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Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy Matte in Commanding
I was having a tough morning today, and by the time I sat down to get ready for the day, I needed a serious pick-me-up.
I remembered that one of my favorite professors in school shared her secret to getting over her nerves and insecurities.
Lipstick.
She says that everyone has a power color, and hers is pink. Whenever she has to speak in front of large crowds or finds herself in a situation where she may be nervous, she wears hot pink lipstick. She says it gives her an edge, a decent dose of sass, and reminds her to be herself, because you can’t cower down when you’re wearing a bold lip. You have to own it.
So, today I wore a fur coat and a bold lip, because I can.
My power color changes, but today I went with the Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy Matte Sculpting Lipstick in Commanding ($30), because on these particularly rough days, I need a bullet.
Like, a lipstick bullet.
Liquid lipstick and glosses don’t hold the same figurative power for me as a classic bullet.
Also, the packaging. How can you feel down when you’re holding lipstick made fro...