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DOES THIS HAPPEN TO ANYONE BUT ME?

Pink123 — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:25:03 GMT

I don't know if it's "Murphy''s Law" or what. But on special occasions like holiday parties, etc. we like to do our hair, makeup and clothing and get excited about looking out best.

Well for some reason it never turns out right many times for me. I start the day looking rested. Skin is clear, but sometimes a pimple or a red spot could show up. No problem, a little thick coverage will clear that up, right? Plus you go to beauty salon the day before for a blowout and will style it that evening or next day. All is well.

This just happened to me last Easter Sunday. We were a group of about 12 and were to arrive by 1 pm. I started out relaxed before makeup and hair. Well nothing turned out right. I put on eyelashes. I do it all the time with no problem. Well by accident eyelash glue got into my eyeball which immediately turned red. It was very hard to get rid of the drying glue under my eye as I wanted a "smokey eye" look. The remaining glue just made me look so dark on one eye as I couldn't rub it off as I was getting redder by the minute.

Then I put my hair up in a chignon hairpiece. My hair was softer than usuall and could not acheive the sleek polished look I usually achieve. I had bobby pins all over the place.

I was frustrated, tried visine on that red eye with no success and then my face turned red from getting flustered I guess.

I finally gave up and chalked it up to another "special event gone bad". Oh, ps it started raining when we left the house too! lol.

Does this happen to anyone else but me? Thanks.

PS. Even my clothes didn't look right either for some reason. High anxiety. And they sat us at the large table with the most light shining on me. OMG..... a mess.

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Desertdi — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:23:41 GMT

Well, "sort of"........but in a different way.

I am not a native of Phoenix...I'm a "transplant". So, I end up being OVERDRESSED for just about EVERY occasion (!!)

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kate2357 — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:27:38 GMT

Yes, it has happened to me as well. It reminds me of an old Mary Tyler Moore episode where she finally wins an award and she looks bad due to a cold. She accepts the award by saying "I usually look better than this..."

When i was working, part of my job was giving speeches/presentations in front of large groups, as well as presentations to "very important people". Invariably I would break out with one or two ENORMOUS cyctic acne pimples. No hiding those. Sigh. One of the benefits of early menopause was not getting cystic acne.

I never thought I was a nervous speaker...but my body did.

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kaydee50 — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:26:51 GMT

@Pink123 Sounds to me that you're a perfectionist and have high expectations. I suggest go with the flow and don't have any expectations.

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kate2357 — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:35:30 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
Well, "sort of"........but in a different way.
I am not a native of Phoenix...I'm a "transplant". So, I end up being OVERDRESSED for just about EVERY occasion (!!)

@Desertdi

That's kind of funny. I have a friend who lives in AZ, but married a man who had been raised on the east coast and was a bit stuffy/old school. They came out to visit my husband and I in Seattle and gave my husband grief for not putting on a tie and jacket for dinner. Mind you...they were our guests, at our house and we were taking them out to a place we picked. There is almost...almost...no place where people don't wear casual clothes for dinner here in Seattle.

My dh and I still laugh about that episode.

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Frenchlop — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:43:26 GMT

My stepson's wedding last July. I worried about what to wear and bought a dress. What a mistake! I never wear dresses and was uncomfortable and felt awful. After the ceremony, I went to our room, (we were staying in the same hotel as the wedding) and changed to cream wide legged pants and a pale pink top. Felt so much better.

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tsavorite — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:47:03 GMT

GLUE in your eye sounds just awful!!! I wear contacts so I can't even imagine that happening. Never have I tried false eyelashes so your post is a heads up if I ever do. I would like to but now I am rethinking that

Getting ready for a "special" event never goes exactly right for me. I can even plan it out in advance which means I have picked out what I am wearing and it FITS!

I do my own hair and makeup so that either goes ok or it's a disaster but going to a salon the morning of I have never done before. They never do my hair the way I like it either so why bother.

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phoenixbrd — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:57:03 GMT

Nope...everyone has their priorities. I'm sure you look great...it is just never been a main concern for me. I hope you have a wonderful time and enjoy your family and friends during your life adventures. Wishing you all the best.😉

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on the bay — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 21:02:41 GMT

The one time I remember the most-

We were on our way to a wedding and going down the steps of our house I noticed:

a run in my stocking

chipped red nail polish

holding my 2 year old's Disney lunch box in one hand

I had tried so hard but it was too late to change any of it.

You can only laugh.

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Ronettes — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 21:51:58 GMT

LOL - It happens to all of us!

And the funniest thing is that I end up feeling like an absolute derelict, that my hair and clothing is a wreck, and then I'll go off to the ladies' room to brush out my hair -

And I look fine, or at least better than I thought I did!

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tends2dogs — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 21:52:43 GMT

@Pink123 My dear niece was up on the arm of a chair reaching something on top of a bookcase. She turned around, right into the blade of the ceiling fan. It hit right across her nose, giving her two black eyes and a swollen nose. Also earlier in the day, she broke out with a large pimple. Thankfully, the fan did not hit her eye!

