Make up and aging

After five years of working 3rd shift, I finally switched to 1st shift. I really like being awake and enjoying daytime, even if it means early hours. I get up at 4:30 am, shower and wash my hair, then do my make up, drink coffee and watch videos while it dries. After so many years of rarely wearing make up, I have noticed a few things. I'm starting to get my grandmothers droopy eyelids. Her's were so droopy she could hardly open them. She went to have them fixed but the plastic surgeon over did it and she could not fully close them and had to use eye drops routinely. Sounds scary, I wonder if laser would be a safer option? At this point my droopy eyelids only effect the way my eyes and eye shadow look.

I had to look up several videos for droopy/hooded eye make up tutorials. Even still I find that subtle and neutral looks are easier for me. I did get to try a shaded fall look on Alex today. Alex has the biggest, boldest almond shaped eyes. I used a soft plum on the lid, a dark plum in the crease and outer lid, then blended a gold on the inner lid. I used a pink highlighter on the brow bone. Although I kept it much more subtle than you normally see today, it still had a lot of drama. I remember when I was young I used navy and pink for dramatic eyes. It doesn't work for me now. I have also found that I need to keep my foundation and concealer light under the eyes or it cakes in the creases. Luckily the mineral water I use to set my make up helps reduce caking.

I have also struggled with finding fashionable clothes for plus sizes. Two years ago I discovered Catherine's and it was so nice to have clothes that fit. It was refreshing, although a good chunk of their stock was matronly. Last year I discovered Dress Barn and was thrilled not to have to dig through their clothes for something I would wear. I also found that they had more choices in pant length. I can wear heels again. This month I have been struggling with a costume for Alex. The largest corset I could find is too small, so I had to find a jacket to cover the back. I was disappointed as I hoped it would also be able to double for cosplay. Today while watching vintageortacky on youtube she recommended Hipsandcurves.com they sell corsets, costumes, and lingerie for plus sizes. In the future, if we want to try to put together a costume there are more options available to us. I want a Steampunk costume.