There are times when I amaze myself with my convoluted reasoning.
I will be the first to admit that I loathe to wear makeup. There are days I don’t even comb my hair, much less think of getting rid of the gray white. If I am not leaving the house, what’s the point, right? Kids don’t care and Hubby thinks I look just fine as I am. Something for which I am devoutly thankful.
But then I hear everyone telling him how young he looks, and I kinda get a wee bit….. discomfited. I have no problem growing older, or even looking older. But I do want to at least look the same age as he does. And it certainly doesn’t help when my friends counsel me to “look like an officer’s wife”. At least I already act like one, so I have that going for me. But Vanity reared her beautifully coiffed head, and so in a panic I got new makeup during the Black Friday sales.
We’re talking new eyeshadows, nail colors, lipsticks, mascara, the works. If that doesn’t polish me into a semiprecious, rough cut topaz, I don’t know what will. But no matter what anyone says, I am keeping my gray. God kindly gave me highlights, and you just don’t mess with perfection π
December 11th, 2013 at 11:22 AM
Perfection.
December 11th, 2013 at 3:01 PM
π
December 11th, 2013 at 1:02 PM
Never change the salt-n-pepper… Never. I would get weirded out if you did that.
You ooze “officer’s here-to-kick-ass-and-I-am-all-out-of-bubblegum wife” attitude from your pores. You look just fine, so don’t screw with it. Don’t you go getting neurotic on me, woman. You got no need to.
People our age who dye their hair to that youthful 20-something shade just seem… Not real. And like they are missing the boat. Just one man’s opinion.
I am kind of in the same camp as hubby. If CW went and got all made up I would wonder what was wrong.
But I also say to you two, if it makes you happy to spoil yourselves, as long as you don’t spend a bazillion bucks, go ahead!
December 11th, 2013 at 3:21 PM
In my long ago youth I had colored my hair a cherry chocolate color. I was in seclusion for the two weeks until I could color it back to dark brown.
And last time I got all “dolled up”, he asked if I had a date. Sigh…..
December 11th, 2013 at 11:06 PM
Ugh, I did that color once too. I must have washed my hair a hundred times that first day to get the PURPLE out! π¦
December 12th, 2013 at 8:07 AM
I did too!!! My scalp was all pruny!! π
December 12th, 2013 at 5:37 PM
Bwuh-ha-ha… I would ask Cruel Wife if she was getting pretty for Jake the Pool Boy.
December 12th, 2013 at 6:55 PM
You guys creep me out. Seriously π
December 11th, 2013 at 1:55 PM
Man….from the title of this post, I was expecting something a LOT different…something H&B-esque. Dangit, now I need to go Google something with whips and chains…
December 11th, 2013 at 3:21 PM
Don’t forget to clear your browser history π
December 12th, 2013 at 8:40 AM
Heh. There’s an app for that!
December 11th, 2013 at 2:37 PM
Hallelujah. I’m one for keeping nature’s highlights as well. I worked hard for those grey hairs dammit!!
December 11th, 2013 at 3:22 PM
Yep, we earned every single one!
December 11th, 2013 at 5:58 PM
I have the same kind of relationship with makeup. There are those days when I look in the mirror in the morning and think “good gawd, something has to go over that and I can’t drive with a bag on it.” But most days there is no makeup and the hair, no matter how good my intentions, always ends up getting thrown into a ponytail partway through the day. π Thank goodness the OAM doesn’t notice unless I don’t bring him food. I do try to do at least a little makeup when we are going to be at an official function for his work – which doesn’t happen often. π
December 12th, 2013 at 8:06 AM
That’s the thing: the official functions. Sadly, going to his workplace is considered one π
December 11th, 2013 at 6:22 PM
That is the nice thing about being a Badger, gray hair is expected!
December 12th, 2013 at 8:06 AM
So that makes me a badger too?? Hm…
December 11th, 2013 at 7:53 PM
I’m keeping my gray too, Aggie. Mostly because my laziness exceeds my vanity. By a lot. π
December 12th, 2013 at 8:07 AM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
December 11th, 2013 at 11:04 PM
Perfection. Silver is better than coal anyway, right? π
Also, have I reminded you again of the lovely Butter London nail polish at HauteLook.com? ;))
December 12th, 2013 at 8:07 AM
You are soooo evul π
December 12th, 2013 at 2:06 AM
I prempt the whole thing by shaving the ole dome.
December 12th, 2013 at 8:08 AM
Yea….no. Not an option for me π
December 12th, 2013 at 8:31 AM
Who knows, Aggie, the whole Persis Khambatta look might be just the thing for you.
December 12th, 2013 at 8:36 AM
If I looked like she did, sure π