Hey
BruceLee73,
Great to hear you find it good, shame to hear you find it frustrating!
Anyway below a few things that should help you with your gripes:
Makeup: You say you bought it, but that it keeps telling you that you're not having it, or not putting it on. Can you doublecheck if you have the latest version? The makeup setting in V0.8.6.3 is default on 'Always apply', so to see that somehow it keeps telling you you're not using it sounds to me like you are using V0.8.6.2 or lower. Secondly, go to your Diary page (right side of the screen) there are settings there that will allow you to choose when to apply makeup after showering or not.
Flowershop: Yeah she tells you to be there around those times. In order to wakeup earlier, Lizzy will need a better bed which you can buy for a price at the mall. If you cannot find the flowershop, there can be a few reasons: 1) You're at the wrong part of town. 2) You applied, but were not sure whether to take the job or not (option 2 during application)
The second option should really allow you to find the flowershop if you wanted to re-apply directly, so I'll see whether or not I can fix that.
Yes there is a lot of stuff. I know... the game has grown tremendously over time and now the entry level is a bit steep I suppose, but I'm sure that you'll figure it out soon enough
Btw, the flowerjob is the least action (read smut) prone job there is. Only really flowers (bad joke) at the end. You may want to try another job as your first try.
Good luck
BurningSun