Coming from a place of love and appreciation for both huntlow and lumity, I fucking adore that the straight (“straight”) relationship was relegated to subtext and implication while the queer relationship is just clear, cut-and-dry, explicit on-screen canon. It’s so funny. Because obviously Dana and the crew don’t dislike or resent huntlow like many mainstream showrunners resent queer interpretations of character relationships. It’s done with love for the characters, it’s done tongue-in-cheek, and if we’re being real the blow is softened by how barely below the surface it is. It’s just petty and in good faith and I love it.
Notice how Odalia did not get redeemed. It seems she is no longer in the picture when it comes to the Blight kids’ lives nor Alador’s. And it seems like the show hinted at Alador moving on to someone else. This is so important. Abusive parents and spouses are not worthy of redemption and I’m so proud of The Owl House for showing that.
Now, disclaimer, this was my routine pre-pandemmy when I did regular long-haul (10+ hour) flights so really works best if you’re not wearing a face mask on the plane, but obviously follow the rules and prioritize your own health and safety over skincare.
I loosely follow this routine from the legendary Lisa Eldridge, that does something like this:
Use hand sanitizer, clean your face with wipes or micellar water and cotton pads. I usually think wipes are too harsh but planes get so grimy they usually didn’t bother me.
Then face mist - I use the same Caudalie one as Lisa does in the video and once had a flight attendant ask me what it was cause it smells so nice. I’d buy them at duty free in CDG cause I’d fly through Paris so often. And it’s cheaper there than buying in the US.
Then I’d put on a moisturizing face mask that I’d put in a little pot. I’ve never used a sheet mask cause I just put it on and leave it on. And would sometimes reapply during the flight. A sheet mask will eventually dry out and idk if I’m bold enough to sheet mask in public. But you could probably sheet mask over this? Or do one and then layer on a thicker hydrating mask like this? Which dries clear so your face will just look a little shiny. I use this Dematalogica one which their website says is now discontinued but Amazon has them and I bought two LOL this Summer Fridays one is also nice and lasts a long time. And you could bring the whole tube if you wanted. Have just been reminded you could also use the LaNeige Water Sleeping mask which is amazing.
Then I’d use the same Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream on my hands and cuticles - GET THE UNSCENTED ONE! You could also use aquaphor or something similar.
And I’d put some hair oil on my ends and put my hair up in a bun. And I never drink on flight and just hydrate the whole time. Except the time I flew from Seoul to the US and that is a long story.
Then same as the video I’d clean my face before landing, moisturizer and sunscreen and a little concealer. And a tinted balm. Glossier, Tower 28 and Tata Harper make nice ones. Sometimes I’d wait to get to the airport bathroom, depending on my destination. If it was a connecting airport, I’d do it when I landed. For my final destination, I’d do it on the plane so I could book it to customs.
THEN this is critical. When I get to my hotel, I would always do a charcoal or pore focused face mask. I’ve used this or this GlamGlow one and this sheet mask. Even though airplane air is apparently very clean? All that travel no matter how much you cleanse en route can still make your skin dirty. And I have kind of oily blemish prone skin. Then another hydrating one right afterwards. If you have dry skin, you might want to skip this?
Is this extra? Maybe? I don’t think too much? Plus if ur on a 14 hour flight, it would always give me something to do. 🤷🏻♀️
Safe travels, Anon! 💜
this seems like a lot of work but also like it would get amazing results? let’s goooooooo ✈️
