i don’t wear lipstick.

There are two defining moments in which I wore color on my lips. (1) The day I got married and (2) The day I played a China Doll in the Sigma Kappa recruitment skit. Both instances were obviously important enough to require a little extra flare. The rest of my days I let these poor lips of mine go completely bare. Bare is probably an overstatement because I do apply lip balm on an as needed basis and once every Y2K I’ll use a sheer coat of lip gloss.

Alysen came over to show me some of her favorite Mary Kay products, so I invited Kelly & Mrs. Ann. Ben made a fire and was absolutely hospitality. He even obliged my request to snap a photo.

When you live above the Mason Dixon Line, winter is brutal on your skin. Every square inch of your body is dry or cracked. Alysen gave us the spa treatment and we exfoliated both our lips and hands. It almost felt like the summer months. The lip stuff had an aroma that reminded me of the beach. I quickly snapped back to reality when I heard the log crackle in the fireplace.

We moved on to the make-up and were able to play with some fun colors and other frills. Kelly went with a bold color palette that looked beautiful. Mrs. Ann and I stayed with some more neutral things but still a little different than our normal routine. The time had come to finish off the look with the lipstick of our choice. Of course the color I chose was called “Tanned” because I’m a neutral Nancy.

Kelly & Mrs. Ann had a reaction to my lipstick that made me feel like a celebrity. I think it was something like “oooh” and “ahhh.” When my head returned to its normal size, I began to think “if I can get that kind of reaction in my dimly lit dining room, imagine the reaction on the streets of Carmel.”

I’m seriously debating the purchase of my very own lipstick. This would be a first for me, so I’m slightly nervous. When I buy anything over $5, my buyer’s remorse scale is typically off the charts. I should probably make a pros and cons list.

Pro
I would own a tube of lipstick

Con
I would have to actually apply the lipstick

When there’s make-up and Starbucks involved, a good time is had by all!