Originally Posted By chickendumpling This is a passion with so many women but I have a confession to make.... I don't wear anything but Chapstick.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun I love chapstick!! Every fall when the winter coats come out I find one in every pocket!! Sometimes a shiny or tinted lip gloss, rarely lipstick.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Do love my chapstick. lol. But, I used to wear lipstick all the time. Lip liner too. I don't really know where or when or why I got out of the habit. I think a lot of it is not being able to find a good color for me. That and I started getting this weird line of the edge of my lip. I guess they were chapped but I didn't know that then. Life was so much easier when my mom worked at Merle Norman and all the girls loved to make me "up" and I didn't have to do anything but show up! LOL. Whenever I talk about lipstick I always remember my high school music teacher. That woman forever had lipstick on her teeth! At first we didn't know her well enough to say anything but, after a while, she would give us a big toothy grin before every performance so we could check her teeth for lipstick! She was great.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling I should clarify my post #3 (and would have in the post above if we HAD AN EDIT BUTTON ). It's not like I never in my life could I find a good color. It's that once I left my twenties and couldn't wear my favorite pink or other "younger" colors, I struggled to find the right color and never really could. So, I guess I just stopped looking.
Originally Posted By beamerdog I love lipstick!!!!!!!! I can't buy enough. Funny, since I'm very self-conscious about how my lips look. I was in an accident in 10th grade and my teeth came through my bottom lip which, obviously, changed the way it looked after they sewed me up. It's just fine, but I'm always conscious of it. Right now I've changed to a more sheer pink color by putting a base coat (prevents changing color), dabbing a little nude/pink/coral, and then applying philosophy daiquiri gloss. I love the way it tastes! By the end of the month, I'm sure to be experimenting with something else.
Originally Posted By lilgoofymom I am a Chapstick girl. I have very small lips, so lipstick is pretty much wasted on me.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I usually go for lip gloss over lipstick, because it seems to either stay on better when I'm eating, or at least not smudge ... I prefer plum-type colours because they make my teeth look whiter! I usually don't bother to reapply when it comes off though, and I know I should ...
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle (BTW Chickie, just wanted to say I LOVE these Girl Talk topics. They're so much fun!)
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle *sigh* >>I usually go for lip gloss over lipstick<< "Over" in this case meaning "in lieu of", rather than "lipstick covered with lip gloss". <-----writes her name on the "LP Edit Button Petition"
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I'm also a Chapstick/Blistex/Carmex kinda girl. I'm liking the new Blistex Lip Infusion, it's cherry flavored like lip gloss.
Originally Posted By beamerdog The trick to no lipstick on teeth: after applying lipstick, put your index finger in your mouth and pull it out. That's the area that "bleeds" onto your teeth.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I'm a Chapstick girl, too..I have 2 in my purse right now, and they both are POCT3. I also have a thing for flavored/shiny/shimmery lip gloss, but wear it occasionally. My girls love Chapstick, too, and I buy a LOT...they usually get the little girls ones ... BonneBelle, LipSmackers, etc. The air is very dry here, and the wind is cold right now, so dry, chapped lips are common. I have a friend who goes through a tube of CS every couple of days.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip My wife always wears lipstick. My favorite is the sheer pink color though I guess the plum shades aren't too bad. My wife really likes the brown shades which I don't like at all. So she doesn't wear it very often. When she does wear it she pretends that she just grabbed the wrong lipstick that morning and I pretend that she is telling the truth. She puts something over her lipstick (who knows what?) so that it doesn't smudge all over me when we smooch goodbye before work.
Originally Posted By Lil Mermaid First, I am obsessed with Burts Bees Secondly, I use MAC Curiousitease-5 Lipglass in Lustreglass Warm. Love it.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling <<"Over" in this case meaning "in lieu of", rather than "lipstick covered with lip gloss">> I thought you literally meant lip gloss on top of lipstick. Lots of women do that. I used to be a big fan of lip gloss but it kinda makes me feel self-conscious now to be all "glossy". It looks great on some women though!
Originally Posted By chickendumpling (and I'm so glad you're enjoying these "girl" talks! That makes me happy. ) So, beamerdog, oh Purveyor of Lipstick, what brands do you like best? Or are your buys more color driven? <<When she does wear it she pretends that she just grabbed the wrong lipstick that morning and I pretend that she is telling the truth.>> Ahhh, now *that* is the secret to a good marriage my friend! LOL. <--- hands Trippy his Disney Dollar for braving a "girl" thread. And Lil Mermaid, my DH loves Burts Bees and swears by Carmex. Good stuff! I stick with my Chapstick because I don't like sticking my fingers in the jars. lol. So, do you lipstick wearers wear lip liner too?
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I don't like sticking my fingers in the pots either so I use the tubes of Carmex. The only problem with that is if it's hot out the stuff gets all melty and liquid and when it's cold it gets so solid you can't squeeze it out of the tube. Good stuff though, it really heals when I get too chapped.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle >>I thought you literally meant lip gloss on top of lipstick. Lots of women do that.<< Yeah - I do it sometimes myself, which is why I felt the need to clarify! Lately I've just been skipping the whole lipstick step and going straight for the gloss.
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon Only use lipstick if I need to dress up for something and usually put on a little lip gloss or liquid-y tpye of chapstick (squeeze tube) over it. I like the plum shades too or purply pinkish. Never the reds. But I like them on other people! I'm just really not a make-up kind of person. As I said, only when I need to dress up for something. But it does make me feel prettier when I take the time to do it.
