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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 184250" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>A suggestion about make-up remover - try vegetable oil. I have been using olive oil because it's free of preservatives which cause my eyes to react.</p><p></p><p>I actually heard easy child 2/difficult child 2 talking to someone else on Tuesday about this very topic - she swears by baby wipes to get rid of eye make-up. She says they do a much better job with a lot less hassle, including waterproof mascara which is otherwise almost impossible to shift.</p><p></p><p>Eye shadow - you're right, black is too difficult to blend. To get it right (for a Goth look that doesn't look like she's been poked in the eye with a burnt stick) she should get a black kohl pencil. Maybelline do a good one like a propelling pencil, a cheap one too. She can use it for eyeliner and also smudge it to get a blended shadow effect. To get more shadows a grey-purple works well and is perfectly acceptable for a Goth look, goes well with black. If she needs convincing, tell her that in Victorian eras violet, mauve and purple were considered acceptable alternatives to black when wearing mourning.</p><p></p><p>Depending on her colouring (besides what you've already told us) she could have an eyeshadow shade with more brown, or more blue. She could go to a cosmetic counter and ask for advice, or surf the net to look for sites which explain how to get a good Goth look with make-up.</p><p></p><p>A word of advice on a health matter - if she is avoiding the sun to keep her skin pale this is very responsible because of skin cancer concerns, but especially if she has olive skin she is at risk of Vitamin d deficiency. She perhaps should take a supplement - calcium plus D is a good option, it makes sure her bones are growing strong.</p><p></p><p>And if she's at all craft-y - why not talk to her about making chain mail? To make it she needs a roll of fencing wire (not too heavy gauge or it's too difficult to work); a metal rod about pencil thick (to wind the fencing wire around to make a coil, which you then cut into links); wire cutters to cut the coil and pliers to squeeze the links closed. She may never make more than enough to cover a handkerchief, but it is a useful history lesson. She could research single mail, double mail and triple mail as well as some of the punched mail that would have been made for the nobility.</p><p></p><p>Here is an interesting link:</p><p><a href="http://www.doomlegends.com/maille/knitting.html" target="_blank">http://www.doomlegends.com/maille/knitting.html</a></p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 184250, member: 1991"] A suggestion about make-up remover - try vegetable oil. I have been using olive oil because it's free of preservatives which cause my eyes to react. I actually heard easy child 2/difficult child 2 talking to someone else on Tuesday about this very topic - she swears by baby wipes to get rid of eye make-up. She says they do a much better job with a lot less hassle, including waterproof mascara which is otherwise almost impossible to shift. Eye shadow - you're right, black is too difficult to blend. To get it right (for a Goth look that doesn't look like she's been poked in the eye with a burnt stick) she should get a black kohl pencil. Maybelline do a good one like a propelling pencil, a cheap one too. She can use it for eyeliner and also smudge it to get a blended shadow effect. To get more shadows a grey-purple works well and is perfectly acceptable for a Goth look, goes well with black. If she needs convincing, tell her that in Victorian eras violet, mauve and purple were considered acceptable alternatives to black when wearing mourning. Depending on her colouring (besides what you've already told us) she could have an eyeshadow shade with more brown, or more blue. She could go to a cosmetic counter and ask for advice, or surf the net to look for sites which explain how to get a good Goth look with make-up. A word of advice on a health matter - if she is avoiding the sun to keep her skin pale this is very responsible because of skin cancer concerns, but especially if she has olive skin she is at risk of Vitamin d deficiency. She perhaps should take a supplement - calcium plus D is a good option, it makes sure her bones are growing strong. And if she's at all craft-y - why not talk to her about making chain mail? To make it she needs a roll of fencing wire (not too heavy gauge or it's too difficult to work); a metal rod about pencil thick (to wind the fencing wire around to make a coil, which you then cut into links); wire cutters to cut the coil and pliers to squeeze the links closed. She may never make more than enough to cover a handkerchief, but it is a useful history lesson. She could research single mail, double mail and triple mail as well as some of the punched mail that would have been made for the nobility. Here is an interesting link: [url]http://www.doomlegends.com/maille/knitting.html[/url] Marg [/QUOTE]
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