Beauty Tips for Ministers

Blotting Papers For Shiny Boys N’ Girls!

February 21, 2008 on 5:48 pm | In Product & Catalog Reviews |

In my last post I recommended the use of blotting papers for a reader who asked about make-up. I don’t know why I haven’t mentioned it before, but blotting papers are a very helpful beauty tool, even for those who don’t wear make-up!

Many of us preach under strong lights or in heavy vestments that make us sweat. On days we’re not preaching, we often leave the house in the a.m. hours, run around to a series of meetings or activities and then to a round of the same in the evening. We don’t have a lot of time to do elaborate touch-ups, and we can get very shiny and sweaty punims.*

Blotting paper is terrific. It essentially allows you to powder your nose without powdering your nose. Blotting papers are tissue-thin (be careful taking them out of the package; lightly wet your fingertip first or you may pull out a whole wad instead of just the one you need) and you simply press them against your forehead, sides of nose, and chin. You will be amazed at how much oil winds up on the paper, so please don’t do this in public — it’s not a genteel, lady-like act the way pulling out a compact and discreetly banging on your schnoz after lunch can be.

For gals, blotting papers have the virtue of not adding another layer of make-up to your face, which is a good thing if you’re at the beginning of your day and don’t want to get cakey. If your make-up has worn off entirely, by all means give your face a swipe with a powder compact and blush and use the blotting papers just to avoid unseemly shine.

These come in a lovely holder so you’re sure not to accidentally smoosh them in your purse.

These don’t come with a holder but they’re pretty and old-school, and PeaceBang has used them on and off them since her teen years with no complaints.

* Yiddish for face, but you must know that by now if you’re a regular reader of this blog!