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Over the holiday break I was at my Mom's, going through old glassware and school items, searching for my Indian headdress that said, "Little Black Gorilla" from nursery school.
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Lucky for us, we found it. But even better, I found my first lipstick.
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It was by a company fittingly called Princess Play Cosmetics and doesn't appear to have a real name that relates to the color. The lipstick still works. And it still packs a lot of color payoff. Also very fittingly, Kat Von D has the same color in her current collection and it is named Underage Red. I kid you not. My first lipstick was Hooker Red.
Why did the Princess Play Cosmetics company sell Hooker Red to tykes? And why did I like it so much that my Mom thought to save it for 32 years?
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I suppose I loved it because even at that young age, I realized its power to transform your appearance into something more glamorous, exotic or exciting. Even if it only made you feel that way while going to the grocery store.
While I still love lipgloss, I am moving on to the less sticky and longer lasting lipstick. Somehow, I have managed to overlook almost any lipstick that has made its debut in the last several years. As for this particular Princess Red, I don't think it fits me very well today. However, maybe I will frame it and give it its due. After all, it is the lipstick that started it all. For me, anyway.
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