Dec 1, 2013

rocking around the christmas tree...with red lipstick.

>> confession. i was a bit reluctant to join delight's "rocking red lips day." red lipstick, though lovely and oh-so-forties-ish, scared me to death. 
>> confession. i researched lipstick way more than i needed to for this event. 
>> confession. i dragged my mom all over the place to find the right lipstick, and searched high and low for the "perfect" redness.  
>> confession. i didn't find it. 
>> confession. red lipstick is hard to find. 
>> confession. i stink at putting lipstick on. {in sephora the other day, i literally had red lipstick all over my face *ultimate face palm*}. 
>> confession. i mixed like four different lipsticks to get this color. 
>> confession. i didn't wear the red lips all day. *shhhh* 
>> confession. i tried really hard to persuade mum to let me wear it to church. here's how it went // 
me: i wouldn't wear it to church but, i finally got a color i like...
mom: yeah, that's much better. 
me: *looking in mirror* well actually, it's not too bad. i think i could maybe wear it to church...
mom: uh, no.
me: okay. 
yup, isn't that the most persuasive speech you ever did hear? i wouldn't have been brave enough to wear it to church anyhow. :D 
>> confession. red lipstick made me don on my fifties dress that my sister bought me + pearls. it MADE me do it, kay?!
>> confession. red lipstick makes me want to go swing dancing. 
>> confession. i think i may have fallen in love with red lipstick. 

>> confession. did you read "confession," before each line?! :D 
xx 
postscript // it's december already?!!! where on earth did this year go?!! - scratch that, where on earth did my life go?!!! 

20 comments:

  1. sorry that your momma wouldn't let you wear it to church (you looked gorgeous), but I'm so proud of you for being brave and putting on red lipstick.

    you're a braveheart! <3

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  2. you're the cutest. that is all. <3

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  3. SO adorable. I love you and your words and your photos... and GAH your dress is crazily gorgeous.

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  4. just commented...then something happened (ohhh blogger you annoy me sometimes). anywhoodles,

    I simply adore you and your ever-so lovely lipstick colour (bravo for getting the perfect red!). And your dress? It's crazily gorgeous! Where (if you don't mind my asking) did you get it??

    Kisses!

    Acacia

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  5. You look just lovely!! And these pictures are so beautiful.
    Even if I could wear red lipstick (red is just not my color), I don't think I'd be brave enough. :)

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  6. I think the lipstick looked really good on you:)
    I love red lipstick, but your right it's hard to find.
    I have a candy apple colored lipgloss that is wearable, but I'm still haven't found a red lipstick I like.

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  7. I've never worn red lipstick. And I don't think I could pull it off either.
    But it looks lovely on you, dearie!
    Love your photos (as always) :)

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  8. Wow, m'dear! You look simply gorgeous! Goodness gracious! 40's looks beautiful on you. ;) (but, then, everything does.) *wink*

    Love you!
    -- your JW

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  9. Girl. You look simply AMAZIN. You got that bombshell thang goin' on!!

    Red lips can change a girl, huh?

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  10. These pictures are gorgeous! Red lipstick really is lots of fun once you get used to it, and I love yours. *smile*

    Hugs,
    Emily.

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  11. they are beautiful photos! I have to wear red lipstick for all my ballet competitions! :)

    ~*Chantelle*~

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  12. oh! red lipstick is the best. earlier this year I fell in love with red lipstick, although next time I'm thinking I'm gonna get a shade a tad darker. ;)
    you totally rocked it, girly!

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  13. oh, go 'long. nope. it is illegal for someone to be this gorgeous, so just shtawp, m'kay. this is just absolutely too lovely; no kidding. you are so gorgeous it's unreal. ;) your dress is absolutely lovely; and i really wanna go swing dancing sometime too. so, let's do it, hmm? {also, the conversation with your mom was veryyy convincing. [large amounts of sarcasm] but i don't blame you; i wouldn't wear red lipstick to church anyway. hehe.}

    this is lovely. so so lovely. i love your bright, happy, beautiful face, and your chipper way of writing. ;)

    and i just love you.
    xx, M.

    {we really need to come up with a nickname for me. concerning Sherlock, Doctor Who, Person of Interest, something. yes. ;)}

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  14. Your dress, lipstick and camera are simply..lovely.

    -Morgan

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  15. You look absolutely beautiful with red lipstick, but I totally understand how it can be scary to wear it... I could never ever pull off red lipstick, I'm just so sickly pale I would just look like a clown. :P

    anyway... Merry Christmas :)

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  16. grace! it's been to long since i visited your blog. how are you?

    true, red lipstick can be scary to pull off. i think it's all about finding the right shade for your skin tone. not everyone goes for deep maroon or bright rose. me, i'm content with a soft pink because it goes well with the rest of my features, but a little red now and then doesn't hurt. :)

    lovely post, dear. don't be stranger! | blog

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  17. haha Love it, I was once invited to a 40's party, but wasn't even brave enough to buy read lipstick - I got pink. But you look very nice in red - all your work was worth it. :)

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  18. you GORGEOUS lady!
    confession: I'm so awkward in red lipstick. I have been trying. sigh, my sister looks lovely but I can never seem to put it on just right! you though, you ROCK it!
    (also, I got your lovely letter the other day! loved it and all the Christmas-y things!:)

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  19. Grace! You are just so classy!
    The red lipstick looks perfect on you...I have tried it....but really....I don't like how it looks on me. =D

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