The first time I ever tried a red lipstick was when I had it suggested that I should try it because I had that classic English Rose look. I brought my first red, a Bourjois in a matt red case with gold on it, it a blue/red with a matt finish and I loved it, it instantly made me look glamorous with little effort. From then I was hooked, I loved the way it brightened my skin and earned me the nick name, "Snow White" because of my dark hair, pale skin and I was told my "perfect" lips that can pull off the red pout.
So why is red lipstick still one of the go to colours of our time? It comes from the Western history, Japanese geisha's painting their lips red in contrast to the whiteness of their skin (more on that later as it is a subject I dearly love). The look was steadily coming over to the east, in 13th century Italian ladies worn them as a mark of status in the upper classes.
It wasn't until the glamour of the early 20th century with the 1920's flapper girls and of course the huge Hollywood productions. Max Factor, Elizabeth Arden, and Helena Rubinstein were the first names to see a market for mass production of cosmetics. One theory of it's popularity is that the red lips to men could remind them of something else on a woman, which I'm not sure how true this can be.
Red, to me, is the easiest and most glamorous way to update any day to night look, it instantly makes me more womanly. In colour therapy it signifies passion, love and fire, and is associated to my star sign of Aries.
My collection (as current but I'm always looking for more to add my collection so any suggestions are welcome) stands as the following:
The best I had was one from Boots No7 and it was a double ended wand with a paint on colour then gloss, but I lost it on a night out and I dearly miss it. These are great colours and I do seem to go towards the more pinky reds, while the Rimmel is more a blue/red. The Silk Red was part of a Christmas lipstick collection that Estee Lauder did about 2010. My most recent was Boots natural collection and comes up almost sheer with shimmer.
Maybe it's a time to get a new one, well you cannot never have too many reds?
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| One of the many times I've worn red out |
It wasn't until the glamour of the early 20th century with the 1920's flapper girls and of course the huge Hollywood productions. Max Factor, Elizabeth Arden, and Helena Rubinstein were the first names to see a market for mass production of cosmetics. One theory of it's popularity is that the red lips to men could remind them of something else on a woman, which I'm not sure how true this can be.
Red, to me, is the easiest and most glamorous way to update any day to night look, it instantly makes me more womanly. In colour therapy it signifies passion, love and fire, and is associated to my star sign of Aries.
My collection (as current but I'm always looking for more to add my collection so any suggestions are welcome) stands as the following:
The best I had was one from Boots No7 and it was a double ended wand with a paint on colour then gloss, but I lost it on a night out and I dearly miss it. These are great colours and I do seem to go towards the more pinky reds, while the Rimmel is more a blue/red. The Silk Red was part of a Christmas lipstick collection that Estee Lauder did about 2010. My most recent was Boots natural collection and comes up almost sheer with shimmer.
Maybe it's a time to get a new one, well you cannot never have too many reds?
Fab collection! I only occasionally wear red lippy x
ReplyDeleteThank you, rediscovered a few colours as well. I'm wearing red tomorrow now lol x
ReplyDeleteI'm still trying to find my perfect hue. I need something slightly coral/orangey as opposed to pinky because of my skin tone and I just wish I had the guts to go for it. You look wonderful with the red lippy :)
ReplyDeleteOh you should, have you thought of wearing it like a stain (put it on then blot it a few times)? x
DeleteThat's what I tend to do already ;) I'm just not brave enough to go for it. I really should, it definitely does make you feel better :)
Delete~ Rach Xx (livefoodlove.blogspot.co.uk)