I admit it. I am a Lipstickaholic .
If you’ve
never heard of a Lipstickaholic or if there has never been such a term, there
is now. Here I am.
You can ask my family, you can ask my friends. They will not only agree but
they may even think back and realize that they've never seen me without it.
Drinking morning coffee, yup it’s on. Sick as a dog with a headcold, yup it’s
on. Stuck in the house during a snowstorm with no chance of going anywhere, yup
it’s on. It's important for me to note that this is not a vanity issue - it's pure addiction. Absolute addiction. An addiction I have no desire or need to end. Yes, my lipstick is always on. I simply feel naked without it.
I don't have a favorite brand or a favorite color or a favorite type. It can be
a gloss, a stick, a brush, a wand, a stain - I don't discriminate.
My problem is that
even though I go through phases of colors (the past couple of months it’s “Birthday
Suit” by wet n wild), I will continue to buy other shades/colors because “I kinda
like that”. Doesn’t mean I’m going to wear it anytime soon. I just have to have
it. Just in case.
Now. In my attempt to rationalize my
addiction, I keep in mind that the lipsticks I buy are inexpensive – or – on sale.
I even buy the pricier ones from my favorite sellers stores on Ebay. It’s ok to
have this many lipsticks if I am buying them for as little as $1.99 each.
I have purchased $12 lipsticks, I have purchased $18 lip-plumping glosses, I
have a fair amount of $1.99 Wet ‘n Wild lipsticks & glosses. Honestly, they
are all the same to me. A pretty lipstick is a good lipstick. The one type of
lipstick I am picky about is a long-wearing lipstick. I cannot stand the
drying/flaking types. You know, the kinds you can’t remove from your lips with
a sandblaster. Ya, those. I hate those.
I like creamy lipsticks. If they wear off in an hour, that’s ok, I’ve got a
tube in my purse or in my pocket or in my car or on the kitchen island. There’s
always a lipstick within my reach. Putting on a fresh coat of lipstick is
always welcomed.
Today after dropping off my youngest at school, I remembered I had to take a
trip to Walgreens to get my oldest daughter some snacks for a ski trip she’s
going on tomorrow with her race team. Walgreens – I knew when I pulled in this
was not going to be a visit just about snacks.
Where did I go first? The makeup aisle. “Pam, do you REALLY need to do this?
Yes, you do. You need a peachy- nudeish- kinda pinkish-but not to pink -but
just kind of neutral lipstick."
After 10 minutes I found 2 lipsticks that I HAD to have. It was like they were
waving at me “Over here! C’mon, you know you want me”.
They were right. I did want them. I had to have them.
Into my basket they went, I marched away from the aisles with excitement filling the air. Pathetic? Yes. These are the things that make days exciting. Lipstick. I bought them and brought them home. C'mon...I couldn’t say no to those colors.
You know, I don’t even know their names, they're just pretty. Let's take a look.
Ah! I'm the proud mama to-
Fergie’s “Bebot Love” by
Wet n Wild
&
Jordana’s Twist & Shine
in “Honey Love”
Welcome to the family !