I didn’t used to like bright lippies. They scared me and to be honest, I thought they’d make me look like an old auntie. So I steered clear of bright lipsticks and lipglosses for many years.
Not long after I came to Australia, I remember browsing a local Priceline pharmacy where there was a sale going on at Revlon. For some unknown reason, my eyes were drawn to a particular ColorBurst lipstick by Revlon in True Red. It was a classic blue-toned red and hot diggity, it was bright. I knew I most probably wouldn’t wear it yet I bought it. I kept it in my lipstick drawer for months before I even took it out again.
One day, I finally decided to try it out. I applied it, looked in the mirror in horror at how bright the lipstick was but thought “I’m going to wear it, dammit. I’m going to try my hardest to rock this red lipstick“. When I got to the train station, I thought everyone was staring at my red lips and how daring I was to wear such a bright lip colour (I was paranoid, of course; no one batted an eyelid. Commuters weren’t even looking at me). As the minutes went on to an hour, 2 hours and up to 5 hours later, I felt my confidence go up several notches. My day may not have started off very well but it sure ended on a high note. Even though nothing particularly special happened that day, I felt different. I felt stylish and confident. I didn’t get a rat’s behind what others thought of what I wore or how I looked. I rocked that bright lipstick that day and it felt pretty damn good.
Bless you, Revlon True Red. Bless you.
Don’t underestimate the power of a bright lip. It can do wonders. 🙂
