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Sherry Bucalo's avatar

Does it mean I have been following you too long when as soon as you mentioned makeup, I was waiting for the lipstick on the pig? .

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Marshall Chan's avatar

I've had a similar experience in the compliments department. A girl in high school told me she envies my skin color because it's "the perfect shade of lust."

It's been twenty years and I still remember it.

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James Breakwell's avatar

You're right to hold on to it. I would remember that compliment to my dying day.

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Rebecca's avatar

As a girl with long eyelashes that get complimented by makeup artists, I can tell you I've learned that it is generally more of a guy thing. I've done no research other than I have been told a few times that testosterone handles the eyelash department. I take the compliments that I had nothing to do with but also know that they are a pain when wearing mascara and glasses. Sometimes I blink stripes.

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James Breakwell's avatar

Maybe because guys are in average bigger than girls are eyelashes are originally bigger too. Or perhaps we're just naturally beautiful and everyone is afraid to say it out loud.

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Max Kucharski's avatar

From what I learned listening and talking to girls around me, (at least here) it's true that Sephora is "the" shop for beauty, most luxurious, high-end and all, but in the times of everything being expensive Rossmann would get you almost the same quality of product for far less.

I had a little simlar situation in learning that a part of my appearance was beautiful in ladies' eyes. It happened when I was sixteen. They thought my then hair long to my arms made me look handsome and was beautifully composing with my face. Too bad those comments didn't come from girls around me - I learned that from my classmate's mum and dad after he had a gathering with his earlier colleagues. To those from my age group I appeared ugly, which was kinda true, but at that time hearing any kind words about my hairstyle was really cheering me up.

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James Breakwell's avatar

Take the compliments, regardless of where they come from! Each one is worth celebrating.

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Robot Bender's avatar

I thought a blue face meant hypoxia...

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Heidi Durig Heiby's avatar

My daughter does classical ballet (still in college), and I’m a Mom who doesn’t wear a lot of make up, so she had to learn how to do the proper stage make up at age 10. She loved it and still does (good thing). And there have been many drug store and Sephora trips and fake eye lashes! Eye hair! Haha!

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Deborah S Oulman's avatar

Beauty is painful and expensive.. and stressful 🫣

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James Breakwell's avatar

I'm learning that first hand!

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Heidi Larson's avatar

we do swim meets here. When 20 high school boys all have matching swim caps, suits and are wearing goggles, i have no idea which kid is mine.

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James Breakwell's avatar

Pick the one who wins! You'll never be disappointed.

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Pamela J Detwiler's avatar

Eyelashes are vital! It's good you got off the couch. 😁

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James Breakwell's avatar

It was pretty clear that refusing was not an option.

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Maria Fernanda Paz y Puente's avatar

How did they do!?! Its Tuesday! We need to know :)

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BjP's avatar

Not having show choir back in my stone-age days, which I would have killed to be in, I settled for being in our class musicals with its limited 3 performances. Putting on the paint was a really enjoyable part, I must say. I was the featured tango dancer in one of them so you can imagine how dramatic my makeup was. I didn't look myself, which I thought was the best part. It's also when putting on that makeup that I noticed a front tooth stuck out a bit and I was horrified. One good thing, one bad thing. (I later had it fixed.) Our friends' grandson is in his h.s. show choir so I know how time-consuming and expensive it can be, but man oh man, what an experience for all of those kids. And yay to Betsy for figuring out how to apply the fake eyelashes. I've yet to be successful so I finally gave up.

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Su L's avatar

ROFL!! Especially with gems like this one: “Letting us take the helm in a situation we know nothing about can only lead to good things. I wonder if it’s possible to apply makeup with a paint roller? There’s only one way to find out.” James, my friends and I rely on your newsletter every week for stress relief - thank you!

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Mark R. Hunter's avatar

Ah, I remember the show choir years well. Those were some long days.

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Terra Magg's avatar

Why is it always men who get the great eyelashes? My husband is Italian. Of course, he has them. We have three sons who also got them. Then, I had a girl...Nope! Normal eyelashes for her! (Of course!) 🤷🏼‍♀️

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James Breakwell's avatar

Maybe our bodies know more dirt will be thrown at our eyes. Got to be prepared!

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Sherry Bucalo's avatar

Same here except I stopped with the 2 boys. Girls have swooned over their eyelashes since they were born and both have the dark hair and blue eyes to go with it.

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Amie Reid's avatar

I have the beautiful eyelashes and my husband doesn't. Mine were the dominant genetic code for all 4 of our kids... both sons and daughters.

Be glad about the Walmart decision. As a 50+ year old woman, I went to Sephora for a free makeover. Unfortunately, the Gen Xer doing my makeup couldn't get over my skin and just kept repeating, "Your skin has a LOT of TEXTURE!" Needless to say, I felt more like I was on "This Old House" than "Project Runway".

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Michael's avatar

A father’s work, even misremembered, is never done.

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