1. Pale-lipped, pre-lipstick you sees someone wearing a bold color.
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"Hmmmm. Wonder if I could pull that off."
2. You head to Sephora, only to be overwhelmed by the number of available shades.
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3. And overwhelmed by the jargon.
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"Wait, how can a red lipstick be too blue?"
4. But you buy one anyway, because ~YOLO~.
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5. The first application goes far less smoothly than you'd expect.
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... Is this really how it's supposed to look?
6. And then you figure out the whole lip brush, lip pencil thing, and it all looks a little neater.
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And for the first time you think, I can do this!
7. But you head out and look in the mirror AND HATE IT.
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^You, IRL.
8. And then someone compliments you on the lip color and everything changes.
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::Insta-smug::
9. And it's started making you feel like a Real Adult Person.
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10. Heaven forbid anyone interrupt your careful and unpracticed hand.
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Otherwise bad things will happen.
11. And you start dreaming up lipstick-related gadgets to solve your woes.
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#thefutureisnow
12. And leaving your imprint everywhere you go.
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Cups, napkins, kleenex, other people's cheeks... the list goes on.
13. You experience the delightful first time you get lipstick on your chin from eating a sandwich.
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AND NO ONE TELLS YOU.
14. You may have been momentarily concerned about the opinions of the opposite sex.
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But that ended pretty quickly.
15. So you start experimenting with darker colors.
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Like a mood ring for your mouth.
16. Soon you develop the perfect response to anyone who hates on your lipstick game.
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17. And a bold lip becomes part of your game face.
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Red lipstick = war paint.
19. And you learn exactly what you need for a little dose of badass.
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::Opens purse, takes out pretty little tube::
20. And you have to eventually face the struggle of running out of your fave shade and resorting to ~darker~ options.
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No judgment.
21. You start to find lipstick weird places, like on your neck.
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"How the actual eff did this get here?"
22. A brand new lipstick becomes the Most Joyous of occasions.
23. While a discontinued color justifies full mourning.
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25. But hey — at least you never have to be worried about being caught without a pen.
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Or something.
