The mother of all impulse buys: I stumbled out of my hair salon feeling pretty happy today, wandered right into Duane Reade, and walked out with some Maybelline Moisture Extreme lipstick in Royal Red. Red lipstick. This is for people who walk the red carpet, or for people who invest serious time in the necessary lip-lining, lip-brushing, and subsequent blotting or gloss-dabbing. So not me—I have been standing by the same routine (brown eyeliner and brownish mascara) for an eternity. Done wrong, red can say "streetwalker" or worse, make you look like a clown (warning: links to Maddox, pretty crass). Plus, isn't it supposed to be impossible to find the right red? What was I thinking?!
I'm not fully sure I can pull this off yet, but Real Simple does name this color one of its "timeless red lipsticks." This offers some comfort. As does Gwen Stefani—she always rocks the red lips. And so I vow to rock it at least ONCE. Guess I was just feeling bold!
Have you tried this look? Been tempted to? Love? Hate?
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i tried this on saturday. it got results. too time-consuming and messy for everyday use, though since i am paranoid about having lipstick on teeth, chin, etc.
ReplyDeleteHaha good to know!! Thanks for the feedback :)
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