Egyptians painted their lips red and lined their eyes with kohl, In ancient Japan, the geishas paint their faces white and their lips red. Red lips are a universal symbol of beauty and as long as there's humanity, there's vanity.
I used to sport red lips in fact I would not leave my house even if it was for groceries without my red lips and whenever I had it on I would get the best compliments, now I can’t remember when was the last time I put a red lip on it seems ages ago I think its the age thing. I’m older now and think I don’t want to much attention at me until today. Today I went into a very high end department store that sales the most expensive cosmetics, colognes, bag, shoes, cloths you get the idea, I was in the shoe department a passion of mine but what women doesn’t have that exact passion? Out of the corner of my eye I saw the most beautiful women, possibly in her 60’s she was stunning , with a silver geometric bob and bright blood red lips, I thought she looked just great, she worked in the shoe department. I have made it a point in my life that when I see something I like or admire to say so, so I did I told her she looked great and asked her what was she wearing on her lips she told me and I thanked her and she said to me that I have made her day with my compliments, what a warm fuzzy feeling I got back.
I used to sport red lips in fact I would not leave my house even if it was for groceries without my red lips and whenever I had it on I would get the best compliments, now I can’t remember when was the last time I put a red lip on it seems ages ago I think its the age thing. I’m older now and think I don’t want to much attention at me until today. Today I went into a very high end department store that sales the most expensive cosmetics, colognes, bag, shoes, cloths you get the idea, I was in the shoe department a passion of mine but what women doesn’t have that exact passion? Out of the corner of my eye I saw the most beautiful women, possibly in her 60’s she was stunning , with a silver geometric bob and bright blood red lips, I thought she looked just great, she worked in the shoe department. I have made it a point in my life that when I see something I like or admire to say so, so I did I told her she looked great and asked her what was she wearing on her lips she told me and I thanked her and she said to me that I have made her day with my compliments, what a warm fuzzy feeling I got back.
So of course I went and bought it hoping I will get enough nerve to wear it, and through my little journey of looking at all the red lipsticks and the makeup counters busy with people I remembered a story that was once shared at a dinner table I was at, the story teller was Leonard Lauder, yup Estee Lauders son, I had the great fortune of being placed right beside him, we were being treated to a team dinner since the Lauder corporation had just purchased the company I was working for. He told us that in the year of the great depression his mother Estee Lauder made her first million dollars off a red lipstick, and there were 2 other industry that soared Alcohol, and Panty Hose. I was shocked people did not have food to eat but women everywhere went out and bought the red lipstick.So the moral of my story here is, yes we are in a recession and perhaps people will not buy million dollar homes or expensive cars right now, but history tells us they will buy feel good items, Like a simple red lipstick with a cocktail in hand and a great pair of hosiery on.
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Laura Mercier Feiry Red
