I didn't even think about the idea of "mascara" as cultural shorthand for "minimum makeup"--- probably because I do think of mascara as maximum makeup; if I were shorthanding "minimum makeup" with just one product, it would definitely be lipstick (which unlike mascara, can also have some health benefits, if it's the kind that's combined with a moisturizer). But then I am female-assigned and a former and still-sometimes makeup user. So we both gave each other a new thing to think about, yay!

As a practical thing, I love all your solutions, and the idea of a rhinestone masquerade massk just makes me smile, smile, smile.