I am a closet make-up junkie: I don’t do full on make-up daily (I’m almost always caught without any) but I do full throttle when shopping at my favorite cosmetic counters. For many years, I barely wear make-up in this weather and when I do, it will be just be my staples - Kiehl’s Micro-blur Skin Perfector, Lanolips 101 Ointment Multipurpose Superbalm and my Becca Shadow & Light Brow Contour Mousse + Shu Uemura Eyebrow Manicure.

And then I turned 35.

I woke up one day with amission to find the perfect red lipstick – NOPE, not to wear on costume parties and formals – but to wear every. single. day. Found it in Seoul and it’s not even a Korean make-up brand.

Meet the Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Grand Cru.

When I came home with this from my Seoul trip, I didn’t use it for a week. Who’d wear puta red lipstick at my parents’ farm house during Holy Week anyway? 

So where has this lipstick taken me?

Many pitch wins at work. Seriously, I put on this lipstick if I don’t get to think of ideas (even at night, working, in my pajamas) and it works. Red power lips never fails to give confidence anyway. It's basic science!

A marriage proposal. No, just kidding. My ex-boyfriend who never really cared what I put on my face – loves it when I wear this lipstick. I had half a dozen shipped. Now we’re married.

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