Around the office today there seems to be two primary topics of conversation: the 3.4 earthquake that happened not too far from here, or the fact that I wore make-up today. And curled my hair.
Apparently the make-up huge, and I had no idea it would be. Our Christmas party is today, so I thought I'd tart myself up a bit.
I am the first to admit that I’m a painfully plain sort of person; I was raised with two very pretty, thin sisters and was constantly compared to them. Growing up I thought it was silly to waste time teasing my hair and coating on make-up, so normally I didn’t. Nobody noticed me much, anyway, and I was also constantly made aware of the fact that “it didn’t really help” (although I had “such a pretty face”).
The reaction makes me wonder if normally just look really awful without make-up; I really don’t see much of a difference when I wear it, and frankly would rather sleep in than take an extra ½ hour out of my life to primp. The attention was nice, but also unsettling. I just don’t see the difference, or why it should make one. Most of the comments were from women, too, which I thought was odd. I guess they just notice those things more.