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I've made a bold decision

I’ve made a bold decision and I’m not even drunk. I’m going to forgo some of the TV makeup tomorrow. I mean, I’ve always felt any makeup at all on this dewy young face of mine is gilding the lily, in fact I used to so frequently refer to it like that that when I would duck into the bathroom at Time Out New York before going on TV my coworker Ethan would say, “Are you gilding the lily?”

I mean, I’m still going to apply the individual fake eyelashes to the outer corners of my lids and I’m still going to pinch my cheeks for a rosy glow. And yes, I’m still going to burn a cork over the spit and then rub the soot around my eyes to make them stand out more and I’ll probably crush up some bugs and rub them on my lips and soak onions in a bowl overnight and then make soup but I’m not going to use the TV foundation, so if I appear to be a freckly mess, that’s why.

Not that I really have that many freckles though. In fact my complexion is somewhere between perfect and flawless, but who knows what could happen on the walk from the train to the paltalk office. For all we know I could sprout freckles. Can you say for sure that it won’t happen? I didn’t think so.

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0 Responses to I've made a bold decision

  1. Anonymous October 22, 2008 at 11:48 pm #

    Quote of the Courageous Route :

    “400 unaccountable baby daddies multiplied by 45 teenage pregnancies equals 18,000 minutes of RED EyE Air-time ……”

    —– Count von Count (You will see me sing this tune tomorrow on Sesame STreet.:)

  2. Joe October 23, 2008 at 5:21 am #

    Go with it Alison! We think you look Mahvelous with or without make up – especially when you’re kissing tea cups.

    You know, Egyptian women used to apply henna to the palms of their hands and the soles of their feet – so maybe you should do at least that much. It would look really good if you’re wearing flip-flops and reclining on a chaise lounge.

    Now there’s an idea – you and Diana doing Paltalk while relaxing on chaise lounges and sipping on Strawberry Daiquiris!

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