18 Feb 2023, 08:35
But first, mascara
DATE ┊ 02/17/2023 -----OUTFIT ┊ click here-----HAIR ┊ click here-----MENTIONS ┊ @Anne Blackrose-----
STATUS ┊ open-----WC ┊ 316/200-----ENGLISH ┊ "words"-----SWAHILI ┊ "words"-----THOUGHTS ┊ "words"
-----The time was quickly approaching time for the Valentine's Ball, and Caoimhe couldn't help but count down the minutes of when they'd start admitting guests entry to the event. Caoimhe wasn't going solo which made her anticipation for the dance so much more elevated; having a friend to hang out with meant the two could get ready together!
Usually Caoimhe would find herself beating her face in her own dorm room, or Duvessa's since she often spend her time there as well, but Anna Blackrose would not have access to the Slytherin common room due to the castle's charm preventing her to do so. Using the public lavatory would have to suffice for now - they could change their outfits the stalls, use the mirror to glamourize themselves, and the ballroom was on this floor as well.
Caoimhe had met up with Anna after Caoimhe did some slight preparation in her dorm room; she had given her friend a slight makeover. Now it was time for Caoimhe to get ready! After reuniting with Anna down the hall, Caoimhe gently guided Anna by the hand leading her to the lavatory at a brisk pace. At this moment, the room was empty and pristine in appearance due to the fastidious effort of the House Elves.
"Hey, Anna, looks like we have the room to ourselves!" the young Slytherin spoke with a cheeky grin while looking back to Anna. Unlike Caoimhe, she was not as excited for the dance seeing as the mushiness of upperclassmen disgusted her, but decided to come anyways. The girl carried her makeup supplies in her other hand, her dress slung over her shoulder, and began to set every cosmetic item out along the limestone sinks trying to formulate what color combinations would look good on the both of them. To be honest, Caoimhe had yet to see the dress Anna was going to wear.
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sta 5 • eva 9 • str 0 wis 9 • arc 5 • acc 9 | -- | " I have no issue with being called an insensitive witch, so long as I remain an efficient one, " Kee's ency | -- | Statistical Relevance | ability | ability ability | ability | ability |
18 Feb 2023, 20:34
But first, mascara
Anna walked down the stairs, a big paper bag in one hand and her wand tucked into her bun. She didn’t want to be late but she ended up reading more than she should’ve. She sighed as she slightly ran down all those bloody stairs! She was still contemplating on going, but she promised Caoimhe she’d go with her as a friend and she was not about to break a promise. Thankfully she quickly got to the fourth floor and met up with Kee. The Slytherin was much more excited than she was that’s for sure. She could almost feel her vibrating with glee.' ' - thinking
" " - speaking
5c336b - colour
Anna let Caoimhe drag her to the lavatory, which was pretty clean. Kee grinned and started getting all her makeup out. “I’ll only be wearing lip gloss and some eyeshadow, so don’t get your hopes up”, Anna giggled as she set her bag on the sink and pulled her wand out of her hair. She pulled her brush out of the bag and fixed her hair. “Hey Kee”, she turned to her friend, “can you help me do like a braid bun?”. She explained to her a bit more of what she wanted. ‘This all better be worth it’.
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@Caoimhe Kyle
| Sta ~ 4 | Str ~ 4 | Eva ~ 6 Arc ~ 8| Acc ~ 8 | Wis ~ 10 |
Ability ~ Impartial |
19 Feb 2023, 20:28
But first, mascara
DATE ┊ 02/17/2023 (5ish) -----OUTFIT ┊ click here-----HAIR ┊ click here-----MENTIONS ┊ @Anne Blackrose-----
STATUS ┊ open-----WC ┊ 359/200-----ENGLISH ┊ "words"-----SWAHILI ┊ "words"-----THOUGHTS ┊ "words"
-----Her eyes glanced between Anna and her cosmetic items that randomly scattered about, but after Anna's spoke Caoimhe exaggerated a pouty face in response. She then broke by giggling with a: "Okay, fine," she looked at her features to see what eyeshadow color would look best on her skin tone, "Did you bring your makeup or would you like to borrow mine?"
Caoimhe had no qualms doing the girl's makeup just like she had done Adya's earlier, but found it necessary to accommodate time to her own appearance. The young Slytherin couldn't help but cave when asked to do another person's makeup or hair - it was her favorite thing to do!
Watching as Anna pulled the wand out of her hair, her sleek, dark hair fell to her shoulders with a graceful bounce. She quickly brushed her hair to remove any tangles before turning to Caoimhe with a the request of a braid-bun, and to which Caoimhe paused her routine to do so. She smiled saying, "Of course," then walked over, taking the brush from Anna and carefully pulled her hair back with a couple gentle swipes of the hairbrush. She would occasionally turn Anna's body to face her every couple seconds to look at her work from all angles as well naturally speaking a: "Are you okay?" and "I hope I'm not hurting you," as some of her friends Caoimhe used to work on were tender-headed.
