Twelve shades of indecision

Carmen showed up at 9am with a gym bag and the announcement that we were ‘getting ready together’ before our pottery class. I thought this meant throwing on clean clothes and maybe some mascara.

Twelve shades of indecision

Turns out Carmen’s version involves testing every single lip gloss she owns on the back of her hand like she’s conducting a scientific experiment. We’re talking swatches, natural light checks, the whole production. I’m watching this unfold from the doorway wondering if we’re still making it to class on time.

The great lip gloss debate of 2019

Twenty minutes later we’ve narrowed it down to ‘this one or this one’ - which look identical to me but apparently have ‘completely different undertones.’ The pottery studio doesn’t know what’s coming for it today.

Update: we were fifteen minutes late but Carmen’s lips looked flawless while covered in clay dust, so I guess the process was worth it?