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| Face 6 of 29 Faces |
As I got dressed to take the dogs to the beach for a walk today, it suddenly dawned on me that in the short space of time that I've been living in Scotland already, any concern I had for my appearance has pretty much disappeared.
I mean, I was never particularly high maintenance, at least not since my 20s and even then there was far less available by way of the additions that women apparently now need to add to themselves to supposedly look prettier. Back then there was very little in the way of fake tan that didn't turn you bright orange, fake eyelashes that didn't make you look like a drag queen (not that I'm convinced the ones nowadays don't still have that effect), no one bothered so much about sticking fake nails on over their own and hair extensions, thankfully, hadn't yet make a breakthrough so if you wanted long hair you just grew it yourself.
Anyway, even before we moved here, apart from the odd coating of fake tan, I'd never stuck on any fake body parts to 'enhance' the natural me. I was never really a glamour girl, with sparkles and bling, wearing the latest designer trends but I did like to have nice (though inexpensive) things and I did like to wear cute, girly tops along with my faithful jeans.
Now though, any remaining vestige of concern for my appearance has been trampled on by the desire for both comfort and warmth. Layering is the way forward, at least until the weather turns from winter to spring. I throw on whatever comes to hand most easily and whether it all 'matches' or 'co-ordinates' is of little interest to me. My only concession to vanity now is a slick of mascara (waterproof to deal with the wind-induced streaming eye phenomenon) because curses to my fair Irish heritage, I just don't have naturally dark or thick lashes.
I dare say if I get a job (see associated rant in that regard here) and I need to wear office clothes again then I'll make more of an effort but today, as I walked the dogs along the stunning and deserted beach, watching the waves crash over the rocks, I realised that there are more important things in life than looking perfectly turned out, I'm happier in my wellies and beanie hat!
These are Faces 6, 7 & 8 of 29 Faces and also sketches 9, 10 & 11 of the 75 day sketch challenge:
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| Face 7 of 29 Faces |
Below, is face 8 of the challenge - whilst not technically very face-y I'm including it anyway - my only attempt at drawing from life. Brodie was asleep on the couch but I only got to sketch her for 10 minutes as she jumped up as soon as S came into the room! I'll stick to sketching from photos in future!
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| Face 8 of 29 Faces |
I'm linking to Paint Party Friday and 29 Faces and will try to get round as many folk as possible - so many are taking part now!
In other news - I finally worked out how to change my URL from www.pointypix.com to www.nicsearth.com so that I could order some new business cards with my new blog name on!
In other news - I finally worked out how to change my URL from www.pointypix.com to www.nicsearth.com so that I could order some new business cards with my new blog name on!
