I was flicking through a book about perception from the 1970s and stumbled on this fab illustrated how-to-do 'look'. They omitted that to achieve this 'look', one must have half a nose, eyes like a cow, strange, nebulous hair and eyebrows that have been waxed, lifted and tattooed back on. A tall order for any girl.
It reminded me rather of the Weight Watcher's 'makeover' booklet which outlines a series of face shapes and corresponding hairstyles and make-up hints. They recommend that one with a round face shape paints their face with two distinct shades of foundation:
"Place your highlight colour on the forehead, under the eyes, the top of the cheeks and the centre of your chin. Then use the darker shade for the temples, cheeks and jaw."
But I ask: Will this fool ANYONE?
Why is giving you face army-fatigue type camouflage going to help? So that you can blend the sides of your face into wood-panelled walls? Feel at home in timber furniture stores?
One might be better off glueing the lengths of one's hair to the side of one's face to disguise the unsightliness of a round face. Either that, or just get over it and accept that an 'oval' face shape isn't the new black. Neither is it the new army fatigue.
So, we haven't really come so far since 1973, after all.
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