I’ve always been a gloss kind of girl. Lipstick was something my mom wore, something aunts wore, a thing for grownups. Lipstick meant color on your teeth, dry lips, or discovering way too late that you’ve been wearing a bright red your upper lip only because you wore away all the color on the bottom lip. Lipstick was, in short, out of the question. No, I was a hard core gloss girl, never without a tube from Lancôme in my bag, a trusted companion since my high school years. But then something happened. Suddenly I got tired of walking through wind and cold autumn morning with gloss in my hair, or worse, hair stuck to my lips. Thus, I decided to buy my very first lip stick, at the tender age of twenty-four. Nervously I showed up at MAC – I needed a proper store with proper makeup artists, since I would break out in cold sweats at the mere thought of all the color choices. I needed professional help. “I want a lip stick!”, I said pitifully. ”… Help!”
A few minutes later I had a small bag in my hand, and had been convinced. Never more goopy hair or hairy lips. Colored teeth? Not if you take a few extra seconds to check the mirror. Dry lips? Buy a moisturizing lip stick, silly! Afraid the color will wear off? Here’s a trick: After one layer, press your lips against a tissue to remove excess color. Then take some face powder – yes, powder – on a brush and dust it over your lips, and follow with another layer of color. Volià, you just added a few more hours of wear! All in all, I’m a total convert. There’s no going back now – I’m a lip stick girl.
And speaking of, you know the gift card I won last week? A great opportunity to try Chanel’s new Rouge Coco. It’s supposed to be the perfect thing for those of us who want to go from gloss to stick – super moisturizing and long lasting. I went for a nice summery coral called “Égérie”, and it’s really quite lovely.
It’s probably the most expensive piece of makeup I’ve ever bought, but it also oozes quality. Something tells me I’ll be picking up a few more shades as soon as I stumble across a tax free store.. :)
What it looks like on…
Keeping within the Chanel theme, I figured it was high time to break out the duo-tone tights. Big thanks to Airam for keeping me from looking like a harlequin! :)
