But back when I was twelve, I fell in love with a lipstick. I was officially too young for lipstick, I think. I wasn't supposed to be wearing it to school or anything. I did, however, get to wear makeup once a year during my dance recitals. And I chose to wear this lipstick as often as they would let me.
The lipstick in question was Revlon's Sandstorm. I first discovered it in a magazine ad. The kind where they give you a sample just big enough for a single wear. I put it on immediately and bought a tube as soon as I could. I had it for years. Every time I wore it, I got tons of compliments. If I put on this lipstick and nothing else, people still reacted as though I had made up my entire face. It was basically this effect:
Even though the lipstick wasn't red, I had found my "red lipstick".
By the time I finished my first tube, the color had been discontinued. I guess that sort of thing happens a lot. At that point I didn't have the energy to devote to finding another perfect lipstick, so I let it go. I tried my hardest not to look back, and eventually I almost forgot about those few blissful years when the simple application of lip color could change my entire day.
So why bring it up now? Well thanks to the magic of the internet, I just found out that Revlon has decided to re-release this exact shade of lipstick next year. It's like they know that I'm getting married soon, and they're firmly on the side of me having perfect makeup at my wedding.
I didn't even realize it was still possible for me to get this excited over makeup. Nor did I think the day would ever come that I would happily fork over $15 for a tube of lipstick. But here we are. I guess I don't completely fail at this woman thing after all.
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