She intertwined several large sections down before separating a smaller section of hair to tighten the bun, ending the large braid with bobby-pins before forming the bun at the bottom. With the end of her black, plastic comb, she would pull some hairs out of the do to give a slight messy but natural appearance. Caoimhe positioned Anna in front of the mirror and backed up trying to hold back her excitement while looking at the girl. Working on her own hair was a tedious process after being borne with her mom's genetically curly hair, but Anna's was much easier to work with.
"So what do you think?"
Anna's hair
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20 Feb 2023, 21:02
But first, mascara
Anna giggled along with Caoimhe as she made a pouty face. She asked Anna about make up, and Anna rummaged through her bag and pulled out a rosy clear lip gloss. “I have my lip gloss. Can I borrow your eyeshadow? Nothing much, just to add a little colour to match the dress”. After she brushed out her hair Anna let Caoimhe style it. She was very gentle about it and often asked if she was alright. Anna felt loved. “It’s alright, I like when others play with my hair. And it doesn’t get tangled often”. Anna enjoyed it as Kee turned this into a full on hair makeover. She made a beautiful bun, and Anna couldn’t stop turning in front of the mirror. “Kee this is amazing! Who taught you how to do hair like this?”, Anna kept showering her in praises as she giggled to herself.
Finally, after she did a full spin she decided to go and put on her dress. She picked up her bag and headed for the stall. “I’ll put on my dress and then I can help you with your hair if you’d like”. It took a few minutes for Anna to properly put on the dress. It looked simple enough, but with plenty of details like lace on the bottom and a little caplet, so it was perfect for the ball. She also put on her black kitten heel sandals to match. “Ta da! How do I look?”, she asked as she stepped out.
The dress
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@Caoimhe Kyle
OOC:
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I loved your hairstyle, but I already posted in the Valentines thread a moodboard with a different hair do. They look quite similar, so I wasn't planning on changing it. Hope that's okay?
| Sta ~ 4 | Str ~ 4 | Eva ~ 6 Arc ~ 8| Acc ~ 8 | Wis ~ 10 |
Ability ~ Impartial |
27 Feb 2023, 07:55
But first, mascara
DATE ┊ 02/17/2023 (5ish) -----OUTFIT ┊ click here-----HAIR ┊ click here-----MENTIONS ┊ @Anne Blackrose-----
STATUS ┊ open-----WC ┊ 420/200-----ENGLISH ┊ "words"-----SWAHILI ┊ "words"-----THOUGHTS ┊ "words"
-----Caoimhe's breathe ceased, oxygen bottling up her lungs as she waited for Anna's approval of the hairstyle. When a flood of compliments was delivered from the Ravenclaw girl, Caoimhe sighed with relief, gleamed proudly but waved Anna off as she spoke - "Oh, that's nothing. My mom has me practice on her,"
Caoimhe's mother, Chadija, has kinky-textured hair that took a lot of patience to work with, often taking up to a whole day to untangle, deep condition and re-braid. Her mother was skilled enough to do this on her own, but oftentimes insisted Caoimhe practice her styling skills and patience. Luckily Caoimhe was blessed with her dad's smooth, wavy hair that was much easier to style and straighten or curl as she wished. Otherwise she'd resort to wearing lace-fronts and wigs like her aunt Chione does, which was equally as beautiful, but difficult to maintain long-term without a second pair of hands to sew it in.
The Slytherin gleamed proudly as Anna did a spin, and Caoimhe giggled and began urging her by exclaiming - "C'mon, get your dress on!" before nodding to the offer for Caoimhe to be styled by Anna, having the desire for her curly hair to be played with as well. Anna announced she was getting dressed, and Caoimhe quickly wiped off her existing makeup look and worked up a brown smokey eye to match her neutral-toned dress. While Anna remained in the stall, Caoimhe completed her makeup by spritzing setting spray to lock the look in, before placing her eyeshadow palette beside Anna's makeup as she requested prior to her hair being done.
"I'm going to get my dress on as well, and then you can do my hair!" Caoimhe called, entering a stall while holding a small bag containing her dress. She slipped into it easily, but took a few minutes to zip it completely from behind before sighing, "When you're done, could you zip me up?"
She left the stall with her dress on, although it hung loosely a bit due to not being zipped to the top. Hopefully Anna wouldn't mind aiding the girl with this, too.
Caoimhe quickly brushed her tangly hair causing her tight curls to be much more wavy in its downward appearance, before looking at her reflection with a tilt head. She was unsure what she wanted, but didn't want to overcomplicate and risk the girls to be late.
