This morning I eagerly painted my lips with a rich red paste, but the excitement quickly faded as I struggled to not get it on everything. It seems there is a certain art in wearing lipstick, besides colouring inside the lines perfectly you have to try keep it there. It wasn’t long before I had this gunk smeared across my hand, cellphone cover, teeth and just about anything else I handled today.
I had to borrow a lip compact from my sister:
Merleau-Ponty has said that our bodies are 'the visible form of our intentions,' and Victoria Jackson decided that a suitable name for this lip shade is 'show-off.' Go figure!
The critical stares were less frustrating than I thought they would be, probably because I had anticipated it, but it wasn’t the stare as much as the thought that accompanied it, which concerned me. I have voluntarily dressed my face with a siren, no doubt provoking the minds of on-lookers with questions like: during the day, really?
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| Merleau-Ponty's study (as cited in Entwistle, 2000) states that "Far from being merely an instrument or object in the world our bodies are what give us our expression in the world, the visible form of our intentions." |
The critical stares were less frustrating than I thought they would be, probably because I had anticipated it, but it wasn’t the stare as much as the thought that accompanied it, which concerned me. I have voluntarily dressed my face with a siren, no doubt provoking the minds of on-lookers with questions like: during the day, really?
It is important that I point out on day 1 - I do not appreciate attracting attention as much as I do not appreciate lipstick, hence my overriding feeling today - irritated.
Really like this blog... It would be something I would want to read everyday just to see what type of day your red lips have led you into. As a fellow red lip wearer I know how you feel when you say it gets everywhere- the trick is to become poised with your mouth and sometimes to forget about it but to always re-apply! Although sensual, I think red-lipstick-wearers show strong independent women who know what they want and go into the world with confidence . So go get them- great idea for a blog!
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