One of the hardest aspects of attending culinary school was the idea that I wasn't allowed to wear makeup or fingernail polish. I am a girly girl to the core, and appreciate dolling up and fixing my hair, so the thought of no makeup and 'ugly' hair made me feel almost sad and kind of sick. I had to find a way around it.
Guidelines at Johnson & Wales University state that females are not allowed to wear makeup, perfume, or any type of nail polish as it is unsanitary for food production. I can respect refraining from nail polish and even perfume (as it really is distracting), but makeup held a place far too important in my heart, and I just couldn't let it go. I decided to do a neutral palette of powder and concealer...as I was blessed with the hell known as dark undereye circles, and to go without makeup (especially under my eyes) is just wrong. The move-in checklist for me included new makeup sponges from Sephora and a translucent powder to set my 'culinary makeup.' I was doing this, no one was going to stop it.
Somehow, fooling even myself, I as able to get away with the military-like inspections of hair, face, uniform, and socks...the first few months of labs felt very strict and like I was walking on thin ice, afraid to step out of line...even so, I was never afraid to not wear my 'culinary makeup.'
By the second year of labs I had culinary makeup and hair down to an art...and I had little care what I looked like...wearing ugly checkered pants and going to lab at 6:45 a.m. will do that to a person. After leaving JWU and seeing the provided uniforms employers used, I realized the ones from JWU were designer gear...however, I refrain from ever bringing those checkered pants to see the light of day.
When I did graduate and move home, I still wasn't allowed to wear any nail polish or have my most treasured feature, the acrylic nail, but I was full board on the makeup and hair front...owning a swoop bang and pony poof everyday...because I could and can :).
Now that we know my circumstances, I sit before you proudly sporting sets of acrylics or red polished natural nails (if they are long enough!)...and as I get ready to travel to Montana next week to see my Sally, I have a set of french tips prepped and ready to adorn my small hands...eager to look chic and love the clicckketty claccckk noise they make on EVERYTHING ♥
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