Tuesday, September 10, 2013

BabyBat and the Three Goths: A Cosmetic Fairy Tale

Once upon a time there were three Goths: we'll call them (in no particular order) Trad Goth, Romantic Goth, and Cyber Goth.  They shared an apartment in Somewhere, USA.  Although they were all different types of goths, they did almost everything together, including going to each others' clubs and friends' parties, so they were rarely ever home.

One night, while the Goths were at a party, there was a knock at their door; it was BabyBat, a young goth who hadn't been in the scene long and was looking for help with her makeup.  Of course, the Goths didn't answer the door because they weren't home, but BabyBat had been to a couple of parties there and knew where the spare key was hidden, so she just let herself in and headed straight for the bathroom.  She figured they wouldn't mind (riiight...).

 

Opening the cupboard under the sink, she first found Trad Goth's makeup box. BabyBat pulled out his Mabelline Expert Wear Dual Brow and Eye Pencil, and spent quite a while trying it out.  Her brows looked okaaay but it was REALLY difficult to get them dark enough, while the liner around her eyes looked faded and jerky.  This pencil was just too hard for her delicate skin.  "Oh, this one is too dry!" sniffed BabyBat in annoyance.

Next, she checked out Romantic Goth's makeup bag.  She used Wet n Wild Color Icon Liner Brow & Eye Pencil for her brows, and Mary Kay Mechanical Eye Liner Pencil for her eyes.  BabyBat tried the brow pencil first; the color was nicer than Trad Goth's and it was much easier to put on, but sooooo soft that it smeared everywhere if she touched it.  When she lined her eyes with the liner pencil, it was very skinny and hard to handle, and it was too mushy and smeared into her liquid eye shadow.  "Ewwww, these are too soft!" cried BabyBat in disgust.

Finally, she pulled Cyber Goth's makup case out of the closet... and everything in it was JUST RIGHT.  BabyBat was thrilled, because now she could go to the club without wasting more time on her makeup.

Now, unfortunately, I have NO idea what is in that section marked "..." because I'm still looking for a brow pencil and eye liner that are JUST RIGHT!!  So, based on your own makeup experience, what would YOU want to find in Cyber Goth's makeup case???

5 comments:

  1. Hmm probably hardcore black eyeliner and glitter? and lots of silver haha!

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    1. Sounds good... know any brands like that?? I'm getting really desperate!!!

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  2. Hmm...I really don't have a clue. Some brushes or a powder pad perhaps?

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  3. Benefit pencil liner with smearer (via trystan at corp goth) - this stuff lasts - and their new quick brow mascara. Good luck!

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    1. Ooooh, thanks very much! I had to break down and get my old expensive eye pencil again (it's now $15 just for a REFILL), so I shall try Benefit's next! :-)

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