I’m not a girly girl. At least I don’t think I am, but then again I find it hard to go to work or pretty much go out of the house without some BB cream* and eyeliner. The problem is I have a hard time waking up early, so I’m always rushing to work. I end up putting my makeup in a cab and I’ve become quite good at it. I guess it’s a legacy from my mom who’s an expert at putting makeup in a moving vehicle, especially when she’s hurrying to a performance as a soprano singer, so she'll be putting on sophisticated stage makeup inside the car. Or when she's going to conduct a lecture somewhere and needs a "professional" but beautiful face.

I’m a little embarassed to say that I even pluck stray eyebrow hairs while in a cab on the way to work, but I try to leave the other kinds of plucking at home. Like plucking up to 3 stray hairs on my chin that grow once every 3 weeks. I consider myself lucky in this area because I’ve never really grown facial hair other than a few stragglers here and there. I don’t know if it’s because I started HRT at 19 years old, genetics, or maybe both. In fact I’ve seen some genetic girls with more facial hair than me.

* “Blemish Balm”, a combination liquid foundation and sunblock primarily sold in East Asian and Asian markets