Lipstick Answers

This is my beginning of my story. It’s not my real name it is all fictional but any tips or comments would be appreciated Thanks all!
Adrenaline races through my body as the blade neatly slices through my light coffee colored skin, blood rushing to the scene of my committed crime. This hasn’t been the first time I’ve committed this offense, I can’t remember the first time I did it. The only thing I remember is how relaxed it made me feel as I watched my very own blood trickle down my arm, creating a sensation that nobody but us, self injurers would ever understand. After two more cuts, I stop for a moment admiring my artwork or my “real” tattoos as I call them. A few silent moments have now passed & the blood has subsided. I feel so much better now, like a strong release of emotions have been set free my body.
Metaphorically, my body is a prison. Emotions & I are the prisoners trapped within my body, I being punished for a crime that I did not commit. Nor do I even know what it is. My emotions have just been released from this body, the only way that I knew how.
After I wash the blade & put it away I silently pull my black colored long-sleeved arms down. Letting them hide my shameful secret, a secret that only I, Amber Loraine Dawson am supposed to know. After doing so, I unlock my bathroom door & slip back into the real world.
As I walk into the kitchen I notice that the whole family has sat down to breakfast. Melanie, my little sister is carefully spreading peanut butter on her toast, making sure to get every inch covered without getting her fingers messy. Dad is sitting quietly reading the newspaper & drinking his coffee. He is wearing his suit & tie that was just washed & ironed yesterday. Today he’s going to court to defend his clients. This is his job as a lawyer, trying to stand up for people thought to have committed crimes, so that day by day there will be one or two fewer criminals to be served a lengthy sentence. And mom is painting an easel. Blue skies, Green grass… yadda, yadda, yadda, a perfect world. Looking at my family for a moment it seems like the three of them would make a perfect family. The second I walk in, the perfect family is gone & chaos takes over.
“Amber go change into something different.” Mom says to me “I will not let you go to school dressed like that” I stop pouring my juice & look up at my mom. My brown eyes looking her straight in the eyes “Like what?” I dare, testing to see how far she will let me go before giving me a well deserved smack across the face. I know very well what she means. The black eye liner, the dark plum colored lipstick, the dark clothes & the black nail polish that I so neatly applied to my fingernails. “Amber you are dressed like a goth. Your mother & I will not accept that. We don’t like that look on anyone, especially our sixteen year old child.” My dad tries reason. Well mom & dad welcome to the real world it isn’t all sunshine & roses anymore I want to scream. I refuse to let my parents win this one. Without even bothering to put the cap back on the juice or put it away, I grab my schoolbooks off of the table, put on my Chuck Taylor Converse shoes & walk out the door making sure it slams loudly behind me. This is my reply to my parent’s response. You don’t have to accept it, I think to myself, nobody does.

A man who smelled like a distillery flopped down on a subway seat next to a priest. The man’s tie was stained, his face was plastered with red lipstick, & a half-empty bottle of gin was sticking out of his torn coat pocket.
He opened his newspaper & began reading. After a few minutes, the disheveled guy turned to the priest & asked, “Say, Father, what causes arthritis?”
“Mister, it’s caused by loose living, being with cheap women, too much alcohol & a contempt for your fellow man!”
“Well, I’ll be damned!” the drunk muttered, returning to his paper.
The priest, thinking about what he had said, nudged the man & apologized. “I’m very sorry, I shouldn’t have been so unpleasant about it. Tell me, how long have you had arthritis?”
“I don’t have it, Father — I was just reading here that the Pope does!”

I am 16 years old.
I prefer to be around adults rather than people my own age. I’m just more comfortable with them & seem to have more in common with them like to knit, sew, crochet, & collect little things. The only TV I can stand to watch is either I love Lucy or Andy Griffith. Something about watching DVDs a lot bothers me. I prefer VC-Rs. I dress in either businesswoman clothes like blazers OR old fashioned 1950’s clothing as seen on I Love Lucy. I care about my appearance a lot & like to have curled hair, wear red lipstick & hair ribbons. I cannot stand anything wild & crazy, or any wild & crazy situations. I don’t mind the mall, but my idea of a party is simply people mingling & eating nice food, like we have at my church. I hate crazy, claustrophobic situations, which is why I would never be comfortable being alone with someone my age. I like things to be calm & feel “safe”. I’m not the biggest neat freak on a whole, my room can get messy, but one of my favorite things to do is sort little things I collect from big to small, or neaten out small things like creases in furniture. I love to iron & fold clothes. I am fascinated by little, simple things, like magnets, string, light up items, or anything squishy. I can sit & play for half an hour with something like that. I have good social skills & am said to be a very friendly person & very lady-like. But I am more comfortable with adults & seem to know what to say/do better with adults. I love to joke around with them & make them laugh. I like feeling “small” next to them & being adored & treasured. I also do not believe in sex before marriage, I want to stay pure for as long as possible because I like that innocent feeling. I get attached to people very easily, especially women from 35-60 that I want to take care of me like a child. I have to sleep with my teddy bear & favorite blanket every night or I don’t feel secure. I am mature, I have very mature beliefs & don’t act like the average teen. But, I enjoy things like coloring pictures (I cannot stand to go out of the line, though) & I like little girls’ princess things. I love babies, & want to hold a baby so badly. I also like to play princess & stuff with little girls as much as I like to be with adults. I cannot wait to become a mother(but I will, because I know I am no where near ready). I hate modern gadgets. I want a cell phone but just a plain phone. I don’t like the stupid I-phones & Smart Phones & such. I prefer regular PCs (usually older ones), to newer, fancier laptops & such. I have physical issues as well, I walk on my tip toes, tend to speak quietly(but quickly),and had habits when I was younger such as flapping my arms. I’m sorry if this sounds as if I am full of myself, but I would like to know if you think I am just weird or if something could be wrong with me?? People are always telling me I’m not normal.

