Bare Escentuals

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I think my girly gene didn’t fully develop. A friend of mine and I were trying to decide what to do with our afternoon a few months ago and she said excitedly, eyes dancing, «Ooh, let’s get mani/​pedis!» I looked at her very disinterestedly and replied, «Really? Must we? Isn’t there anything else more fun we can do that doesn’t involve a stranger feeling on my toes and the possibility of catching fungus from some unclean chick’s nasty feet?» She looked at me incredulously and relented, begrudgingly, to seeing a movie instead.
I’m not the girliest girl: I don’t need mani/​pedis, I can take care of my own hands and feet; going for a spa day sounds like a waste of money and again, what the hell is the fascination with the touch of a stranger? Next! I have bottles and bottles of bath gels and fancy lotions that were gifted to me collecting dust in my linen closet. Despite the fact that my sister and I once lobbied my parents to allow us to wear makeup before the pre-​designated age of 16, I don’t actually care to wear a lot of makeup. Actually, I quite hate wearing a lot of makeup. I watch girls in the gym shellacking their faces with heavy foundation and thank the lord that my pimples took their pizza party to someone else’s face after the 8^th grade. Mascara and lip gloss works just fine, thankyoumuch.
The last time I bought heavy-​duty makeup was about 6 or 7 years ago when I was «going to be a star» and had to get headshots taken. I moseyed on down to MAC, where other girls told me was the spot, and explained my situation. They recommended a foundation for me that they claimed was light and wouldn’t make me feel like I was wearing an oil painting on my face. They sold me and I bought the makeup. I had the headshots done, the makeup artist applied my newly purchased makeup and… was it a success? I don’t know. Keisha F. ain’t in no movies, certainly not gracing the cover of any entertainment magazines and Perez Hilton isn’t drawing phalluses on my face, so, you tell me.
6 or 7 years later I still have that damned foundation. But, it started to look like chocolate pudding, so I figured it was time to buy something new when the opportunity for a new photoshoot arose. I happened to win a costume contest at a recent party. My winnings included a free professional photo session with a very cool agency. Thus, I had to go buy some photo worthy makeup. I decided to revisit MAC, but when I went to the counter in Macy’s no one seemed to be available. I went by twice and the second time, there was at least one makeup artist floating around, but I happened to be standing next to another black girl and I think he assumed we were together, so he just kept asking her questions.
Patience isn’t really a close acquaintance of mine, so, tired of waiting around for the makeup artist to realize that this other black girl and I were black strangers, I decided to wander over to the Bare Escentuals counter next door. I’d seen the titillating infomercials for Bare Escentuals — I may not love wearing makeup, but I do appreciate it’s transformative powers — and I was intrigued. Again, I explained to the makeup artist that I had an upcoming photoshoot and could she please help me ’cause I barely own makeup. She very quickly found a color to match my skin tone (an impressive feat in itself) and afterward she let me examine it in the mirror. My skin looked smooth and seamless, but I couldn’t tell I had any makeup on at all. I touched my face to check out this miracle and couldn’t feel the makeup! I was amazed. «I can’t even tell it’s on!» I said, gushing like the infomercial. «I hate feeling makeup on my face and I can barely feel it.» I was smiling almost as if I was in the commercial myself, turning it on for the camera. The makeup artist smiled assuredly and said, «Yep, that’s the point!»
One subtle blushing, an oil-​fighting powder, a tingly, minty lip gloss, and more gasps and awes from me later, I decided that Bare Escentuals is made for me. The infomercials are true! It IS miracle. It IS easy to apply and it IS like wearing a second skin. So, I may not be the girliest girl, but thanks to Bare Escentuals, it’s just become a little bit easier for me to pretend to be.