D: I have decided that I need a good coral lipstick.
A Lady: Ooh yes you do.
D: And a good violet gloss.
A Lady: ?
D: Not pastel-violet... plum? Something purple-y.
A Lady: .
D: I got into a red rut.
A Lady: .
D: I am taking that “.” as endorsement of this plan, whether you meant it as such or no.
A Lady: Uh huh.
They make berry colors for a reason. S'all I'm sayin’.
D: (My intern is going to come into my office any minute and see me frantically scanning Sephora. This will not surprise anyone.)
I kind of want to go play with this in Audacious Violet.
A Lady: EW. Dude.
Someone has to say it.
D: You never know! When I go play at Sephora, I will take photos. One of us will be proven right.
Hopefully it will be me.
A Lady: .
I know what this will look like. It will look like 1994.
D: Sssssssssh. Naysayer.
A Lady: YOU KNOW I AM RIGHT.
D: I will try it out! I am not saying I'm buying it sight unseen or anything.
…maybe more like a purple-y lipstain?
A Lady: Like a popsicle? or a cadaver? NO.
D: Popsicle.
A Lady: No one wants purple popsicle mouth. Cherry, yes. Grape, no.
D: Damn you, naysayer.
(later)
D: Photographic evidence, L! The selection at Sephora was a wee bit limited, but I fucked off from work this week for a trip over there with a camera.
First of all, yes, I am obviously somewhat lipstick-impaired. Lipstick application is one of those girl-skills that I never acquired.
And second of, I only cropped the photos, no color correction/retouching. I am vain but not a liar.
A Lady: no.
D: Fuck you. I still think I've proven that yes, one can wear purple lips in real life.
A Lady: WRONG.
D: NAYSAYER!
Sigh. Ok, internet. Back me up here. These three purple lip experiments were not unsuccessful, right? Comment and tell me you're on my side.
Ed: FINE. No one has opinions. Way to make us feel alone and unloved, internet. (Setting aside the fact that we are often absent and neglectful and... oh, fuck it. I bought some purple gloss. A Lady can deal with it.)
it looked great, obvs.
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