Make-up as Fingerpaints?

One day I had been on a mission to get some new eyeshadow. I was at Target with a cranky Bea and needed to make a quick exit. My last stop was the make-up section, and because she was cranky, I needed to pick something quick. I found a set of eyeshadows in a variety of browns that was appeasing, so I threw it in the basket and checked out of there quick.

When I got home, I pulled out the little trinket and was in a bit of shock as these weren't of the powder variety. Instead they were a hard type of liquid. Now, any normal person would use a new set of brushes to apply these to the lids, but I actually found that my finger can work wonders on this stuff. I found a new friend with this eyeshadow set because I could easily apply it with my finger to both lids in about a minute flat. I need to save time somewhere, you know? And it does look like I took the time to apply it, and it's pretty easy to fix any mistakes you make with the touch of the finger. It had many added bonuses, this eyeshadow.

Cut to about a week ago. I had been running errands and came home to find Miss Bea with a streak of brownish-red on her cheek. I instantly thought that she had another infamous accident. I asked Josh if anything happened to her while I was gone and he said no. So I mentioned it was weird that she had something that looked a little like blood or dirt on her face. Then he said, "Uh, you might need to buy some new make-up." He then showed me what happened to my beloved eyeshadow set:



While I am sure she doesn't yet understand that this is the stuff us women put on our face to make us look seamless and "enhance our features", I have to wonder. The kid is smart. I'm hoping that maybe she thought it was something she could color with, and that it was fun.

Guess it's time for another trip to Target...hopefully I will be able to find the same set as quickly as I did the last time. Oh, and maybe I should pick up a set of toddler-friendly fingerpaints while I'm there. Nothing like a $10 set of eyeshadow to make you laugh. It's actually quite priceless.