BOLD LIPS
hot/not FOR ME
written by: Kandace Campbell
I
have always been more of the
conservative type when it came
to lip color--- clear was as far
as I’d go. But, I was always bold
with my shine. My lips were so clear
and glossy that people could see
their reflection in them. Mac, C.O
Bigelow Spearmint gloss, and almost
any clear tube was my best friend. I
was so addicted and so good at
making my lips clearly sparkle that I
could make Carmex shine. Now who
do you know that can do that? Ha!
This girl right here!
Needless to say, I wasn’t very
good at selecting colors-way too
complicated. I was overwhelmed
and was in need of a makeup artist
before I went broke. I left the store
with five variations of reds and
pinks. Red is not my color, at least
the one’s I bought didn’t make the
cut. I was either too bright, too dark,
or reminiscent of a clown or one of
those porcelain dolls. But, I didn’t
fret, I kept trying because in the
end Pink was Hot Hot Hot! I loved
it. OMG!
However, I started seeing more
and more women, (mature and
young) wearing a bold colored
matte lip, typically some variation
of red. I loved it, on them that is. I
wasn’t ready yet, but I knew that I
wanted to try it.
I kicked that clear gloss to the
side and became an extra bold
and confident lipista. If I needed to
go to the grocery store to buy a
carton of milk, you’d better believe
it was in my Covergirl Bombshell
Explosion lipstick number 327. A +
Mazing!
Bold red lips began popping
up on music videos, photo shoots,
magazine covers, every where I
turned was a kissable bold red lip.
I couldn’t help but wonder, how
would she eat, drink, lick her lips,
kiss without smearing, wouldn’t they
dry out, etc. All sorts of mysterious
wonders came to mind.
ARE HOT
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So, one day I decided to go
out on a Hibachi adventure and
invited my girl friend, T. First let
me say that she is incredibly
gorgeous, a mother of two, and she
doesn’t look a day over 21. She
has great genes, perfect skin, locks
to die for, and on that day, what
does she exit the car with…you
got it, bold red lips. My immediate
reaction was to touch them, I held
back. I did tell her that she looked
amazing and I secretly wished I
could do that. She told me I could.
Right there in the Hibachi parking
lot, I found my inspiration and took
a risk. After our early dinner, I set
on a quest to find my new bold lip. I
bought reds and a few pinks.
So the moral of the story is…When
you think it’s “Not for you”, try it any
way because you may discover that
it’s HOT! Bold Lips ARE Hot. Check
out the top pic from my impromptu
photo shoot. I call it the “Just Woke
Up, Grabbed the First Hat I Saw to
Bombshell Explosion LipShoot” ,
So how did I do?
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