Sleep for me, also, all the way, Emma. *wipes diving salt crystals off face and idly wonders why still does not have boyfriend*

I think it’s Facebook – those women are going to be tagged in all of each others photos and all over the internet and they want to look good. I’m not saying it’s not mad – just that I come across this type of woman a lot. Fair play to them, if they can be bothered losing sleep and carrying extra gear to photograph a bit better. I’d pick sleep every time.

We start tomorrow. Yikes!

Ooh, lord knows, I think it’s a matter of personal choice. I’ve never owned very much makeup at any one time. I’d say as a minimum mascara, lippie and foundation. It also depends what climates you’re in. If you’re in the cold, you need more. I can’t imagine eyeshadow being worth transporting around for the number of times you’d use it. Maybe — your typical “day face” (if you have one), plus a red lippie and black eyeliner for evenings?

Thank you, Helen! I’ve invested in a jumbo pot of vaseline, and I’m really hoping that does the trick….

OK. That’s making me feel VERY glad I bought the jumbo tub of vaseline. If not optimistic.

That sounds truly, truly horrid. Yikes.

Yeah, depressing, isn’t it? In a way, I’d feel better if we were impressing men. Or impressing women we wanted to sleep with. At least there’d be some POINT in it then…

IDK. My mother doesn’t wear makeup and she’s in her 60s. Although I do have the smoker’s skin to worry about…