“These Are Girls, Not Laxers”: The Pi Phi Plastics, Part Infinity of 4
What a long, strange trip it’s been. I mean, right?
Thankfully, we’re nearing the end of it all. The Pi Phi Plastics have one more life lesson to impart — perhaps it’s many life lessons rolled into one category? Obviously, the main lesson is “obey what the rush chair is weird about!” but, you know, makeup and hair are important too.
What else is there we can say? This is the first time that the Pi Phi’s tips speak for themselves — they really saved the best for last. As the rush chair tells us, this topic is:
MY FAVORITE. These are life lessons so read carefully.
Aww, Pi Phis, you’re OUR favorites, and we’ve so enjoyed reading you ever so carefully. Don’t ever change.
Beautify your life after the jump!
HAIR, MAKEUP & HANDS.
- MY FAVORITE. These are life lessons so read carefully.
- Face: Your skin is your base. Your face is your starting point—If your skin doesn’t look good, nothing else will. Always remember that. So unless you are [redacted 2009 pledge] or [redacted 2007 pledge], chances are you need to do something about your skin. I preferably like Tinted Moisturizer.
- Yes:
- Some kind of tinted moisturizer or light foundation.
- Light cover up
- Blush. This is not optional.
- Brows: make sure they look good. Get waxed!!!!
- No:
- Caked on foundation
- Dark blush or weird bronzer
- Too obvious cover up.
- Notes: You are young, so make yourself look like it. Fresh, pretty, feminine, cool = these are the code words. You don’t need to pile on the makeup, but you need to look like someone they’d die to hang out with.
- Yes:
- Lips: Another thing I’m weird about. You need to have color on your life. Otherwise you will look like ghost. Yes you will.
- Yes:
- Lipstick: as long as it’s pretty and young and soft.
- Lipgloss: light, colorful, dewy
- Moisturize moisturize moisturize!!! Nothing is uglier than cracked lips.
- No:
- Dark
- Obvious liner
- Mustaches
- Chapped lips
- Yes:
- Eyes: This isn’t Johnny O’s people. Glitter/smoky eyes is not happening. It’s daytime, you eyes should defined and refined, less is more.
- Yes:
- Liner
- Mascara
- Light shadow: champagnes, nudes, etc. Light pink looks surprisingly good on most people.
- No:
- Dark hues
- Glitter
- Sultry. It’s noon people. And these are girls, not laxers. No need to seduce them with caked on black eye makeup. And if anyone likes to try that, it’s me, don’t get me wrong. Just saying.
- Yes:
- Face: Your skin is your base. Your face is your starting point—If your skin doesn’t look good, nothing else will. Always remember that. So unless you are [redacted 2009 pledge] or [redacted 2007 pledge], chances are you need to do something about your skin. I preferably like Tinted Moisturizer.
- Hair:
- Clean
- Cut
- Out of your face
- Freshly colored, if you get your hair colored.
- Yes:
- Half up half down
- Chic, high ponytails
- Down
- No:
- Weird accessories like plastic glittery butterflies. If you use a clip or bobby-pin make it simple, pretty, and understated.
- Sloppy buns/ponytails
- Nails: you best have a mani pedi when you get to Ithaca.
- Additional Notes on Hair, Makeup & Nails:
- Wear perfume
- Wear deoderant
- Get waxed, cut, colored and groomed!!!! Mani and pedi prior to Ithaca!!!!
