While most people I meet don’t notice it or choose to not comment on it, I grew up with that area looking red, scarred, and uneven. Now that the only thing that remains is a scar and an uneven Cupid’s bow, it looks less like a birth defect and more like I just can’t put on lipstick properly. That’s also the reason why I totally avoid red lipstick. The stitches eventually came off, the redness began to fade, and my lip started to somewhat even itself out. However, kids would still ask why my face “looks like that” or if it “hurt” to breathe, or eat, or drink. While a black or equally dark lipstick is still attention-grabbing, it’s more avant-garde than painting your lips red. Dark lipstick screams artsy and cool, while red lipstick is just the epitome of sex appeal. To me, “sex appeal” and an “uneven lip” didn’t really go hand-in-hand.
title: “I Faced My Cleft Lip Insecurity With Lipstick” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-11” author: “Angela Avera”
While most people I meet don’t notice it or choose to not comment on it, I grew up with that area looking red, scarred, and uneven. Now that the only thing that remains is a scar and an uneven Cupid’s bow, it looks less like a birth defect and more like I just can’t put on lipstick properly. That’s also the reason why I totally avoid red lipstick. The stitches eventually came off, the redness began to fade, and my lip started to somewhat even itself out. However, kids would still ask why my face “looks like that” or if it “hurt” to breathe, or eat, or drink. While a black or equally dark lipstick is still attention-grabbing, it’s more avant-garde than painting your lips red. Dark lipstick screams artsy and cool, while red lipstick is just the epitome of sex appeal. To me, “sex appeal” and an “uneven lip” didn’t really go hand-in-hand.
