In preparation for the Honolulu Marathon next week, I ran yesterday wearing my Kiss Me cosmetics in the rain. The running conditions were similar to the half marathon on November 4—rainy, with slightly less flooding and a lot more wind.

I wore my makeup with confidence as I sloshed through the Wailupe area. However, the wind started to blow…not a gentle breeze, but a full-on wind! As I was running through Kahala, the wind picked up and started to pelt me with raindrops like little bullets, nonstop. By the time I got to Triangle Park, quite a bit of my mascara had been sandblasted off my eyes and had fallen in chunks onto my cheeks (the mascara does not flake). My running friend JR said, solemnly, “You better warn your readers.”

So there you have it. For those of you who plan to go running in a downpour, with a high wind sandblasting your face for 20 minutes or more, do not expect the Kiss Me mascara to stay on!

On a happier note, I came back to the half-empty parking lot to find that another MINI Cooper had chosen to park next to mine....kind of like two rabbits trying to keep each other warm.