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Over the past month or so, I've been getting a number of comments from strangers about my age. Specifically, comments about how young I look. Some of you will pose this as an asset when I'm 40, but the fact of the matter is that I'm not 40 yet. I'm 25, and goddammit, I want to look 25. Or at least 21, but preferably 25. I'm frequently the only one in the group who gets carded in Reno or Vegas, and in the Reno trip, a casino patron remarked that I looked 13. Ouch.

I think some part of it has to do with:
1. Not wearing any make up. I just never learned how to put make up on. Jayna tried to teach me how to apply eyeshadow (and her makeup looks great), but it's hard to see what you're doing with your eyelids while you're wearing glasses. Also, I worry a bit that makeup will mess up my skin, but I think as long as I get the right kind and if I don't wear makeup too often, it'll be fine. Maybe I just need a few basic things to play around with makeup this week.
2. Wearing the wrong clothes. The new red pumps I posted about recently were a step up from my usual fare of shoes and clothing. Oh, I love the fashionable stuff, but on a limited budget, I tend to try and focus on the most versatile, inexpensive things, so I end up with mostly jeans, tees, and sneakers.
3. Not carrying myself confidently. I'll work on this somehow. "Fake it til you make it?"

Also, maybe I need to do something with my hair.

Someone please sign me up for one of those makeover shows.