$900

Momma and I have been talking about makeovers for a while now.  I'll be frank - I've not learned new tricks since 2009, just before the first time I went to visit GPOM.  From that consultation, I became a devotee of both facial and eyeshadow primer - however ineffective both are in the treacherous humidity of Alabama summers.  Up in the Northwest, both work great!

Aside:  GPOM and I will have separate bathrooms always, because I alarm him with the vittles I bring to put on my face.  I only brought a fraction!

I sat in the chair at the Chanel counter first, and Momma watched as the saleslady began to make me up/over.  It wasn't long until Momma got her own sales consultant who, despite the need to cater to every wandering customer as she worked on Momma, made Momma's eyes some of the deepest blue I've ever seem.

Aside:  Momma has grey eyes, and I've always been jealous.

Once I got past the weirdness of someone else drawing on my eyeliner, and my eyes recovered (an even worse propostion - it looked like I was about to cry for a few minutes), I saw something new in me.  Cheekbones!  Light off the bones under my eyes!  A lipstick that my mouth has been crying for for about three years!  Even more cat-shaped eyes!

Even more cat-shaped eyes.  I never thought that possible.

I fell in love, as did Momma, and we checked off items we wanted from our consultants.

Aside:  Note that they're now consultants.

Our goods were packed, and the woman who rung up our purchases asked if we minded if there were two different transactions, as we worked with different consultants.  That was no problem, and Momma proceeded to write out two checks.

Aside:  Momma paid for these items.

In total, we spent $900 on makeup today.  Correction: Momma paid $900 for both of our new kits today.

I've never felt so spoiled.  Thank you, Mom.  Thank you thank you thank you.