Oh, such a fun title! It was fun, really. Friday night I went out with an older coworker of mine. And by (barely) older, I mean like four years. She's married, successful, wonderful, mature and just that much wiser than me. And she's gorgeous. So yes, it was a little bit of an intimidating prospect to go out on the town with her and her friends. (Thank goodness for Halloween costumes - we could all look like idiots.)
So my natural instinct was to hit the mall before we could hit Main Street. Not that I could wear anything new (I was dressing up like a cowgirl - not too terribly dorky) but I needed a little pick-me-up. So I stopped by the make-up counter where Dana, the unsuspecting Macy's employee, humored me for ten minutes while I tried to describe to her exactly what I wanted.
I didn't learn how to apply make-up until I was in college. And while my morning make-up routine changed drastically when I started working in commercial real estate, I've always kept it simple enough that I can do it in ten minutes in the car on the way to the office. My incredibly young-looking mother maintains her complexion with a little moisturizer and chap stick so I come by my affinity for simplicity naturally.
Every lip gloss, lip stick, etc. that I've owned has been pale pink and girly. Pretty, but not sexy. I mean, I'm going to wear it to work (heaven forbid I have a separate one for work and one for going out), class and the bar so it has to be neutral. Apparently at twenty-eight I didn't really know what neutral meant so Dana and I had a good laugh. I wanted color, but not like a crazy red lipstick. I wanted neutral color (??) apparently. Anyhow, the jargon still alludes me but this redish clearish gloss is actually quite flattering and makes me feel (look?) a tad bit more grown up.
Every lip gloss, lip stick, etc. that I've owned has been pale pink and girly. Pretty, but not sexy. I mean, I'm going to wear it to work (heaven forbid I have a separate one for work and one for going out), class and the bar so it has to be neutral. Apparently at twenty-eight I didn't really know what neutral meant so Dana and I had a good laugh. I wanted color, but not like a crazy red lipstick. I wanted neutral color (??) apparently. Anyhow, the jargon still alludes me but this redish clearish gloss is actually quite flattering and makes me feel (look?) a tad bit more grown up.
So a little pretty red lip gloss changed my night. OK, I lie. It didn't. But it changed how I felt. I'm sure nobody noticed (I went out with strangers; they didn't know me pre-lip gloss), but I felt like I could handle the new situation with a little sparkle on my lips. And a ridiculous cowboy hat.
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