I didn't wear eye shadow until Senior Prom. Lipstick got an early appearance in 7th grade. I was sneaking it on at school. Two days after my uncle died I was caught. I forgot to scrub it off last period and tried to get it off on the 15 minute bus ride home. Well his widow saw my lips and loudly announce it. My mother said "Oh, you want to wear lipstick? Okay!" (Trust me had my family and I not been grieving I don't think it would have gone over that well). She only let me wear Riiid (bright red) & Paink (bright pink) until 10th grade. I have the school pictures to prove it. Then I added brown and gold. Finally one day in college I look and had every color but black, yellow, & green (I don't like those lip colors). My lips have been white, blue, color blocked, silver just like they have been gold, red, brown, & pink. If my lips were like hair, they would have broke off from color damage.
Before you ask my basic look for my lips includes a vitamin E stick or a medicated lip balm, a clear lip liner (I like Mary Kay & Cover Girl) and a clear or sparkle lip gloss.
Makeup Confession: I am ADDICTED to glitter & sparkling lip gloss.
I blame the Makeup companies. If they only put it in little girls lip gloss then... The older I get, I try to cut back on the sparkle gloss purchases. I won't be a senior citizen still looking like I still shop in the Lip Smackers section in the store.
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| My little arsenal of lipstick, lipglosses & lip balms (well what's not in my purse) |
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| The bag all my lip products are stored by color in zipper bags |
Let me see some advice on Lips
1. Find your perfect shade of every Lip color out there. I think everyone can where all the colors, we just choose not to. Sometime because we don't know & are scared to find out what looks good on us.
2. Lip Balms & Vitamin E sticks are inexpensive moisturizers. Use them. It makes no sense to have chap lips with all kinds of free with purchase or $.99 lip protection are out there.
3. Learn the difference between Eyeliner & Lip liner. I am sick of women putting black & brown Eyeliners around their lips. Eyeliners dry out your lips. Lip liners moisturize them. Find darker colors of lip liners to use. They are out. Many times near the eyeliner.
4. Bold lip Lighter eyes and Bold eyes Lighter lip Not Bold eyes & lips. Your face will be overpowered with too much color. I'll say it that way instead of saying "You will look like a Clown"
Okay that's all I will say about color on my lips & eyes. Hopefully what I do help someone out there.
As Always Talking to You in Adult Terms
