So we meet again, little
snarklings. As promised, this week, I’ll be discussing the black lipstick
stereotype.
It seems as though close to
every time I inform non-Gothic folks that I am indeed, a Gothling, they all say
the same thing:
“Don’t Goths wear black
lipstick?”
Well, I hate to break it to
you, but not all Gothlings wear black lipstick. True, I myself started out in
the Goth culture by wearing black lipstick, but I quickly grew out of that for four
reasons.
1)
Black
lipstick takes a hell of a long time to perfect and I’m not at all patience
when it comes to maintaining my beauty.
2)
Not
everyone looks good with black lipstick.
3)
The
stuff gets EVERYWHERE and is close to impossible to get out of
clothing.
4)
No one
can pull off wearing black lipstick on their mouth, chin and partway up their
cheek, as I one time left the house with it all over my face. I was in a rush
to get to school, I swear!
Just as there are different
clothing styles for Gothic folks, there are different makeup styles, as well.
Only to most patient and high maintenance Gothling can pull off the black
lipstick look, (think Marlynn Manson, and he doesn’t do his own makeup most the
time- he has a team of professional makeup artists at his every beck and whim,
the lucky ducky…)
And also, did I mention
what a pain it is to remove from teeth? I have to practically brush my teeth
with a tooth brush to remove the black gunk from my pearly whites!
I know that Gothic makeup
is all about creating a dramatic, exotic, and mysterious side to you. But
please, unless you have all the world’s time on your hands, a lot of patience
and the right shade, go all out. Black is the sterotyplce Goth color, so it
makes sense why people would see a Gothic folk a mile away. Lipstick color,
much like clothing and other makeup, isn’t just limited to black- there’s also
blue, purple, yellow, orange, red (which I love to wear for a perfect pout),
and other exotic colors of the rainbow.
Keep in mind that black
lipstick doesn’t look good on everyone, nor does it look good with every
outfit.
And if I wore black lipstick (which I don’t anymore, the horrid
memories…) then I would invest heavily in lipstick sealant so that I don’t
leave black lipstick kisses on my brother’s cheek, on restaurant silverware and
glasses and on myself.
And speaking of makeup,
there is a difference between “You should go to the beach more often” and “OMG,
you look like that evil clown, Penny-whats-his-name-again!” Unless you are pale
then Edward what’s-his-face from Stephanie Meyer’s horrid vampire books, then
your face is suggesting that you’re going to France to get a job as a mime. Use
liquid foundation no more than two shades lighter than your skin tone and BLEND
(I cannot tell you how many time I went to high school looking like I had a
mysterious and deadly skin disease because I was too lazy to blend my makeup
together…) make sure you get ther ears and the neck, while you’re at it too.
Getting back onto the
subject of Goth makeup, it takes much time and effort to put together a makeup
routine that you will love to death (pardon the pun), but once done, you can
conquer the world!
However, if not careful,
you shall end up looking like a Goth Barbie doll. Or, if you’re into this kind
of thing, a Monster High character.
Until we meet again. In
next week’s post, I shall be diving into job hunting for the Gothling 101.
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