How do you feel about the way the vibrant red looks on you?  If you think it looks nice, and your friends think it looks nice, then continue to wear it!  Life is too short!

I do agree, if the lips are quite thin, it is certainly best not to wear a very strong color.  If, however, one is born with full lips and even after aging the lips are still full, the choice is yours.  But, know that it brings attention to that part of the face and if lines around the mouth are deep-  from a distance, okay.  Up close, revealing.

To be honest, I think unstyled hair and no make up at all(just vaseline on lips and dyed eyelashes)make women look youngest. It’s the sense of effort that’s ageing. Also hats. Ok, if you’ve always worn them but otherwise leave them alone. Too statement-y. I don’t understand the centre parting thing unless it’s to do with grey roots showing.

I’ve noticed that American women wear make-up much better than English women do - but they also wear much more. You hardly ever see an English woman with lipstick on except going out at night. The French, on the other hand, only wear lipstick!

I’m a fair-skinned brunette, and without a strong lip color — red preferably — I look like washed-out. Old! Once, for an evening out, I tried a medium, bronzey pink, met the girls for drinks, sat down, one of them handed me a tube of red and said, "Put this on quick before somebody calls the morgue."

I noticed in many pics of Sarah Jessica Parker who is reported to be a  woman ‘in the know’ wears her hair in the ‘zipper-head’ style. Personally I am not a fan of parting hair down the middle; but I do have naturally long, hard nails and I bling them to the max ! Always have, in the late sixties Fabrege made Onyx nail polish and I put stark white polka dots on it. I wouldnt think of doing that now..but  it’s back in style today.  Tapestry pocketbooks are in again …I wouldnt carry one now. Now I put a simple moisturizer on with a light tint. It gives a light tan glow to the skin and is a much more nourishing product. I think that Berry color works better than Reds and if your fair dark pinks. Most of all I feel that we all have our sense of panache and it is our signature ! Life is too short not to be You at any age.