Playtime Will End in 15 Minutes

Say it’s 1937. We’ve just finished our required reading. There are games we play, colors we dream, whimsies of affectation we indulge in come springtime, when youth and freedom feel most tender and easily torn under this Stalin sky. Blowing loose powder, fingering cream, swirling pencils, dropping juicy lacquers, we conform to strict order and number count, and there are square blocks that must be fulfilled in very precise sequences, because these are the laws of the regime. These are the laws of hopscotch. Here in Russia, we call it “classrooms.”

Orange: 1. Cream Blusher in Rude by Illamasqua available at Sephora. 2. Nana Lipgloss in Wonder by NARS. 3. Pure Eye Pigment in 4 by Make Up For Ever. 4. Nail Varnish in Gamma by Illamasqua available at Sephora. 5. Amplified Lipstick in Morange by M.A.C Cosmetics. 6. Nail Polish in Kismet by NARS. 7. Rouge Coco Shine Lipstick in Sari Doré by Chanel. 8. Electric Tropics Nail Polish in Aloha by Dior. 9. Lipstick in Fire by Dior Addict. Green: 1. Waterproof Long-Lasting Eyeliner in Jade by Chanel. 2. Pop Color Collection Eye Shadow in Sunny Spot by M.A.C Cosmetics. 3. Nail Polish in Going Incognito by Essie. 4. Lasting-Radiance Smoothing Effect Eye Shadow in 5 by Yves Saint Laurent.  5. Lasting-Radiance Smoothing Effect Eye Shadow in 11 by Yves Saint Laurent. 6. Waterproof Cream Color for Lips, Cheeks, and Eyes in Aqua Cream by Make Up For Ever. 7. Nail Polish in Gleek Out by Sephora by OPI.  8. Crayon Eyeliner in Precious Green by Dior. 9. Triple Eye Shadow in Cap-Ferrat by NARS. Pink: 1. Pure Matte Lipstick in Carthage by NARS. 2. Eye Palette Quartet in So Sublime by Clarins Paris. 3.Eye Pencil in Silky Pink by Yves Saint Laurent. 4. The Lipstick in Imayou by Sensai. 5. Cheek Blush in Usukurenai by Sensai. 6. Electric Tropics Nail Polish in Paradise by Dior. 7. Color Design Eyeshadow in Meet Me in Paris Shimmer by Lancôme. 8. Joli Rouge Brilliant Perfect Shine Sheer Lipstick in Pink Sugar by Clarins Paris. 9. Amplified Lipstick in Impassioned by M.A.C Cosmetics. Purple: 1. Single Eye Colour in Vibrant Violet by Clarins Paris. 2. Quite Cute Collection Lipstick in Quite Cute by M.A.C Cosmetics. 3. Pure Curl Mascara in Wonder Violet by Clarins Paris. 4. Long-Lasting Eye Pencil in Smokey Purple by Yves Saint Laurent. 5. Satin Eye Colour in 108 by Clé de Peau. 6. Nail Polish in Call Me Irresponsible by Deborah Lippmann. 7. Powder Eye Shadow in Creep by Illamasqua available at Sephora. 8. Waterproof Long-Lasting Eyeliner in Violine and Essentialle Soft Touch Eye Shadow in Amethyst by Chanel.  9. Quite Cute Collection Lipstick in Play Time by M.A.C Cosmetics.