I Am The Walrus

Two people broke up this week and I can vouch for at least one of them that she’s devastated. Crying has become an involuntary response, her eyes had been hurting so much from crying everyday that she had to buy eye cream to keep the swelling down.

There are good breakups and then there are bad breakups. Bad breakups usually involve criminal activities such as cheating, stealing, slander/libel or murder. Good breakups are just two people who have agreed that it’s not working out anymore, or that it doesn’t seem to be working out right now and perhaps it’s best to pull away from each other for a while.

But good breakups aren’t entirely good. You’re left with the feeling of hope, which can be either false or real hope. I can, again, vouch for one of the two individuals that she still feels hopeful but as the days go by, that tiny candle is slowly losing oxygen.

Right now, all the girl wants to do is turn off that part of her brain that triggers the memories.

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Valentine’s Day was make-up day for me. In the last two weeks, at least five people have told me the following:

1. “We have a presentation on (certain date) I hope you don’t mind, perhaps you should wear makeup” (from my boss hehe)

2. “You know, you’re pretty naman e, you just need to enhance your features with make-up”

3. “Ime-makeover kita! Hanap tayong makeup!”

4. “You look great in your Christmas office party photos (I was wearing makeup)”

5. “Make-up…. make-up…… dumdeedumdeedum….something about the weather…. make-up”

So I decided that I will finally have to invest in this damn thing.

I trudged over to Beauty Bar in Shangri-la to meet Fafi and Joy. When I came in, I pretended to fiddle with the lipstick and the brushes and the eyeshadow, but was stopped in my tracks when the saleslady came up to me to ask what I needed.

“Uh, guys, a little help?” I called to my girlfriends.

I felt like a room that needs cleaning. Fafi, Joy and saleslady looked at me like they wanted to rearrange my face. “She needs concealer that’s a lighter shade than her skin” said Fafi. “You don’t need eyeshadow, definitely eyeliner” piped Joy. “Get the blush, she needs blush” said the saleslady.

They sat me down — slouched as always — and proceeded to test the items on my face. Concealer to cover my darn dark spots. Loose powder. Blush. Eyeliner. Lipstick.

Here’s what I hate about wearing make-up — it’s obvious that I’m wearing make-up. I’ve been in an almost make-up-less atmosphere for the last nine, ten years in GMA and I’ve lived by the philosophy that I was hired, and I’m being paid, to think and not be pretty. Apparently, with the recent events at work, that is no longer true.

I looked at myself in the mirror after the saleslady (I remember her name — Micah!) was done attacking my face. Wasn’t so bad. I liked the eyeliner effect around my eyes, it made me look bitchy hehe. And the blush and the lipstick weren’t too pink nor too red, it was as if I got out of a really hot bath or sauna.

Here’s what I bought. I’m writing down the brands too because somebody out there might be using it and I am in dire need of tips— whether I should change my brand, or if it’s a good brand, or what brand is better, and so on.

My make-up kit (Ta-da!):

1. Natural Rice Oil-absorbing Rice Powder (Original Ancient Chinese Secret Formula…. oooh)

2. Prestige Blushing Duo — Blush & Highlighter

3. Prestige Light Response Self-Adjusting Undereye Concealer

4. Prestige Waterproof Automatic Eyeliner (Flanel Gray)

5. Prestige Lipstick - Mocha

6. Eyelash Curler, Blush Brush, Loose Powder brush

Prior to my purchase, I did some crazy research and came across brand names like Mac, Shu Uemura, Bobbi Brown, Bare Escentuals (can somebody enlighten me on mineral make-up?), Too Faced, Smashbox, among others. I’ve looked them up too and they are chi-ching! But I’d love to hear success/horror stories so I know what to use, help a girl out.

So…. weight loss, check. Hair treatments, check. Facials, check. Make-up, check. What’s next? Botox, perhaps? Harharhar….