I went over to the mall on my lunch hour on Friday to get some blush.  Something I do far too often.  Well, not the buying of blush, but rather the going to the mall on my lunch hour.

Anywhoo – I entered the Mac Cosmetics store and was greeted by a delightful young girl who proceed to help me in my quest.  And who, at one point during our make-up transaction, said “Do you ever get told you look like a certain celebrity?”.  I VERY hesitantly answered “nooooo . . . why?  Who were you thinking of?” all the while holding my breathe.  Because maybe I don’t want to look like the person she’s suggesting.  Maybe I wouldn’t be happy being compared to, oh, I don’t know;

Sandra Bernhard?

Or Courtney Love?

Or Rosie O’Donnell?

But she answered “you remind me of (get ready for this . . .) Meg Ryan.”

Meg Ryan???  Really???  I have NEVER heard that before.  Not that I wouldn’t be proud to be compared to Meg Ryan, don’t get me wrong.  But honestly.  Aside from the bit of blonde we both have in our hair, I really don’t see the resemblance.  Sure, we both have two eyes, a nose and a mouth.  And in these particular shots, we both have bangs.  But that’s pretty much where it stops.

(She’s the one of the left in case you’re wondering.)

Yes, I know the delightful young Mac Cosmetics girl and I were engaged in a sales transaction.  And perhaps she was trying to get her numbers up.  Or maybe they’re experiencing an inventory surge in blush and were under strict orders from upper Management to sell as much blush as humanly possible that day.  And perhaps the Mac Cosmetics Sales Training material teaches delightful young salesgirls that comparing middle-aged mothers to successful Hollywood celebrities is a sure fire way to sell blush.  Not sure.

But I did buy the blush.