Tuesday, June 05, 2007

So Random...

Eliza asked me to write a bit of something on a picture of a woman applying hot-pink lipstick...

There are some shades of pink that do not belong on the body; at least not after the 80s. The glitter on the lipstick simply screams reminders of disco-balls with "stayin' alive" playing in the smokey background with a pervasive smell of hairspray around! Not to forget masses of curly haired girls thrusting their hips around, dressed in hot-pink big-Ts worn over tight black leggings. On the other hand, that is still alot more decent than the short Ts that many girls wear over black leggings these days; but hot pink lipstick is a big nono!

For that matter, at least the 80s were a time of individuality; people tried to express themselve in different ways. There were the leggings and Ts group; but there were also eye-popping (and a lot else popping too) miniskirts, and also the first "power women" in power suits. The one thing common would be their lipstick! Lipstick just completes a woman's attire; her entire personality is defined in the colour she chooses. While pale colours and glosses symbolise the innocence (in theory) of youth, the fire-engine red that my mother wears reminds me that she is passionate; and unafraid to show it. Her personality is as bright and rich as the colour.

Hot pink on the lips... pink is always an eye-catching and attracting colour; the lips can be seen to be a very sensual part of the body; unfortunately the mix of the colour and the sensousness only creates a sluttiness on the wearer. All sensuality is best kept slightly hidden, a nude woman looks better under understated black satin than tight fuschia or hot pink! Especially if the outfit is not perfectly fitting; or the lip colour bleeds out of the lip line; or even worse, is within the lipline, displaying not only a lack of make-up skills but also carelessness in dressing and thus in life.

We are whom we pretend to be; thus we ought to be careful whom we are pretending to be. What a lesson to be learnt from a line that bleeds out of our lipstick.