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So makeup isn't contraband anymore?

posted 9 years ago by radionaut
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Remember back in the early seasons when makeup was considered contraband? Everyone was getting creative trying to achieve their winged eyeliners and red lips. Now suddenly everyone seem to have their own little bag of makeup that they are in no way hiding. People even have nailpolish now? What's up with that? Sure, it's a small detail, but the inconsistency is still annoying to me. I have a hard time thinking they'd be getting more lax with some rules, when the CO's are more intense than ever about every other rule.

[–] postcardstocali 9 years ago

Not all makeup was considered contraband as seen when Sophia was complaining that the commissary never has her shade of foundation in stock and when it came in Piper got it for her.

To live and to love will always be dangerous

[–] Rubygirl214 8 years ago

There's this article that I read years ago about this, as a Makeup Artist myself, I was curious too lol

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/fashion-blog/2014/dec/18/fakeup-how-female-prisoners-in-the-us-ad-lib-their-cosmetics

[–] Thomasina 8 years ago

There is lots of (low-quality) makeup available for sale in the commissary at the Federal Correctional Institute at Danbury, Connecticut--which is the basis for the prison in this show and where the real Piper actually served her time:

MAKE-UP (limit 1 each)

Powder Foundation-Tan 4.00
Powder Foundation-Dark 4.00
Powder Foundation-Med. Dk 4.00
Wet & Wild Face-Natural 3.45
Wet & Wild Face-Sun Kiss 3.45
Mini Black Eyeliner Pencil 1.70
Mini Brown Eyeliner Pencil 1.00
Liquid Eye Liner 3.00
Black Lash Mascara 6.00
Gold Coral Lip Gloss 0.70
Rustic Lip Gloss 3.00
Pink Affair Lip Gloss 3.00
Mauvey Lip Gloss 3.00

https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/dan/DAN_CommList.pdf