Reluctantly, he agreed and I spent ages applying foundation, eye-liner, eye-shadow and mascara, before defining his eyebrows and finally applying some lipstick. “Is that what you call, just a touch?” he dryly asked as he looked at himself.
“Well… yeah.” I replied. I hadn’t gone overboard with the foundation or eye-shadow and I’d given him a natural palette. He said it took ages to apply and didn’t think it’d involve foundation. “Even ‘a touch’ takes time… and foundation is essential.” I replied. “Right… I’m gonna do something with your hair… you won’t like it, but it will wash out.” I said as squeezed a dollop of hair gel onto my hand.