A few seconds later, Anna emerged and showed off her gown. Caoimhe gasped and whipped around, geeking at her friend's appearance: "Oh my God.. Caoimhe stated, forgetting to censor herself, "You look beautiful!"
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Yes! Sorry about that, I changed the image and edited the post above a bit. Also sorry for how long this reply took </3
sta 5 • eva 9 • str 0 wis 9 • arc 5 • acc 9 | -- | " I have no issue with being called an insensitive witch, so long as I remain an efficient one, " Kee's ency | -- | Statistical Relevance | ability | ability ability | ability | ability |
27 Feb 2023, 20:14
But first, mascara
Anna nodded as Caoimhe said her mother had her practice on her. “Well, she certainly taught you well”, Anna replied. As Kee hurried her to the stall to change, she stayed outside to finish her make up. As Anna was struggling with her capelet she heard Caoimhe say that she was going to change as well.
It took her noticeably less time than Anna to put on her dress, and when she came out she asked for Anna to help her with the zipper. “Sure, I’m coming out in a bit”. Completing the look with her shoes she exited the stalls.
Caoimhe was impressed to say the least, her hair was down as she whipped around to compliment Anna. Anna lifted her chin slightly. “Thank you for the compliment. I love your dress as well, You fit the theme perfectly”. She giggled as she walked up to Kee and helped her zip up the dress. Now it fit perfectly.
“What would you like for your hair? I’m not as skilled as you, the best I can do is some braids”, Anna played a little with Caoimhes’ curly hair. She pictured some hairstyles for her. Something simple would go with the dress she was wearing. Anna looked at Kees’ eyeshadow pallet on the sink. ‘What colour would work for me?’, Anna thought, ‘Maybe a touch of red and peach in the corners’. She took Caoimhes’ brush and gently brushed her brown hair just to have something to do as Kee picks her style.
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@Caoimhe Kyle
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You didn't have to change it, but thank you! And no worries, irl is chaotic.
| Sta ~ 4 | Str ~ 4 | Eva ~ 6 Arc ~ 8| Acc ~ 8 | Wis ~ 10 |
Ability ~ Impartial |
3 Mar 2023, 04:11
But first, mascara
DATE ┊ 02/17/2023 (5ish) -----OUTFIT ┊ click here-----HAIR ┊ click here-----MENTIONS ┊ @Anne Blackrose-----
STATUS ┊ open-----WC ┊ 394/200-----ENGLISH ┊ "words"-----SWAHILI ┊ "words"-----THOUGHTS ┊ "words"
-----A light would blink from Caoimhe's Remembrall but would be shrouded by Caoimhe's clutch that contained her makeup, used wipes falling out of the clutch littering the sink's bowl and cluttering the space surrounding. Caoimhe, distracted with vanity, did not notice the item flashing until she began to tidy her workspace up. It was an alert to signal her 15 minutes prior to 6PM when the ball would begin, and as her hazel eyes glanced down to see the crimson glow reflecting from the white glossy sink, anxiety hidden under the Caoimhe's surface would reveal.
"Oh my god, it's almost time.." Caoimhe murmured, her words inflecting with enthusiasm at her first ball without her parent(s) hovering gaze and presence. The freedom Caoimhe experienced developed a deep-rooted sense of nervousness, but a requirement to make a good appearance. She hoped that coming with Anna, a pureblood, would aid her resolve and perhaps help her have some fun, too. Those that held prejudice to blood-status wouldn't recognize the Kyle's as blood traitors, that Caoimhe could live the best of both worlds.
"Anna, before you go with me.. I must confess something," Caoimhe started, her voice lowering to a trembling whisper, "I'm not a..my family-" she paused taking a breathe, "My family were labelled as blood traitors for mingling with muggles, living like them....I'm worried that I may face backlash."
"I wanted to tell you this morning.. But I couldn't. I'm so sorry," Caoimhe murmured somberly nearly under her breathe. A glimmer of hope that Caoimhe held onto tightly was that Anna wasn't the type of Pureblood to hold resentment; she was, in fact, the first witch Caoimhe confessed this too. Time would reveal Anna's thoughts if she'd accept her as she was.
Part of the young Slytherin believed Duvessa had simply caught on after spending Christmas together outside of Hogwarts, so Caoimhe acted unapologetically like herself. Not a façade she played to fit in as she did with others.
All this time, Caoimhe thought her lifestyle was normal until meeting her new friends and coming to Hogwarts. Conversations and classes would enlighten her of a world that Caoimhe did not completely understand. Caoimhe tried to fit in applying all the lessons from her homeschooling, but the chance of upperclassmen recognizing her and giving her a label for the way they chose to live tainted her spirit.
