Akira stays very still, and tenses when Ann tilts her cheek to dab the foundation on her neck as well. Her blush isn't dissipating at all. She can feel Ann's attention directed at her; her gaze is intense, meticulous. Ann looks at her like she's an art project...

She glances in the mirror when Ann's done. It's a little hard to tell with her glasses off, but even with this first step, she looks just a little better somehow. It's subtle, but definitely present. 

Apparently no one is escaping the blush here, because Shiho's definitely still blushing about this whole thing.

"One thing I learned from Ann is that some foundations take a while to set, so it's better to let it dry naturally a bit first to keep it from getting patchy," she adds while she grabs a brush and a tube of bronzer for Ann's next steps.

"That's why we'll be using cream products instead of dry ones for the whole rest of the look, until we finally set everything at the very end."

She takes the bronzer and the brush from Shiho, and does four very gentle lines with it; one to each side of the nose, one just above the center of Akira's lips, and one just below. If you didn't know what they were, they'd just look like natural shadows.

"Some styles do a lot more contouring than this, but for something that looks natural we want to keep it minimal."

While Ann's applying that, Shiho dabs some lip tint onto the back of her hand and then blends it out a bit with a fingertip, then she starts applying it very lightly to Akira's cheeks, under her eyes, and just over her lips. "And apparently using the lip tint as a cream blush makes the whole look more integrated and natural, since we're using the same tone on the rest of your face as on your lips, just thinned out a bit first."

Akira sits still and lets the girls make her over, not daring to speak for fear of smearing the lip tint. 

She's so doomed.

Is my sweet chérie un petit peu overwhelmed at such affectionate attention? From two very pretty girls, no less, both of whom are attracted to you?

Julie can read her like a book. 

Just a liiiiiiittle.

Ann takes a lip liner pencil from her kit, and looks at Akira. "I'm going to start on your eyeshadow now. I'm going to be working close up to your eyes for this; do your best not to blink and please hold still. Okay?"

"O-Okay." 

Akira holds still.

Ann leans in and starts to very gently apply the lip liner beneath Akira's eyes. 

"Brown eyeshadow looks natural, but for a real no-makeup look a lip pencil in a nude color can sometimes be even more subtle. I might start wearing faces like this to school again now that Kamoshida's out of the way..."

Akira holds still. "Yeah, I can see you have a real passion for this..."

"No talking, I've got to get your lips next." 

Ann continues on with the lip liner to Akira's lips, subtly pinkening them and making them look more full and soft. After going over them with the pencil lightly, she blends them in with her thumb, her palm nestled against Akira's chin.

She's so close...

Akira's tempted to nuzzle into Ann's hand, but resists the urge.

And then while Ann's getting out the lash curler and mascara, Shiho applies the lip tint over Akira's lips with the included brush. Once she's done, she nods at Akira. "Okay, press your lips together for a sec, then wait thirty seconds. I'll let you know when."

Akira presses her lips together, and waits obediently for the time to pass.

Ann waits the thirty seconds, then wipes off the excess lip tint and applies a second clear coat of lip gloss over the set makeup.

"Alright, so this is going to be the hardest part for you, likely. We're going to need to apply an additional shadow for the top lash line, and then mascara for your eyelashes. If you've ever put in contact lenses this is going to be similarly difficult: the body's natural response is to blink when you bring something so close to your eye, and in this case that'll be a little problematic." 

Ann picks up a thin lash pencil in a slightly darker color and slowly brings it in. "Ready?" 

Akira takes a breath. "Okay."

Ann gently applies the lash pencil along Akira's brow line, careful of any blinks. Next is the lash curler; the odd device clamps on each edge of Akira's eye one at a time, pressing two curved metal plates to give her lashes a more stylish appearance. Finally she does the mascara, in short flicking motions of her brush above and below Akira's eye. 

It takes a little time because Akira blinks a bit, but they manage to get through it okay.

Then Shiho leans in with an eyebrow shaping brush and a little tray of wax. "Filled-in brows are a serious giveaway about makeup, so we're just using brow wax instead. This makes your brows lie a bit flatter against the skin, which makes them look fuller." She coats the brush in a dab of wax and applies it gently to both brows.

"And finally, we use some loose powder to set."

She very lightly brushes some translucent setting powder all over Akira's face.

"That'll make sure nothing transfers to anything else. No leaving foundation spots on stuff."

"And that's it, you're done!" Ann smiles. 

She passes Akira's glasses back to her. "Here you go."

Akira puts them back on, and looks in the mirror. 

"... Huh," she says. "You're right, I can barely tell, even knowing what I'm looking for. It just looks like I'm pretty..."

Seeing herself like this, her heart skips a beat. It's just so much.

She touches her lips lightly, wondering at her own reflection. "I can see a little of the gloss on my lips, but I'd never guess that I was wearing a full face of makeup if you two hadn't just done it to me."

"And that's the magic," Ann says. "Most people who aren't into makeup have no idea of its real depth and detail."

She looks at Akira and rubs the back of her head. "I used to wear looks like this all the time. Shujin Academy's strict about makeup, but even the female teachers have never caught me wearing a face like this."

"Have a good time with Ryuji," Shiho says with a blushy smile. "And tell us all about it afterward."

Ann rests her chin on her hand. "You know we want all the details."