So much for THAT experiment

I've never been much of a make-up kinda person. Yeah, I HAVE worn it on occasion, but was never able to sustain an intensive make-up routine for an extended period of time. It's just not in my personality; takes too much time.

However, I do usually wear mascara, and I used to wear eyeliner daily.

But about a year ago, my left eyelid got a little swollen. My eyeliner was old, and drying out, so I figured it was a reaction to that, either allergic or just irritation. So, I stopped using it for a couple of days and bought new eyeline (incidentally, I already use hypo-allergenic stuff; I figure between my allergies and my contacts I don't need any other issues!).

Within a day or two of using the new eyeliner, though, the left eyelid got all puffy and swollen again.

So, at this point I figured eyeliner was going to be a special occasion only thing, and quit using it.

Well, I went out and bought new eyeliner for my cruise, figuring that's a special occasion (and, yes, I'm moderately obsessive about not using old makeup). It worked just fine, though to be honest I did not wear it daily.

Then this weekend I was going out on Saturday, and figured, what the heck, so I put on eyeliner. No problems, so Sunday for church I put it on again.

Well, apparently two days in a row is more than my eyes can take. Yep, when I woke up this morning, my left eyelid was swollen and puffy again!

I now officially have the 2nd oddest allergy I've ever heard of: my LEFT upper eyelid is allergic to hypo-allergenic eye makeup. The oddest, for the record, is a reaction to spray-on sunscreen. Not all sunscreen, mind, you, but only spray on!