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BABES ‘N BEAUTY/SHERRY MCGUINN

If There’s One Woman Here Who Can Apply Mascara With Her Mouth Closed, I’d Love To Know Who It Is

We broads are goofy, are we not?

Sherry McGuinn

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Since the pandemic, I’m certain that I’m among the legions of women who have scaled back on the spackling, concealing, powdering, blushing, highlighting, and all the other stuff we do to our poor visages in an attempt to appear fresh as a new day. You know. RESTED! And, GLOWY! And let us not forget, YOUTHFUL!

Why bother when three-quarters of our face is covered by a mask, right?

As a health-and-beauty-products-junkie, I have piles of crap shoved into drawers and cabinets all over our home. Makeup, lotions, and unguents that rarely see the light of day as I rarely see the light of day. I mean, where the hell am I gonna go?

I don’t have a job. I go to the gym, or to the grocery store. Yes, I know what you’re thinking.

“You know how to live large, Sherry.”

As someone who is involuntarily retired, I don’t have a lot of contact with, well, other people. As stated, I run errands and take care of business around the McGuinn manse. Once in a while, my husband and I will see a relative or two, but for the most…

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Sherry McGuinn
Sherry McGuinn

Written by Sherry McGuinn

Long-time writer and big-time dreamer. Screenwriter. Cat mama. Red lip aficionado. sherrymcguinn@gmail.com

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