rarely wear enough makeup to notice, but I have had a lot of trial and error getting to the place where I know what things work the best, starting about 44 years ago.
Girls in junior high can maybe get away with looking awful, ( anyone wear white lipstick?), but adult women want to look good, not like they don’t own a mirror.
Caitlin could probably have her kids help her with that though, I bet they would have a great time!
He was ahead of his time, in teaching how to use a few basic products for different effects, and in learning about your own face.
I didn’t say all people need to wear cosmetics all the time.
I did disagree with the person who intimated that men don’t primp or worry about their hair or skin, or general appearance.
Also, I would agree with the advisors who counseled students to look professional at a job fair.
It’s fine if you want to attend the job fair in your pajama pants, with unwashed hair & a smudgy face.
More power to you if those criteria are important to being " true to yourself".
But if you want me to hire you, or even just give you an interview, then you should perhaps consider first impressions.
