Sweet girl of mine with ocean eyes and alabaster skin, you ask me how to put on makeup. What can I tell you that won't skew your fragile self-perception? Which words won't lead you to believe women are born imperfect and need improvement? You look to me for lessons on beauty and poise. Only 5 years old, you are my daily shadow but I am in shadow of you. You are already flawless - kinder and wiser than many adults I know. I hesitate to teach you how to cover up or alter yourself. So I will tell you instead what I've learned about makeup. Your foundation should be comprised of jojoba seed oil, minerals, the ideas you value most, aloe, zinc oxide, and all the places you've been. Spread it evenly across your life with your fingertips, taking care to fill any shadows of doubt. You are enough. You will think you need concealer to cover blemishes, but you'll be wrong. Never hide the line of three freckles that dot your chin or the small white scar between your eyebrows. Th