Susan, I don't think of myself as all that girly-girly, but there are some cosmetics I use almost always when I'm out in public, because my face basically doesn't show up without them.   I use a tinted moisturizer in lieu of foundation because my skin is pale, and I usually put a little brown eyeliner on my upper lids and wear lipstick - again because when I don't you can't see my eyes or my mouth from a few yards away.   

I avoid perfumes or scented products because almost all colognes, perfumes, and added scents trigger either an asthma attack or sneezing or both (as of about 20 years ago). The exception is essential oils, which don't have that effect - so I suspect it is not scents themselves that trigger the allergies, but it's some preservatives or other additives in the scented products.      I do occasionally use a dab of vanilla oil behind each ear.

I have guitar-player's nails: longer on the picking hand than on the chording hand (where I cut my nails all the way back).   I've had acrylic nail fill on 4 of the fingers on my right hand for about 15 years now, and the only polish I use is clear, and used to help protect the acrylics.

The one thing I've been doing recently that you might call "girly-girl" is applying a very short, thin line of green eyeliner on top of the brown on each eyelid.   It's subtle and you can't really see it from very far away; mainly, it has the effect of picking up the green in my eyes.

My hair is at that in-between stage, where it's gray or white at the roots except for the lower back part and the rest of my hair is a mixture of brown, gray and white. It's really dull and blotchy without coloring.   Clairol has discontinued the temporary coloring "Loving Care," and I avoid dyes for several reasons, so I often (irregularly) use Fanci-Full, which is a color rinse you apply after shampooing and which washes away with the next shampoo (if it doesn't wear off with brushing before that).



Sandra, Shalimar used to be one of my favorite scents. That, and L'Air du Temps.   I just haven't been able to use any perfumes or colognes for years.