tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post9163505097323661676..comments2024-03-18T07:51:50.975+00:00Comments on MRS TREFUSIS TAKES A TAXI: IN PRAISE OF RED LIPSTICKHelen Brocklebankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04572008161376510229noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-44770542267421187262012-01-14T02:41:56.581+00:002012-01-14T02:41:56.581+00:00This will sound like it doesn't work, but it d...This will sound like it doesn't work, but it does. Chanel pencil (the wood one) in Sienna, and brush on Clinique Angel Red. I get a ton of compliments whenever I do that combo. My favorite was Dior's Garnet lip pencil, but since it was the perfect red, naturally it needed to be discontinued ASAP. My guess was, they manufactured it, not realizing that they had made the perfect red, but when sales went through the roof they knew it had to be pulled immediately. If the search for the perfect red were to end, women would stop spending the bazillions of dollars that we spend on hopefuls.Virginia Country Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291355605808113627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-9644662577946692612011-12-28T09:37:13.375+00:002011-12-28T09:37:13.375+00:00I only really gained the confidence to wear a red ...I only really gained the confidence to wear a red lip in the last year and I have to say it really can make you feel like a million dollars. I think a really bright fushcia as a similar power- but it's never quite as potent as REDRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-14156268936641526912011-12-26T23:14:21.285+00:002011-12-26T23:14:21.285+00:00I saw a woman in town today - probably in her earl...I saw a woman in town today - probably in her early 60s - wearing a leopardskin coat with a matching hat. She looked fantastic. <br /><br />So many people over 50 retreat into a world of shapeless fleeces and catalogue clothes, when they should be embracing the opportunity to express their individuality, free of any need to be 'cool' in the conventional sense of the word.<br /><br />When I hit 50 in a few years' time, my sensible clothes are all going to the dump.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-37285650042126347772011-12-20T11:10:35.949+00:002011-12-20T11:10:35.949+00:00I screwed up all my courage into a ball and asked ...I screwed up all my courage into a ball and asked a make-up maven at the MAC counter to find me a red that didn't make me look like I'd been channelling Margaret Rutherford.<br /><br />I ended up with pink.<br /><br />*sigh*<br /><br />I KNOW that there's one out there for me......<br /><br />Ali xAlison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-47217150820780018362011-12-19T20:13:14.328+00:002011-12-19T20:13:14.328+00:00Are any of those lipsticks gluten or paraben free?...Are any of those lipsticks gluten or paraben free? I love red lipstick, but have to be careful about what's in them. That's why Red Apple Lipsticks are the way to go. They are gorgeous and completely gluten and paraben free! (parabens have been found in breast cancer tumors!) You should totally check them out http://www.redapplelipstick.com/Samantha Henrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00815795463707859213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-56625276145127624922011-12-19T14:13:39.943+00:002011-12-19T14:13:39.943+00:00I loved this post, Mrs. T. Such a refreshing antid...I loved this post, Mrs. T. Such a refreshing antidote to the beauty tips in a recent How-to-Not-Look-Like-an- Old-Hag beauty book: The author insisted that certain age women wear only dewy pink lipstick. <br /><br />In all my life I've never worn pink lipstick. It looked insipid on me at 17--and still does 30+ years later.<br /><br />I have half a dozen dark red, matte lipsticks in my drawer, but still haven' t found the perfect red. Your post gives me new inspiration to begin the hunt again.<br /><br />And brava to Mrs. Jones. My secret fantasy is to chop my hair into a boyish cut and bleach my locks white-blonde. Don't yet have the courage...Lorrainehttps://twitter.com/#!/WritersKitchennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-22231937586977190032011-12-16T12:50:23.954+00:002011-12-16T12:50:23.954+00:00Love this long write-up about red lipsticks.
I ha...Love this long write-up about red lipsticks.<br /><br />I have tried every single red lipstick that Chanel makes and sadly, none of them go with my skin tone- it is tragic. So the ones that I swear by are Mac Red by Mac and Heat Wave by Nars. The non-matte, creamy one I use is a YSL one, it is simply a numbered lipstick, which I adore.<br /><br />Oh, and every time I wear red lippy, my husband reminds me of the nude Laura Mercier I own, "I like *that* one better". Errm, sorry, i am not going to stop wearing red lipstick just because you don't like it, darling tee hee<br /><br />x sShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14316092310251306421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-29461754655849692752011-12-16T00:10:55.757+00:002011-12-16T00:10:55.757+00:00Chanel's Passion (no.14) changed my life, lite...Chanel's Passion (no.14) changed my life, literally. I went from feeling not there to there. And all with a lipstick. I think it might have actual magic powers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790725880329761329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-25431095306956200072011-12-15T23:28:15.332+00:002011-12-15T23:28:15.332+00:00I'm not sure that I'm quite elegant or mat...I'm not sure that I'm quite elegant or mature enough to pull of red lipstick yet. I adore the look. I envy your collection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-2844493395086127612011-12-15T18:08:08.952+00:002011-12-15T18:08:08.952+00:00Red lipstick can look fabulous - though not on me,...Red lipstick can look fabulous - though not on me, I don't like to draw attention to my wonky teeth. And I don't think anyone over 30 should embrace Thatcher Chic. Guaranteed to make you look like a pensioner.That's Not My Agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052973075052114955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-11900491816927724022011-12-15T17:28:09.240+00:002011-12-15T17:28:09.240+00:00Ha, this post made me laugh, as today I have been ...Ha, this post made me laugh, as today I have been sauntering round the cosmetics department at Galeries Lafayette in search of a red lipstick, I don't normally wear red lipsticks, preferring nude tones, in fact I don't think I have worn red lipstick since I was a teenager. The reason is I am going to a fancy dress party and due to the lack of fancy dress hire shops, sewing machine and too cold to fashion a sheet into a toga, I have opted to go as a member of the French resistance; midi length pencil skirt, stripy top, forties style platforms, seamed stockings, raincoat, satchel, all topped off with a beret and forties make-up. I opted for true red by Revlon, I got home tried it and guess what, it did give me a confidence boost, Basista is right, this could be the start of something new. I shall now be in search of 'the perfect red'. Word of caution though, my bottom lip is much fuller than my top lip, so I thought I would experiment by applying it with a lip brush over my top lip...not a good look, very Whatever happened to baby Jane, I will just be applying it within the paremeters of my natrual lips.<br /><br />Apologies for this incredibly long comment.Dashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05329090600374787029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-90221887343593753792011-12-15T15:47:54.399+00:002011-12-15T15:47:54.399+00:00This post made me laugh. I looked in the work mirr...This post made me laugh. I looked in the work mirror at lunchtime today, and saw skinnny black trousers, long leopard print shirt, and large gold hoop earrings. Am dressing like I did in 1985. That is not right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-69717158366411940262011-12-15T14:27:10.620+00:002011-12-15T14:27:10.620+00:00Well, I'm approaching 50 and this year decided...Well, I'm approaching 50 and this year decided - to hell with it, I'm cropping my hair, bleaching it and then dyeing it bright pink. Because I can and I want to. Let the buggers ignore me now!!Mrs Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289121990808465890noreply@blogger.com