Sending you kisses! Wearing my favorite lipstick (Bobbi Brown Lip Color – Pink*)!
This was a rough morning: I had two places to be at the same time, and was not prepared. It is a state in which we mothers find ourselves all of the time, because life with children is nothing if not messy and chaotic. And just when you think you have your ducks-in-a-row something will happen to shake it all up and you are back to square one. I would like to say that it gets better as your children get older but this state of confusion has followed me into my boys’ teen years.
In times like these, a mother must remain calm and breathe deeply. And that is a good place to start, but the reality is that you need more to combat the chaos: you need lipstick. This morning, as I was rushing to my second place after delivering my son to his destination, I found myself grabbing my favorite lipstick* and telling my mother, “Lipstick always makes things better!” And it does. Applying lipstick in moments of stress is calming and instantly uplifting. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that lipstick is the gateway to the other stress reliever for any mother: her smile!
Sending you kisses! xx!
turning fashion inside out 
Lipstick is a wonder “drug”…I don’t wear a lot of makeup on a daily basis BUT I almost always have mascara and lipstick on! If the eyes are the gateway to the soul, I believe the lips are the gateway to the heart!xoxox
Said so beautifully, Kylie! Lipstick is essential and grounding – especially when all else is falling apart! xx, Melissa
You know, I do believe you’re right!
Thank you, Pat, for your comment and support! xx, Melissa