26 Things the Movies Taught You…
1) Large, loft-style apartments in New York City are well within the price range of most people–whether they are employed or not.
2) At least one of a pair of identical twins is born evil.
3) Should you decide to defuse a bomb, don’t worry which wire to cut. You will always choose the right one.
4) Most laptop computers are powerful enough to override the communications system of any invading alien society.
5) It does not matter if you are heavily outnumbered in a fight involving martial arts: your enemies will wait patiently to attack you one by one by dancing around in a threatening manner until you have knocked out their predecessors.
6) When you turn out the light to go to bed, everything in your bedroom will still be clearly visible, just slightly bluish.
7) If you are blonde & pretty, it is possible to become a world expert on nuclear fission at the age of 22.
Honest & hard-working policemen are traditionally gunned down three days before their retirement.
9) Rather than wasting bullets, megalomaniacs prefer to kill their arch enemies using complicated machinery involving fuses, pulley systems, deadly gasses, lasers & man-eating sharks, which will allow their captives at least 20 minutes to escape.
10) All beds have special L-shaped cover sheets that reach the armpit level on a woman, but only to waist level on the man lying beside her.
11) All grocery shopping bags contain at least one stick of French bread.
12) It’s easy for anyone to land a plane, providing there is someone in the control tower to talk you down.
13) Once applied, lipstick will never rub off–even while scuba diving.
14) You’re very likely to survive any battle in any war unless you make the mistake of showing someone a picture of your sweetheart back home.
15) Should you wish to pass yourself off as a German or Russian officer, it will not be necessary to speak the language. A German or Russian accent will do.
16) The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window in Paris.
17) A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating, but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds.
18) If a large pane of glass is visible, someone will be thrown through it before long.
19) If staying in a haunted house, women should investigate any strange noises in their most revealing underwear.
20) Word processors never display a cursor on screen but will always say: “Enter Password Now.”
21) Even when driving down a perfectly straight road, it is necessary to turn the steering wheel vigorously from left to right every few moments.
22) All bombs are fitted with electronic timing devices with large red readouts so you know exactly when they’re going to go off.
23) A detective can only solve a case once he has been suspended from duty.
24) If you decide to start dancing in the street, everyone you meet will know all the steps.
25) Police departments give their officers personality tests to make sure they are deliberately assigned a partner who is their total opposite.
26) When they are alone, all foreign military officers prefer to speak to each other in English.

