Half a Face

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Before she’s married,

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she books an appointment at Ruby’s

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to see how their wedding makeup looks

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After all,

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she is the bride.

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the bride!

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At Ruby’s

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the red salon chair is red and squeaky

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and has a sticky splotch of wax.

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She shifts half of her behind eversoslightly

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while the makeup technician

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says for the makeup trial

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We only do half a face.

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When we offered a full face

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brides would come in on their wedding day

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take advantage and use that same makeup

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for their wedding.

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And even though she tells them

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Today is not my wedding

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they still insist on half a face of makeup.

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The technician puts foundation on half a forehead

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blush on one cheek.

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For her lips the technician acquiesces

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paints the whole mouth

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and for eyeliner she traces one eye.

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For mascara she does a top and bottom coating technique.

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She’s never seen her lashes on her right eye better.

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Then the technician moves over to the other eye

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and she regrets that she couldn’t help

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opening her big fat ruby mouth

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Oh I get the other eye too?

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The technician tut tuts no I forgot

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caps the eyeliner back on.

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And in the mirror she has to tilt her face

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One half

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to see what exactly she may look like on her wedding day

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and if that’s not a metaphor for marriage then what is

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that when you get married

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you may be fuller

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but also may be lesser,

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Half a face to be exact.

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