For $9 a tube of lipstick is cheap and cheerful in this holiday season.
I was in a drugstore and decided to browse the Revlon display in search of one of the few lipsticks I’ve liked from this brand.
Instead of getting the Rose Velvet I snatched up this tube in a shade called Rise Up Rose. It is a matte lipstick in the new line of Revlon Matte offerings.
To my surprise the color is fabulous. I took a risk buying it because nearly all the time I chanced to take home an impulse buy from the drugstore the lipstick looked awful on me.
Hint: if you share my coloring Warm Me Up by Maybelline just won’t do. Nor will any beige, brown, orange, or coral shades.
The secret to success in the makeup aisle is to know your undertone and search for shades that match it.
I’ve been tested out as a Winter – and what the Visual Therapy founders call a Star:
I have ivory skin with a cool undertone and dark brown eyes and black hair.
Thus cool colors look better on me than warm colors.
You can take the Color Type quiz in the Life in Color book to find out whether you have a warm or cool color type.
Forget sending and receiving greeting cards with generic Peace on Earth and Joy to the World messages.
The real joy is to be had in doing good for others and for yourself.
Do yourself a favor: buy a new tube of lipstick to brighten your spirits.
Send out Christmas cards if that would make you happy.
At this time of year when loved ones who are gone are missing from the table:
I approve of doing anything healthy that sparks joy.
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