Vogue Paris

How I love the idea of an all white interior.  It appeals to my Moon in Libra like MAD.  But then Mars in Virgo (opposite Saturn!) envisages several hours a day gliding around, tight-lipped and eagle-eyed,  my neurotic hands gripping the spray and wipe as i wipe off MARKS OF GRUB.  Or worse GRIME.

Oddly enough the only person i know to actually DO an all white interior decor is the Sagg Fascinator and this is in spite of grown-up musician children, grandchildren, cats, dogs and an insane, chain-smoking (cigars), right-wing, Scorpio, hunter boyfriend.  She has NO Earth element in her chart whatsoever so I can only imagine that practical aspects did not concern her.

Come on, which sign could hack it?  In real life?  Maybe whichever sign would be an expert painter and able to repaint every few months. That would work. It wouldn’t be Cancerians because they would have too much stuff. They’d have “knick knacks” and sentimental tickets to things they remembered all over that mantlepiece. Pisces would scribble some inspirational slogan in lipstick on the mirror or put a rainbow sticker in the corner. It would remind Aries of a hospital room so no way. Leo – not enough bling. Scorps need red/purple. Sagg – LOL!

I am thinking an Aquarius who is really into Reiki and just sort of needs a SPACE into which to propel his/her thoughtforms between astral travels might like it. But they would have to drink their wheatgrass in the kitchen. A control-freaky Capricorn would do it – just to show that they could. Thoughts?

And voila! French Elle are doing a stars-sans-makeup issue. Or, as they say, “sans fards” – without rouge. I think this is actually quite brave given the classically massive clout of cosmetics advertisers in fash-mags. But it’s totally refreshing & cool. No-make-up could be THE trend of the Pluto-In-Capricorn era. Maybe that previous Pluto A La Mode stuff (the monochrome beige peasanty look) was just the pre-quel? And this the real deal???

May I remind you that the currently Plutonified Carla Bruni abhors make-up? Anyway, citing your Sun, Rising and/or Venus sign would you-do you-c0uld you go without makeup? Or are you one of those peeps who lugs around a 1950s style vanity case packed with spak-filla & spare sculpting brushes?

I love the idea of make-up, the names & themes but in practice look way better without it or with a bare minimum. Do we really need industrial strength primer/foundation in world of modern skincare & better health? I mean, some of this stuff evolved not so much to gild the gorgeous lily as hide the hideocrity from crap nutrition & plague.

My daughter and i saw two Emirates air hostesses smoking outside a hotel the other day. They had those cute little hats & tight pencil skirts & shitloads of make-up on. Expertly applied but a LOT, you know. My 8 yro daughter said admiringly “wow, they are like from history...”  Maybe heavy make-up & the idea of putting one’s face on has totally had its day. I do feel a bit sorry for women, when they are interviewed, who say they leap out of bed early to put on their make-up before anyone can see them.

OR – the converse argument – is it a goddessy ritual that we should cleave unto in as a personal act of worship to Aphrodite et al? Is it somewhat puritan not to find pleasure in the ritual of applying a little bit of lip gunk here, some bronzer there?  Because I have Moon in Libra, i can see both sides.

And, while we are on this, is French Elle being amazing by going back to favouring the reader above & beyond the advertisers or is there some cynical hype behind this?  But i do think it’s very, very Pluto in Cap…In Capricorn For A Day, note that her look is absolutely & ruthlessly exfoliated but NO visible make-up. No artificial colour.