Well, as girls its natural for us to feel pretty. Since there are alot of beauty tip questions I decided to put up some good tips. Enjoy!!
* put lotion on your hands & feet at night & wear gloves n socks to sleep. wake up wih super soft hands & feet!
* lightly brush your lips with a toothbrush & put vaseline for soft lips.
* for shiny hair, wash off your shampoo/conditioner with cold water
* use tooth paste on any zits to make the swelling go down & make it less red
* instead of purchasing expensive facial scrubs, use a small handful of regular white sugar. just lather up your face with a cleanser, then scrub in the sugar using your finger tips in small circular motions
* to soften your skin & minimize pores, apply beaten egg yolk to your face & let dry for 10 minutes, then rinse
* if you don’t have electronic eyelash curler, heat your normal curler under a hairdryer before using it. it works much better.
* if you have dry cuticles, rub them with lip balm
* a great way to make your perfume last is by spraying it into your hands & rubbing it on your hair. your hair doesn’t sweat so the scent will last all day
* to get rid of annoying eyebags, put a metal spoon into ice cold water & press it gently against your eyes.
* for bigger eyes, apply darker eyeliner on the outer corner of your eyes & brighter eyeliner on the innercorner of your eyes
* To make lips bigger put clear lip gloss in the middle of ur lips.
* to make beautiful temporary curls, wash your hair at night & braid them while it’s wet. then go sleep. you will see the result the next morning when u untie your braids!
* Rub a dry body brush in circular motions on your stomach & legs everyday before you shower. This increases the circulation in you body & helps reduce the appearance of cellulite.
* roll the mascara brush as your putin it on, it avoids clumps
* Soak cloth with hot water (the hottest that you can stand. Be careful though) then put over face for 10 minutes. Then quickly put a cleanser over your face. (Clean & Clear & Noxzema foaming wash are good cleansers) Leave on for 3-4 minutes then wash with ice cold water. This will open your pores, clean them, & then close them. You’ll see results within a week.
* If you have green eyes, wear purple shadow because it brings the color out
If you have blue eyes wear brown because it brings the color out
If you have blue/green eyes , wear a mix of both.
* After applying lipstick, stick your thumb in your mouth, & then slowly pull it out. This removes any lipstick from the inside rim of your lips so you don’t get lipstick on your teeth.
* To minimize the appearance of a pimple, hold ice on it for two minutes. It brings the swelling & redness down.
* before bed add a tiny bit of honey & some water in the palm of your hand & spread it across your face, avoiding the T zone. smooth & soft face int he morning
* Dont bite the skin around your nails, this causes your nails to look bigger
* If you have big lips, use muted colours such as purples, browns & bronzes.
If you have small lips, avoid dark colours.
* no matter how dry your lips is. don’t lick it! trust me it’ll just make it worse!
* after you have done all your makeup, take some shimmery white eyeshadow & put a tiny bit on the inner corners or your eyes. It really makes them POP!
* Everynight an hour before you go to bed, drink 3/4 of a pint of water mixed with 1/4 of a pint of lemon juice. Once you are done, drink a glass of ice water, then go pee. This will help clear your complexion.
* for an overall glow n radiance to your face, mix honey & milk until it’s creamy. wash your face with hot water to open pores. apply the mixture avoiding the T area of your face. wait for 30 minutes & wash off with cold water.
* To remove blackheads, steam for 5 mins & exfoliate immediately.
* Rub vaseline on your eyelashes every night. Smear it in between every single lash & all around your lash line. If you do this every day, it will eventually make your lashes grow in faster & softer.
* Blowing on your nail polish to dry them decreases shine & dulls them. Instead, soak your nails in ice water after your done & if you must, use your blowdryer on low, cool setting just to blow off the water. Now don’t touch anything!
* Pour a tablespoonful of honey into a small bowl. Add two teaspoons of sugar & mix well. Now scoop up all of the mixture with your fingers & massage well into your hands for a few minutes. Sounds yucky but feels great! Rinse & apply hand lotion. Soft!
*poll=Do you do any of these things????

I was watching a program & apparently the way a woman applies her lipstick says something about her personality ie: if her lipstick is rounded she’s easy going. If she sticks to the original slant she follows the rules. I don’t wear lipstick so I’m curious if it works the same with sandwiches & the way people cut them.
Oh, I cut mine diagonally – top left to bottom right.

A certain private school was faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick & would but it on in the bathroom.
That was fine, but after they
put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the bathroom mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints.
Every night, the maintenance man would remove them & the next day, the girls would put them back on the mirror. Finally the principal decided that something had to be done.
She called all the girls to the bathroom & met them there with the maintenance man. She explained that all these lip prints were a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night.
She asked the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was required to clean the mirrors. He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, & cleaned the mirror with it. Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror.
There are teachers, & there are educators….
Comments?

Hours ago, I applied a coat of lipstick on Palin, my pet Pit Bull…. and, as far as I can tell…. she’s still a Pit Bull. (Prettier maybe… but, still a Pit Bull.) Now, it was my understanding that, by using this procedure, she would turn into a Hockey Mom . (I could really use a good Hockey Mom around this house right now. I’m exhausted!) Anyway, my question is: Should I keep trying? Maybe use a different brand (or shade) of lipstick? Or, should I just chalk it up as one more “campaign promise” that’s hot air?
Thanks muchly for any opinions or advice you can offer….

I have brown hair (looking to dye, making another question for that), hazel eyes, & I think my skin colour is ivory-ish. I always use my foundation on my lips with some pink tinted lip gloss or red lipstick, I put subtle brownblack eyeliner on the insides of my eyes (the place that everyone can’t stand to put it, lol) & some along the bottom. I use brownblack mascara, & I curl my eyelashes, usually I use 3-4 different shades of slightly glittery brown shadow, so it looks natural, yet pretty, & a blush. I’ve been doing this for a long time now, & I’m getting really bored. Last night I put on some mermaid blue along my top & bottom lash lines & put mermaid green on normally as a shadow. I think it looked pretty rad, but it’s all I can think of to spruce up my make-up. I don’t want to totally over-do it, but I want to make it fun, not dull & boring. What other things can I do to make it more fun, or maybe you have some other misc. tips. Everything is welcome!!

i don’t buy the expensive brands because i hardly ever wear make up, particularly lipstick. i bought this nice shade from avon but it doesn’t stay on for long. do you have any tips for making it last??

I have read everywhere that when a woman puts lipstick slowly in front of a guy while looking at him in his eyes, she is into him. I have a friend who applies lipstick every time I see her & every time she looks at me diectly in the eyes the time it takes to put the lipstick. I can stay an hour with her or only 5 minutes, she always puts lipstick. I think she is flirting with me in other ways but I dont know. What do you think??