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Beauty's Ancestors

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By Leta Greene

Science says that when we were Neanderthals, we females selected one from the sweaty, grungy males, to share our cozy cave, by who brought home the most meat.  Cavemen picked the slightly less hairy, softer-sex version and  liked  wider hips for birthing little ones to fill the cave. They, and men through the ages, have liked  fat lips.  Lips! Wait! What? Why?

Fuller lips are a sign of youth. So today, a whole school of thought says, “Fuller lips equate sexy, and thinner lips are a sign of intelligence.”  I agree completely. As we age, we loose some of our lip’s natural collagen. Not only do our lips get smaller, but our pigment line also recedes.  So, at 36,  I am almost in the middle, a little sexy but also more intelligent. In my youth, I had a flatter tummy, I spent much more time on my hair and I wondered how what I was wearing would appeal to my friends or a boy? Now I see myself in a much kinder light,even though the perfection of youth is fading.

As the years pass, I feel that I am more beautiful. Additionally, I think my husband, when looking at the total package of who I am now,  would agree, I am more attractive and beautiful, despite my physical weaknesses. My lips may be a little thinner and as I draw on my lips, I don’t worry about how my outfit will be received but rather, I think about my son. As I send him off to school,  I hope he will do his best and be well received.

As I put on my makeup, I cover scars and I am aware of others that are not seen. All of them represent an experience –alife lesson. Although I am not perfect, I wouldn’t take away the things that age me, that have given me wisdom. The ideal beauty of our predecessors has altered and changed as well as what was thought to be stylish. I may not be the ideal, and that is good!

Yet, I can be my best. The scar on my face, from the bike accident of my youth, I get to cover up. The lips are  a combination of colors  to accentuate the shape. And concealer, after some necessary tears, is a good thing to have. We can bring out our best, minimize our imperfections and embrace the adventure of living. For all I do with makeup,  it is my job. But the biggest effort at the start of the day is not on my appearance, but rather on my heart and soul so as to be able to embrace those with whom I share my life.

Lip Shape

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Lips are often the first thing noticed about a person. Women have an edge to create a desired lip look with lipstick, as it gives her the opportunity to accentuate what she’s got. While lipstick colors can give a woman options as far as what she does with what she’s got, to discover the meaning of lip shape you either need to be a psychic (please tell us if you are,) or become familiar with what is known as physiognomy. Physiognomy is the art of judging character by outward features. For instance, while big lips represent beauty and sexual desire, thin lips represent high intelligence and a possible trickster. Combine the different attributes of your girlfriends lips and you may just learn more about her than you thought you already knew. So when it comes to lip shape, fullness, symmetry, etc. each individual lip set is unique. As unique as, say, eye color and shape, as personality and as who the individual woman is. Not only do lips say as much about a woman as her eyes, but they actually say something about the woman behind the lips. In addition, the way we communicate through the use of  our lips (yes, tongue and jaw too) says a lot about who we are. What a woman is all about as a person.

So, what do your lips say about you?

Lips as red as the rose. . .

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By Leta Greene

I like dark red lips.  After all, I had huge lip stickers on my last car. My husband objected to driving around with lips–can’t figure out why.  What could be sexier than luscious red lips? OK, I can see that not everyone may want to be quite as loud as myself when choosing lip color, but having the right lip color for you will brighten your face.  Many women, out of frustration from either the fear of picking the wrong color or distress at leaving our lip mark, pick a very light shade.  Great thing about our lip color is that it won’t kiss-off. So the send off of your loved ones won’t leave a mark.  On the second point, I am here to help pick the right color for both your complexion and personality.  Lip color can make us look younger and more cheerful and brightens the face when wearing complementary eye make up.  General rule: the darker the lips, the darker the eye makeup.  The goal is to focus the viewer’s eye in a triangle between the lips and the eyes.  You loose the lips by wearing a light color and with darker eye makeup, can produce a scowling, menacing look–not so sultry.  When trying something new, even an improvement can take some getting used to, get the opinions of hubby and friends. And so, ladies, be bold—be brave, try a darker shade and pucker up!