The tragic thing? She was getting married the next day!!!

Needless to say, we were icing her "face" and pushing down the arnica. She had a whopping headache to boot.

Looking at the wedding pictures, you would never be able to tell. We kept telling her she would laugh about it someday......

I am sorry the preparations for your outing didn't go well. It has happened to the best of us at one time or another. I am sure you looked fine.

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Natureluvr — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 21:57:06 GMT

OMG I had to laugh at some of these stories! Only because it’s happened to me so many times and I felt like yelling to the universe, “c’mon!!” I also have days where hair and makeup turn out great and of course I have nowhere to go!

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Pink123 — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 22:46:37 GMT

@monicakm No, no old boyfriends just my boyfriend and his family thank goodness.

But it always happens time and time again when you want to look great it doesn't work out that well. As a matter of fact I think it's happened all my life.

Yep, I've been wearing lashes for many years. Very small. Ardell demi pixies 102 for so many years. But last Sunday the glue shot on my hands somehow which I transferred to my eye. It just got sticky for some reason - transfer. And I'm a pro. lol.

It's Murphy's law I tell you. Best of luck with your knee surgery.

God bless.

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Pink123 — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 22:49:22 GMT

And I have a better one on clothing. You think a jacket, blazer, whatever is pristine clean and plan to wear. Your ready and voila you find a little stain on the jacket in a noticeable area. What?..... and now need to change your outfit. oh boy....

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AZfem — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 23:14:40 GMT

I've found when I really want to impress & take hours to figure everything out, you're right, it usually doesn't go well. When I don't care & just throw everything together without thinking about it, it comes out best. So I don't try too hard anymore.

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Pezzie — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 23:41:26 GMT

@monicakm wrote:
@tsavorite

I had my hair done at a salon for my wedding. Came home, ripped it out, washed and restyled it.

i would never get my hair done for a special occasion, only because I never like the way my hair looks when they are done. I have hair hair stylists through multiple moves to different states and it's always the same issue. I love the haircut I receive, but hate the way my hair is styled. I always come home and redo it. So, I am sure it's me, and not the stylists.

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TerryNJ — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:12 GMT

@Pink123 wrote:
@monicakm No, no old boyfriends just my boyfriend and his family thank goodness.

But it always happens time and time again when you want to look great it doesn't work out that well. As a matter of fact I think it's happened all my life.

Yep, I've been wearing lashes for many years. Very small. Ardell demi pixies 102 for so many years. But last Sunday the glue shot on my hands somehow which I transferred to my eye. It just got sticky for some reason - transfer. And I'm a pro. lol.

It's Murphy's law I tell you. Best of luck with your knee surgery.
God bless.

Hope your eye is feeling better.

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Pink123 — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 01:25:41 GMT

@TerryNJ wrote:
@Pink123 wrote:
@monicakm No, no old boyfriends just my boyfriend and his family thank goodness.

But it always happens time and time again when you want to look great it doesn't work out that well. As a matter of fact I think it's happened all my life.

Yep, I've been wearing lashes for many years. Very small. Ardell demi pixies 102 for so many years. But last Sunday the glue shot on my hands somehow which I transferred to my eye. It just got sticky for some reason - transfer. And I'm a pro. lol.

It's Murphy's law I tell you. Best of luck with your knee surgery.
God bless.
Hope your eye is feeling better.

Yes thank you @TerryNJ . It's kind. I was fine the next day can you believe this? I woke up with bright white eyes. This thread is about mishaps and what the heck can go wrong for special events. I'm a champion at this.

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Pink123 — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 02:00:26 GMT

@kate2357 wrote:
Yes, it has happened to me as well. It reminds me of an old Mary Tyler Moore episode where she finally wins an award and she looks bad due to a cold. She toaccepts the award by saying "I usually look better than this..."

When i was working, part of my job was giving speeches/presentations in front of large groups, as well as presentations to "very important people". Invariably I would break out with one or two ENORMOUS cyctic acne pimples. No hiding those. Sigh. One of the benefits of early menopause was not getting cystic acne.

I never thought I was a nervous speaker...but my body did.

Right @kate2357. Me too. Earlier on I would get a huge pimple on my cheek or chin near my nose too. Awful. I would go to bed early hoping for clear skin. I wonder if it is nerves for a special event? oh my goodness, never fails. ha.

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on the bay — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 03:00:26 GMT

Speaking of pimples😜,

When I was in elementary school all of a sudden I had a big pimple on my chin! Like a witch! How embarrasing!

My solution-either not go to school, (my mother wouldn't have allowed that), so-

I spent a week drawing a cut on my chin with red food coloring and the letter opener my sister gave me.

I wore a bandaid over that.

Then when the bandaid came off I continued to draw this cut until it "healed."

To this day I can't believe I so painstakingly did this deception because there was no way I was going to school with this!

Still, it was a pretty good "cut." if I do say so myself! I later got an A in a college theater make-up course.😅

The things we do for beauty!🙄