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3 Mar 2023, 21:03
But first, mascara
Caoimhe finished applying eyeshadow to Anna and started clearing her things. As Anna put on some rosy lipgloss she heard Caoimhe exclaim that it was almost time. ‘But I didn’t get to do her hair!’, Anna thought panickily. Quickly glancing around she spotted a pink ribbon, matching Kee’s dress, pocking out the Slytherin’s bag, Anna pulled it out, it was just long enough to tie Kee’s hair. “Turn around I’ll add a bow to your hair”, she said.
As she made sure she didn’t leave any pieces of hair out, Anna made a perfect bow, something she knew how to do. She listened as Kee’s voice started trembling while she was trying to word something. Anna gave a soothing shoulder squeeze as Caoimhe admitted that her family were know as blood traitors. Anna’s mind stopped. She had a hunch Kee was putting on a bit of a strong façade, making sure not to show any cracks. Anna thought that it was because her parents were strict Purebloods, but hearing about them from Kee made her change her mind. Now finally all the puzzle pieces were in their place.
Anna sighed, relieved, that her friend had a happy childhood. Some could say Anna had too much freedom growing up as well. While she did learn the proper way to behave, and her family didn’t have any contact with the Muggles, everything else was up to Anna so she grew up rather strong willed, maybe even stubborn.
“Oh Kee”, she said softly. She turned the girl around and gave her a big hug, hoping she didn’t mind. “You shouldn’t be sorry for that. In fact those that made you feel that way should be. I know I have no idea about Muggles but I want you to be who you are! And I want you to teach me a lot about how you do things and all the fun techno things?”, she trailed off, trying to think what Muggles used instead of magic. “And if someone tries to say something to you I will curse them so hard, they wont know what hit them!”, fiercely looking into Kee’s eyes Anna made a promise. She would keep this promise for better or for worse.
“Now come on! You’re the one who wanted to go to this ball!”.
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@Caoimhe Kyle
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I left it a bit open ended, hope you don't mind. You can add another post or close the thread. Totally up to you!
| Sta ~ 4 | Str ~ 4 | Eva ~ 6 Arc ~ 8| Acc ~ 8 | Wis ~ 10 |
Ability ~ Impartial |
6 Mar 2023, 04:24
But first, mascara
OOC --ReducioI'm going to make one final post and lock this up! This was certainly a fun thread, and I look forward to many more!
DATE ┊ 02/17/2023 (5:55) -----OUTFIT ┊ click here-----HAIR ┊ click here-----MENTIONS ┊@Anne Blackrose-----
STATUS ┊ open-----WC ┊ 378/200-----ENGLISH ┊ "words"-----SWAHILI ┊ "words"-----THOUGHTS ┊ "words"
-----Caoimhe's eyes glanced down ashamed before sensing Anna's comforting hands around her in a hug; a sigh escaped her lips as the girl surrendered into the embrace and promptly returned it. She opened her eyes admiring the duo in the mirror; they both looked beautiful for the ball, and now Caoimhe didn't have to spend the evening with her guard up. It was assurance Caoimhe was too afraid to ask for from her Slytherin peers, but desperately craved to have a peace of mind. Outstanding grades and performance only proceeded her to an extent - labels stuck forever. Her voice remained cracked a bit before clearing her throat and laughing while wiping her eyes, "Thank you,"
Caoimhe's eyes looked deeply into Anna's as she affirmed her trust and protection to those who would put her down. She nodded with a smile, looking over Anna's graceful but fierce features seeing the intention was real in her brown eyes.
"I appreciate you, Anna, really," Caoimhe spoke with a smile then laughed a bit seeing Caoimhe's mascara tainting Anna's rosy cheeks black. "I'd love to teach you...the muggles may not be of magical nature, but they do live a rich and fulfilling life like us,"
She quickly used a wipe to cleanse away smudges either of the two had during their exchange before taking a deep breathe. Caoimhe's curly hair was pulled back beautifully in a bow and smiled as her confidence restored. It was as if Anna gave Caoimhe her freedom back - a sense disappearing the closer Caoimhe became with other individuals trying to keep her nature secret. She knew not all students would be as accepting as Anna, but at least Caoimhe could rely on true friends to have her back.
"Yes, yes," Caoimhe affirmed holding her hand out for Anna to grab while using 'accio' with her finger to open the door for the girls. "Lady's first,"
An ancient, dusty grandfather clock outside the lavatory struck 6 signaling to the duo that the ball would be seconds away from allowing guests entry. Leaving most of their belongings in the lavatory, the girls were giggling as they walked to the entryway of the ballroom. Music echoed loudly into the hall, and it was clear to see they both were excited to go in.
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