EYELASH SURPRISE

I had the most unusual compliment by a stranger the other day. Now, I've had my fair share (ahem!) of wolf whistles and comments about many parts of my body but just the other day, this guy who was queuing up in front of me at a departmental store took the cake.

He turned, looked at me and said 'You've got such wonderful eyelashes.'

I said, "Really? Thanks"

He went on to comment that he likes them natural. And he has got a point, which was not particularly well received by two other women; one the cashier and the other, another in the adjacent queue beside ours.

Well actually, to come to think of it, he has got a point, if I may say so.

It's the trend these days for young women mostly, to don fake eyelashes which hang over their eyes like a lace curtain. When used the right way, they can really accentuate the look but sad to say, many just don't get it. It is not meant to steal the whole focus from the face. The moment something (in this case the eyelashes) takes attention away, it kills the look.

This was one of the first few lessons we learned in modelling school. Of course that was a time when they had professional make-up artists and grooming instructors come in to train us.

I recall her stressing that the no one part of the face should overwhelm. It should be a blend and a coming together of all your facial features. Makes me think that there just might be a market for a beauty adviser.

Missus Singapore out!