when i am thirty, i shall wear lipstick

 

for several years now, i've been telling myself that i will start to (occasionally) wear lipstick when i turn thirty. it was a way of giving myself a deadline to get over my fear of wearing lipstick. as with many other things, it's something that i love on other women but feel silly wearing myself (see also fun scarfs, bright colors, and bold patterns). 

well, i turned thirty today. 

 

i waited until yesterday, but i finally went out and bought some bright red lipstick. probably not the best way to ease into it, but i figured that i might as well go big or go home.   

and this morning, i donned the mark of my thirties. i took a few pictures, jonathan stared and poked at my lips, diane told me that she liked my bright lips, and madeleine asked why i was wearing lipstick.

i have yet to go out in public wearing it. we have a ward function tonight and i will probably take it off before then. baby steps. but my goal is to wear it at least once a month and we'll see where we go from there. maybe once a week in my forties?