So today I was sick for a while. I'm actually probably still sick. That's the horrible thing about being sick is that it doesn't really just go away. You have to barrel through it. And you know, if it was just that I may have survived without medication. But as always things couldn't be that f'ing simple.
So for those of you who don't know I take a stage makeup class. In the time that I've been in this class I've never used the spirit gum till today which was honestly probably a good thing. It's a special adhesive used for sticking stuff to skin and stuff for the screen and stage because sometimes you have to look a little different.
Today, our assignment was to do a scar which we did on our inner forearm which is a very reachable place and also probably a lot less sensitive than face skin. So I got my scar made out of tissue done and i paint some of the spirit gum on my arm, not a big deal. Lay down the scar, still not a big deal. Everything goes fine until I start to put the massive amount of spirit gum it takes to keep this magical scar in place at which point my arm starts to itch.
I didn't really think anything of it. I have sensitive skin that can change what it likes and dislikes on a dime. So I just thought I was being a wuss about this, until I took the scar off, at which point where it had been laid started forming a rash. And people started freaking out around me. So yeah, I took my spirit gum remover which was within reach and basically got it off as quickly as I could and then the rash went down which was good, turned out to be just an irritant that I have to be careful of. I love being in the theater but having sensitive skin is really hard in the business. Just have to live and learn. And that's what I've done.
Doesn't seem as scary now, but it certainly did in that moment when everyone else was freaking out about me which normally doesn't happen at all.
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