This week is
the big week for Julia; it's a full week of dress rehearsals and performances for her school play Alice in Wonderland. Julia's part is The Duchess. In the book (which I've never read) The Duchess is hideously ugly and I was worried about how Julia, aka "Miss Pretty Girl," would feel about that. After her initial shock, she decided it was okay. It was a part and it was a good one. So it was icing on the cake when her drama director didn't make The Duchess ugly after all, in fact she's pretty and regal. Whew. On the other hand, Julia has had to have her hair up and full makeup on for all 3 rehearsals and all 4 performances this week. Mom's become a hair dresser. I'm now taking appointments for updos.
On a positive note, I know where to skimp on the girl's future weddings so I can possibly afford those completely unaffordable wedding dresses without selling my kidneys and/or part of my liver.
It takes awhile to look like this, and it involves a mini curling iron, a half ton of bobby pins and a half can of hair spray. Emma, ever the opportunist, took advantage of this situation a couple of nights ago. While I was playing personal stylist, Emma decided to play Makeup Artist.
I looked over at her and in the matter of a couple of minutes, she had found Julia's makeup and an eyebrow brush out of my makeup drawer.
Just in case you're wondering how this brush is supposed to be used.
She looks a little drugged her but rest assured, that's merely the look of intense concentration. This makeup stuff is tricky business.
I feel pretty.
Emma is now hiring out for makeovers.
