Lately I've been with women who primarily use chapsticks. I went to a birthday party last Sunday with about a dozen women. None of them seemed to wear lipstick! None of the women I was with today was terribly invested in painting lips either. Chapsticks were enough. It doesn't mean that they don't have any lipsticks. They do, but it's only for special occasions. All of them start with moisturizing their lower lip. None use mirrors.
Sandy doing the pressed-lips thing.
Sandy says she puts on lipstick to feel special. Her lipsticks are gifts, like when friends don't like a certain shade, they'll give it to her. She started using lipstick occasionally when she reached the age of 15-16. She was brought up with the notion that it's not okay to play with your lipstick in public, but it's so common now, that it doesn't bother her.
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Rhonda's lips are naturally red. Amazing! She didn't start wearing any lipstick until she was in her 30's, and then only for special occasions, when she wants to really dress up and feel fancier. She has no particular brand; she goes for the color, mainly dark colors like wine. She loves the color red, but not on her lips, even if she wears red clothes. She blots her lips with tissue to remove any excess lipstick. She used to have about 10 tubes of lipstick, some pretty old, but then her daughter took them all. Well, if your lips are red already, why even bother with lipstick?
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Gabby has never bought any lipsticks for herself because her mother gives her lipsticks as presents, all in coral and orangy shades. She has six of them at home, although they're all old by now. She doesn't like any pink or dark colors. Gabby started around age 16 and she says that wearing lipstick makes her "feel nicer."
QUESTIONS:
- Have you ever given lipsticks as gifts?
- What do you do when your lipstick is worn flat? Do you stick your pinky finger in it to get a little dap that way?
- Do you ever use lipstick as blush?
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