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erself　with　navy　blue

mascara　and　a　subtle　shade　of　lip　gloss　that　wasn？t　as　girly　or　e…hither　as　her　usual　shade　of

light　pink　or　dark　red。

？Look　who？s　here；？　Jenny　whispered　to　Elise　in　front　of　the　Stila　counter。　？Hi；　Blair。？

？Great　haircut！？　added　Elise　perkily。

Blair　turned　around　to　find　two　of　the　freshmen　from　her　peer　group：

she…really…should…have…a…breast…reduction　Ginny；　and　in…desperate…need…of…a…makeover　Eliza；　or

whatever　their　names　were；　staring　at　her　admiringly。　She　was　horrified　to　see　that　they　were

trying　on　some　of　the　same　eye　shadows　and　lip　glosses　that　she　wore　all　the　time。　Couldn？t　they

just　stick　with　Maybelline　from　Rite　Aid　or　something？

Elise　frowned　down　at　the　vial　of　glittery　black　eye　dust　in　her　hand。　？Is　this　stuff　any　good？？

Yes；　it？s　good。　But　you？re　really　not　ready　for　it　yet。

Blair　couldn？t　help　but　give　them　a　little　big…sisterly　advice。　She　slung　her

brown…and…white…striped　Bendel？s　shopping　bag　over　her　wrist　and　got　to　work。　？With　your

coloring；　I？d　go　for　something　lighter。？　She　reached　for　a　sample　tube　of　pale　silvery　green　gel

shadow。　？This　would　really　bring　out　the　aqua　tones　in　your　eyes；？　she　instructed；　marveling　at

hownice　she　sounded。

Elise　took　the　tube　and　dabbed　a　little　on　her　eyelids。　It　was　barely　visible；　but　it　caught　the　light

and　miraculously　made　her　small；　close…together　blue　eyes　look　brighter　and　prettier。　？Wow；？　she

trilled；　mesmerized。

Jenny　reached　for　the　tube。　？Can　I　try？？

Blair　snatched　it　away。　？Absolutely　not。　You　need　something　in　beige　or　peach。？　Blair　couldn？t

believe　herself。　The　weird　thing　was；　she　was　enjoying　it。　？Here。？　She　handed