Yesterday, I went to Djinn's swap. (A great time, btw. Thanks!) Among other things, I picked up a Glitterati Bag of Eye Kandy. (For the un-initiated, Eye Kandy is the glitter makeup for which the lovely Ms. Selah has become a distributor. The particular package that I got allows for two glitter colors and the other basic accoutrements for applying it. And for those same uninitiated, she's also got a Glitter Whore option. I think it's buy 4, get one free.)

So I got two colors. One color, Toffee, I had to order. It will go well with my normal brown eye makeup. The other color that I got is Rachel's (as in Brice) Rooster Tail. It's black with bits of green and blue mixed in (among others). This color, I picked up with my daughter in mind. She wears lots of blues and greens. The trick, though, is that she doesn't perform much, so she won't wear it that often. By getting a color with the black mixed in, I could wear it too, on one of those weird occasions when I wear darker, goth-ish makeup. Y'see, my big secret when it comes to my daughter and bellydance, is that I like to spoil her, but not look like I'm spoiling her. So we frequently get stuff that we can share, so she gets what she wants, but she doesn't get a huge pile of stuff that sits unused. (This approach helps keep her father happier, too. ;D ) So I had this great glitter stuff in a color that I don't wear very often in amongst my spoils from the swap.

Fast forward a few hours. I was getting ready to perform at Ball's Cabaret as a promo for our show at Patrick's next week. I had decided Friday (yes, the day before) to do a new goth piece. When putting my makeup on, I went with dark blues, purples, and greens instead of the regular glam/cab makeup. I decided to try the new glitter. I carefully applied the shadow, liner, and mascara. Then, I added the glitter. Never having applied the stuff before, I was prepared to screw it up and have to redo everything. But it went on perfectly. It was a really fun look!

I got to Balls. When it was my turn to perform, I went up and started chatting with Leslie Ball, the MC, as she does with every performer. She asks about your other upcoming performances and gives you the chance to plug them. She gives your history with her cabaret. (I've performed there before.) And she usually just chats a bit more. In my case, she commented on my glittering eyes. She loved them! I mentioned that it was my new toy, as we finished our conversation, and struck my pose.

And I danced my heart out. Keep in mind that this was a number that I started working on the day before, and it was 12:15 in the morning for a pretty physically intensive number. But I ran with it. And I got quite the applause when I was done. I even got a, "Wow! That was awesome!" on my way back to my seat.

At the end of the show, there are always Dove chocolates in the lobby for everyone to partake. I grabbed my usual dark chocolate, and pounded through it. I didn't get the chance to read the "promise" on the inside of the label before it got ripped and crumpled because I was chatting with a couple of other audience members who wanted to talk with me about my performance. *glows* Before leaving, I thought I'd grab one more dark chocolate. This time, I got to actually read it. It said, "Add a twinkle to your eye." Apparently, Ms. Selah and I were meant to do more business.... :D