THEY DISCONTINUED MY LIPSTICK!!!!

Okay, yes, we’ve recently participated in our first olive harvest and pressing. We’ve just returned for a two week visit to the states. We just voted in an historic election (especially in Louisville, where Anne Northup was FINALLY defeated!). But, really, let’s put things into perspective; let’s talk about things that really matter: Victoria’s Secret DISCONTINUED my lipstick!!!

Those of you who know me know that I’m definitely NOT a girly-girl. I’m not a fashion maven, and I don’t even wear makeup on most days. I’m not into “trendy”. I find what I like and stick with it, be it clothes, shoes or makeup. All the more reason to be upset! After literally YEARS of searching for the one perfect lipstick in the one perfect shade, I’d finally found Victoria Secret’s Pure Reflections lipstick in “Plum”.



Initially I bought “Sunset Rose” but decided it was a bit too dark. “Plum” turned out to be absolutely perfect, especially when combined with the Avon Glimmersticks lip liner in Iced Orchid, which they’ve also discontinued! Is this a conspiracy???

I know I’m no great beauty, and I don’t waste a lot of time trying to improve on nature, but I have found that a quick application of lipstick can really make a difference, so it’s the one thing I do wear religiously. I like having that one perfect shade…the shade that’s right for me, the shade that goes with whatever I’m wearing. The shade that’s not too dark, not too light. The shade with just a touch of glimmer, but not too much. The shade that lasts. And now it’s gone.

Apparently sometime between last May and now Victoria’s Secret came out with a new line of cosmetics….and line that doesn’t include a shade that anywhere near the color of “Plum”. What were they thinking? And don’t I have better things to do with my time than to smear lipstick samples on my hand every time I go into a store? Dammit, just when you think you’ve got one thing figured out……………….