Too Old for Make-up

When I'm at home, Mama Lai doesn't let me walk out of the house without putting make-up on.  And as I powdered my nose under her watchful eye, I reproached her for her hypocrisy since she clearly was not wearing any make-up.  Mama Lai peered into the mirror at herself and said:

"Make-up?  What can make-up do for my old, ugly face?  Shouldn't waste it on me.  It's for young people like you when it actually will make you look better."