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What goes betwen your
mascara
and your
eyeshadow
, if you have a predilection for such
adornments
. I'm the sort of person who does (no, I will never be an
androgynous geek girl
). This is why:
The eyes are the windows to the soul
. It's a truism. The ripples of muscular adjustments that result from the most
subtle
motion of the eye tell more
secrets
than other
body language
. Looking someone straight in the eyes in good lighting is seeing everything they are. We
judge
others based on our
visual impressions
. I want to control that assessment. Eyeliner has the effect of making the eye appear half closed. Like open blinds on a window, it shows the same thing, but
alter
s it just a little so that you can never feel you're getting a clear idea of what lies behind.
Then there's the other half, which is more general. It's a
habit
. I've worn eyeliner for such a long time that I don't feel like myself without it. I don't dislike my
natural appearance
- I've been told I look better without it. But my mental image of myself includes eyeliner. It represents things about me that I am proud of, the above being only a part of that. I am not a boy, but neither am I the sort to spend half an hour putting on
makeup
with the intended effect of looking natural. It's
art
- creating two perfectly symmetrical swipes, and leaving the rest a
blank canvas
, blemishes and freckles and all. It's a whisper of
glamour
, an inkling of
pretense
, amidst the glaring mistakes and sublime beauties of genetics. It's a
ritual
. It's wonderful in its
vain
futility
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