I wanted to share a recent milestone. This may not be a big deal to some people but it is for me.
I bought my first lipstick! Round of applause, please. Thank you.
Make up and I are not best friends. We get on alright but we've never been super tight. I guess you could say we're in the same friendship group but not bffs. As I've got older I've found myself relying on this friend a little more and I'd quite like to get to know them a little better.
The problem with my face and lipstick is that I really don't think any colour suits me. It's as though as soon as I apply it my whole face changes and I don't even recognise the person looking back at me in the mirror. When I had my make up trial for our wedding, the lovely make up artist applied a pink shade of lipstick and as soon as I saw it I almost screamed for her to take it off. In the end, I didn't wear any colour on my lips for our big day. Just a simple slick of Vaseline. It felt more me.
Cue me entering the Selfridges make up hall resembling a wide eyed bunny rabbit in headlights. Thankfully I wasn't alone and two close friends helped cajole me into trying a few shades.
My friends eventually steered me toward the Nars counter and we were greeted by a lovely lady named Jess. She immediately picked out the shade that I eventually went on to buy. A sheer, coral coloured lipstick named Barbarella. Certainly not the most adventurous of colours but I felt good wearing it.
Barbarella - my new buddy |
- It doesn't feel like you're wearing lipstick when you put it on.
- I don't really know about reapplication requirements because I basically forget it's on my face as soon as I'm out the door and thus never reapply.
Female fail. One step at a time, ladies!
Claire x
I bought my first lipstick too the other day- I've always been too scared as I think they make me look scary, but apparently not! I also did exactly the same thing as you, I went to Selfridges and looked clueless until someone helped me. Lol! I got Faux by MAC in the end... But I may try NARS next time now... :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only female with an irrational fear of lipstick ;) I've applied mine on a few occasions now and feel pretty blummin' good with it on. I think we deserve some kind of make up medal ;)
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