I got a coupon for free lipstick in the mail and after some debating, decided to use it. Matthew took me to Macy's to claim it and then I just sat around looking at the lipstick for a while. I know that it's just a tube of lipstick, but to me, it represented something.
The other day, I looked into the mirror and noticed how disheveled I looked. Have I always been this messy? I thought. Most likely yes. I thought about all those year my mother told me to take better care of my appearance and I realized (very late) that she was right. I had spent the last twenty something years of my life looking like an unkempt mess whenever I went out in public. Now all that is going to change. With this new tube of lipstick, I will vow to take better care of myself, both outside and inside.
So the next day at work, I put the lipstick on in the public bathroom. A coworker of mine saw me and asked what I was doing. "I'm trying to put on lipstick for the first time," I told her.
"Well, then, do this." She took a paper towel and taught me to fold it, put it in my mouth and then press my lips down onto it. "It gets the worst of it off," she told me.
"Will I leave a mark when I drink out of a cup?" I asked her.
"Yes, but the paper towel got the worst of it."
People out there who are trying out lipstick for the first time, let me give you a few hints:
First of all, never leave lipstick somewhere hot, like a car on a summer day. It WILL melt.
Secondly, always make sure to twist down the tube so the the lipstick is safely tucked into the bottom half of the tube before putting the lid back on. I made this mistake my second day and now my lipstick point is ruined.
Third, never blot your lipstick in front of other people. I did this in front of my boss and she freaked out. To me, I was just blotting lipstick, but all she saw was a napkin in my mouth and red stuff on it. She must have thought I was bleeding or something. Her eyes went wide. "ARE YOU OKAY?" she asked me. I laughed because I suddenly realized how I looked.
"Yes, I'm all right," I told her. "I'm just blotting lipstick."
"Oh, I thought you were crying or something."
So yes, lipstick users, be wary. Using lipstick is not as easy as it seems.
The other day, I looked into the mirror and noticed how disheveled I looked. Have I always been this messy? I thought. Most likely yes. I thought about all those year my mother told me to take better care of my appearance and I realized (very late) that she was right. I had spent the last twenty something years of my life looking like an unkempt mess whenever I went out in public. Now all that is going to change. With this new tube of lipstick, I will vow to take better care of myself, both outside and inside.
So the next day at work, I put the lipstick on in the public bathroom. A coworker of mine saw me and asked what I was doing. "I'm trying to put on lipstick for the first time," I told her.
"Well, then, do this." She took a paper towel and taught me to fold it, put it in my mouth and then press my lips down onto it. "It gets the worst of it off," she told me.
"Will I leave a mark when I drink out of a cup?" I asked her.
"Yes, but the paper towel got the worst of it."
People out there who are trying out lipstick for the first time, let me give you a few hints:
First of all, never leave lipstick somewhere hot, like a car on a summer day. It WILL melt.
Secondly, always make sure to twist down the tube so the the lipstick is safely tucked into the bottom half of the tube before putting the lid back on. I made this mistake my second day and now my lipstick point is ruined.
Third, never blot your lipstick in front of other people. I did this in front of my boss and she freaked out. To me, I was just blotting lipstick, but all she saw was a napkin in my mouth and red stuff on it. She must have thought I was bleeding or something. Her eyes went wide. "ARE YOU OKAY?" she asked me. I laughed because I suddenly realized how I looked.
"Yes, I'm all right," I told her. "I'm just blotting lipstick."
"Oh, I thought you were crying or something."
So yes, lipstick users, be wary. Using lipstick is not as easy as it seems.
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