Red Lips

Ages ago I wrote a post about buying RED lipstick.  I was struggling with the idea to wear it.  Would I look trashy?  Would I be mocked?  Would it turn bright orange?  Ok, the third one is an issue I have with many lipsticks.  I actually had a cosmetic clerk take it as a personal challenge to find one of her red lipstick products that would not turn orange on me...I cannot wear Clinque reds.  I have come to find out that I am not the only person who has those first 2 issues.  Loads of people do.

After several weeks, I cracked and wore it.  I was quiet and tried to hide that day.  When I say hide I mean from everyone, myself included.  That first day I was so nervous but nothing bad happen.  My coworkers commented that I had bright lips and asked if I normally wear make up (I do everyday).  Today is probably the 4th or 5th time I have worn my RED lips.  I love them!  I feel more confident, more attractive, and more outgoing.  I find on days when I wear this lipstick I think more about my other make up and about my appearance overall.

Many men and loads of women do not understand the power of lipstick.  I grew up with my Grandmothers always wearing lipstick.  I do not remember either of them wearing a true red in front of me, but I have seen the pictures where Grandmother Kelley was wearing hers.  She was a knock out!  When I became a teenager they both (Grandmother Wilhoite too) started hinting that lipstick was important.  "A lady always wears lipstick" one of them would say as they quickly applied lipstick before getting out of the car.  By this time in their life both wore muted or subtle lips,  I was young and very much a tomboy so I just rolled my eyes.  It was not until I was in Grad school that I understood.  Lipstick was not only a way to look pretty but a way to feel pretty inside.  I am still a tomboy, and I will go lazy days without lipstick.  But I feel more like myself with it.

Katy Kelley

Margaret Wilhoite

and me

I am not the only one who has noticed this trend.  I just read an article about red lips; How Lipstick (Yes, Lipstick) Can Instantly Make Your Day Better.  Reading this article is a good way to see into how I see lipstick.

"The most important part of wearing lipstick, however, is how you feel when you wear it. A recent poll by the British Heart Foundation found that 26 percent of women reported feeling more confident while wearing red lipstick, and it's not hard to see why."

So break out a red lipstick and try it out.  Feel the boost!  My color of choice Revlon Super Lustrous in Certainly Red.