Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Expensive Red Lipstick Days

I have a secret. A very strange secret. Not even my husband knows. Its dark and deep, and...sometimes bright depending on the day. Huh?! Expensive Red Lipstick. When I am having a crap day or feeling extraordinarily anxious or uncomfortable I wear bold, red lipstick.

Child 2 kicked me in the face while I attempted to put on his shoes...popped on some Dior in Rouge Massai. Got my second speeding ticket in a week...slathered on YSL Glossy Stain in #9 Rouge Laque. Got back from dropping off the kids for school and realized there are two days of dirty dishes to wash and six loads of laundry to fold...pull out the trusty Chanel Rouge Coco in Gabrielle.

It is a weird thing to do...I realize this. But something about a luxurious red lipstick just seems to make everything else easier. When I wear red lipstick I am not quite as tense, I carry less anger, I smile more. It just makes the day a little easier to face. I mean come on!  It's MUCH harder to scowl at yourself in the mirror when you are rocking a perfect red lip.

I always take it off before my husband gets home from work because...you know...he doesn't need any more proof that I'm a lunatic. I provide plenty of that without involving my cosmetics. ;)

So if you happen to run into me in Costco wearing my big grey sweatpants, with my dirty hair in a wad on top of my head but notice I am wearing red lipstick without another stitch of makeup on my face, instead of backing away slowly from the crazy lady, come give me a hug...I probably need it.



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