I hadn’t really planned on dressing Roux up. This happens every year, where I think I’ll just pass on Halloween because it’s too much effort, then Halloween rolls around and everyone is getting into it so I scramble to throw a costume together. Luckily I have this really stellar backup costume that I’ve had for years. My dad’s girlfriend is really into Halloween and put this thing together herself. (Hi, Dee!) It’s hard to say exactly what it is – it’s a bright orange 80′s prom dress with multiple layers of add-on taffeta and chiffon in brilliant magentas, purples and greens. It’s definitely something, though. I think I really am going to bow out of dressing up this year, but Roux really wanted to be a part of the holiday. And conveniently, she fit into my default costume.
And yes, I did indeed put purple eyeshadow on my dog. But may I say I did so with extreme caution so as not to get any in her eyes (hence the reason the eyeshadow doesn’t come all way the way down her eyelid), and I washed it off immediately afterwards. And I used hypoallergenic shadow. It may still qualify as dog abuse, but only in a minor degree, and even then mostly just because she had to sit still long enough for me to put it on and long enough for me to photograph her in her makeup and fancy dress. Oh, the humiliation!
