Red

I’m not into gambling, but I would have laid money down against what you’re seeing here ever happening.  I was absolutely certain, until twelve hours ago, that I would never, ever wear red lipstick.

And then Valentine’s Day came; I read an article on Into The Gloss (a fabulous beauty site) that made me think, “Why not try?;” I brazenly bought my first red lipstick; and the rest is in evidence above.

You see, I have a few things mitigating against red lipstick– one, I have a big mouth, including large lips that I try to mask in one of ten thousand shades of nude lip gloss; two, I have super-pale skin with pink undertones, which makes anything red stand out all the more.  So I have hidden from red lipstick, avoided that entire section in Sephora, etc.  When I heard Gwyneth Paltrow say that “Beauty, to me, is about feeling comfortable in your own skin.  That, or a kick-ass red lipstick,” I figured feeling comfortable in my own skin was going to be my only option.

But yesterday I went for it.  And I felt like a hip badass for it (a feeling I’m not at all accustomed to).  I highly recommend it.  I started with YSL’s Volupte Shine in 12, a orangey, pinky, red that goes on like Chapstick.  It has a somewhat transparent look to it, so that you can ease into red, if need be.

But I have to say that Gwyneth is onto something.  And this red lipstick has opened up a whole new world in front of me.  If something I swore I’d never do made me feel this fabulous, there’s really no telling what I’ll try next.  Any suggestions?

And, by the way, if I can wear red lipstick, officially anyone can!  Try it out– it just might change your life!

Have a great weekend!!

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