Lesson #17- Don't do your make up

Ladies, the subway is not your bathroom or the equivalent of a vanity mirror! Please refrain from attempting the complicated procedure of applying make up when the train is moving (which is the majority of the time.) I say attempt because even if you have the steadiest hand, the train ride is not exactly a smooth one. Arguably, applying foundation is relatively simple. That would be alright if that is all girls these days limited themselves to. Unfortunately, eye liner and layers of mascara is the desired choice these days and whoever thinks that they are good enough to apply eye liner on a moving train, using one hand (since the other is holding a hand mirror) is wrong. Your face will not look well put together. Just read on while I describe what I observed on the Red Line the other day. 

Upon entering the train, I spotted the make up artist. There she was - make up bag out on the seat beside her, already applying the first of many layers of foundation. This is what kills me. Wouldn't it be easier to do all that at home, with good lighting and have less stuff to haul around. Or I don't know...perhaps this is some new way to attract attention. In any case, there she was, three layers of foundation down and it was time for the eye liner. Now any of you that have ever applied eye liner know how important is to keep steady. She was a smart cookie. She began applying it when the train would stop, but unfortunately that didn't quite give her enough time, so as she was half way through her second eye lid, the train started moving again causing her hand to shift, leaving an uneven line on her upper left eye lid. So what now missy?

To my utter surprise, she was totally ok with it. Wow! I would have definitely redone it. But no. Instead, she opted to apply mascara, half of which ended up right below her eyebrow. The funny thing is she took one look in the mirror, simply packed up her stuff, ran her hand through her hair, applied some chap stick and sat back feeling confident, sexy and ready. Too bad that she actually looked a lot better before she started the make up routine since half of it ended up in places where it shouldn't have. I hope that whoever she was meeting would point her in the direction of a mirror so she could fix the mess that was currently her face. 

So there you have lesson #17. Simply put, refrain from applying make up on the train or you might end up look like a mess.