Makeup

So much has happened since my last update.  First, my dress arrived.  I did not expect to pick it up until the fitting in July but it has come, and I must pick it up.  I have to find a place to put it.  I am thinking about a very small storage facility.  That will get me to the fitting.  After that, I have to decide whether to keep it or donate/sell it.  Decisions!

Second, I bought a nice cocktail ring and a necklace.  They were shipped to Zales and arrived this week.  More about that later...

Finally, I had my makeup lesson yesterday.  Again, I was terrified going in but the ladies at the salon were perfect.  I am amazed that none of them has questioned my motivation or acted like I am out of my mind.  Oh well, I loved it.  She ran through the makeup that I brought suggested a slightly darker foundation for the summer, eyeliner, powder and a lipstick pencil.  Otherwise she was happy with my collection.  She picked up on my wanting a subtle look and showed me how to do it.  It was not as subtle as I have done but it more or less showed me that I am on the right track.  Practice, practice, practice.  She did one half of my face and I did the other.  I was so nervous that my half did not come out as well as I normally can do but it worked.  I learned a few tricks and ended with a nice makeup job.  She got out some makeup remover at the end of the session but I said that I'd leave that way.  Brave.  So, I checked out and the girl at the counter saw me, fully made up.  No comments.  I was so tempted to ask her how we had done but I didn't.  But, I drove to the mall with it still on, walked in to Zales and picked up the jewelry.  The ladies there said nothing while I did the paper work and then Jessa came in and asked if I had done the credit paperwork for the pearls.  I finished the other paperwork and then she took over and reversed the charges on the pearls.  She was her normal bubbly self and did not comment on the makeup.  Wow.  I am getting used to this status of people knowing that I am a sissy.