Flawed
She was what some might call pretty.
From afar, her hair was this sort of cinnamon color. Somewhat red, somewhat golden, somewhat brown. It waved and curled in a natural, loose fashion. The ends were layered, like a gentle waterfall and the light danced off of it like water.
Her eyes were a blue that changed shades with her moods. Sometimes colored like your favorite pair of old blue jeans. Sometimes nearly aqua, like the jewel of the sea. And sometimes, such a deep blue you felt yourself falling into them if you stared too long. Her smile was quick and could light up a room. But when no one was looking, one could catch a glimpse of a subtle sadness just ghosting her face. Her lips had a perfect cupids bow shape, and parted slightly when relaxed. All together, these parts made for a pretty girl.
However, as you came closer, those parts began to fade into the background and her flaws stood out. Her nose was overlarge for her face, long and narrow and full of large pores. Those pores spread over her cheeks, which were always ruddy in reaction to the sun, the cold, her emotions. Anything could send her cheeks, forehead, chin and chest aflame. Her hair line was far up her billboard sized forehead which helped to support her bushy caterpillar-like eyebrows.
Her parted lips showcased some rather large front teeth that came over her lower ones in a generous overbite. Her chin was weak, nearly lost in the slope of her double chin, an indicator of her body size. Her chin and her giant nose made her look even worse in profile.
One could consider the possibility that makeup might help her. A little eyeliner to draw the attention away from her more unfortunate features to the one saving grace of her face. A touch of eye shadow to help showcase the shade of blue for the day; maybe in a gold or a soft brown. She could try a little foundation to help hide the pores, but in all likelihood, it would only accentuate them. Lipstick would just draw attention to her buck teeth. Really, she wasn't all that pretty when one studied her. Adding any sort of enhancement would just be illustrating the saying about putting lipstick on a pig.
She put the makeup down and turned her back on the mirror.
M.R. Lyon3-24-2017