Lip Service

 I sat  there listing  to her wondering, “ How in the hell did she get those
perfect lips, along with that perfect color?”

Kerstin is one of the most beautiful English women I know. She looks
as if she just sails through life looking like that without
trying…correction mi s’more! She is savvy as hell, and knows all the
right people, having hailed from San Francisco, she knows her stuff.

I was informed that it was not a lip tint, stain, gloss, nor a lipstick
cleverly marketed to my age demographic. I was now on a mission!

Permanent makeup bitches!

No, not the kind you see on unsuspecting women. You all know the kind
 that could be Elaine on the angry eyebrows episode of Seinfeld, one
of my personal disappointments, thank god for reruns!

Waiting for the name, the place, anything. Come on Give it up already! Yes, yes…an address and a referral…Score!

This was going to change my makeup regime.  I also felt like a bit of
a bad ass getting my lips tattooed with, might I add, the lip color I
was born with.  Now I was one of the elitist women in the know, I
had been inked!

Overlooking the most spectacular view in San Fran, I received my new
pout and had an eye opening experience to the world of permanent make-up.  Not all artists are created equal, and they broke the proverbial
mold with Athena!

After 3 hours and more numbing cream than I can mention, we left her
office with the instructions for aftercare( this is no joke), and a
Angelina Joule pout.  The swelling was monumental, so decided on
Bloomingdales top floor restaurant in an attempt to get my lips of size
around my favorite, the steak sandwich. The “we” im referring to is myself, and my assistant Nichole. Did I mention I couldn’t live with out her?

So here is moral to the story…

When it comes to the face ladies, don’t mess around! You get what
you pay for. Check out websites for before and after photos. Anybody
blowing up your lips, and giving you a color your going to be stuck with
for 18 to 24 months should have a professional web site, along with a
license.

The price varies. My lips, including 3 touch ups with in a year was $ 2,500
but worth every penny.
Looking flush lipped upon waking up has my husband thinking I really am a
natural beauty, (natural my ass)!
Speaking of ass, you will also look quite fab at the gym working out
with no make-up. It’s amazing what lip color does for us girls.
For the last year I have used gloss or Chapstick ( Burt’s bees my favorite).




Peace out bitches!

~Reigan Riley