tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post5469691455069928606..comments2024-03-27T19:38:35.757-07:00Comments on Bag and a Beret: One mouth four waysMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-62568329361726319922015-01-27T05:56:59.506-08:002015-01-27T05:56:59.506-08:00thanx for the share! written very well. Thumbs UP
...thanx for the share! written very well. Thumbs UP<br /><a href="http://www.healthifa.com/how-to-get-luscious-lips.html" rel="nofollow">Get Luscious Lips</a><br />genius786https://www.blogger.com/profile/17150410416195741689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-34240369585499260482012-07-17T07:41:06.402-07:002012-07-17T07:41:06.402-07:00You look absolutely beautiful in the shot post lip...You look absolutely beautiful in the shot post lipstick ...cleaning the stains. Your photography is amazing in it's ability to document the changes...love your book cover too!Tamera Beardsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855427513744644731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-77256829884178991562012-07-13T13:48:10.449-07:002012-07-13T13:48:10.449-07:00As someone who used to have the charming nickname ...As someone who used to have the charming nickname 'BJ lips' I guess I am fairly enhanced in that regard, but I have to say you look beautiful au naturelle. Your lips really aren't 'thin', but then other people might claim that my upper arms aren't fat - I'm beginning to learn that what we see isn't at all what everyone else focusses on. As I see other commenters have noted, your eyes are immediately arresting. Windows to the soul probably beats doors to the stomach!<br />Am a new follower xLakota [Faith Hope and Charity Shopping]https://www.blogger.com/profile/04247624645636227130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-86433112109581565132012-07-09T13:59:59.001-07:002012-07-09T13:59:59.001-07:00Love this post. Made me think about myself ... I ...Love this post. Made me think about myself ... I can't leave the house without lipstick - it makes me feel better about myself and empowering, sometimes it's just a slick of beige, other times it's full on Paloma Picasso red. You look gorgeous either way, with your delicate features and wonderful blue eyes. The 'book jacket' photo is beautiful. M xVintage Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695570690989980599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-75586323894199922282012-07-09T13:06:43.893-07:002012-07-09T13:06:43.893-07:00Gorgeous. Stick with the lipstick. It does wonders...Gorgeous. Stick with the lipstick. It does wonders.dcresiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-91845847483425479222012-07-09T09:42:21.553-07:002012-07-09T09:42:21.553-07:00Hi Melanie!
I was blessed with lips! I still have...Hi Melanie!<br /><br />I was blessed with lips! I still have them at 52- you tend to loose some as you get older, but you can do facial exercices to keep them well inflated - should do a video one of those days;) I have seen colagen inflated lips on very thin lips, not pretty if you want to know - Mr D being a make up artist did the draw outside the line thing to me last christmas, i was impress!, i liked it!<br /><br />By the way i love your lips in the last pic very pretty!<br /><br />ArianeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362016707885334020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-34978508207213804052012-07-09T09:10:29.887-07:002012-07-09T09:10:29.887-07:00you are beautiful
and your eyes are amazing!!!
pe...you are beautiful <br />and your eyes are amazing!!!<br />personally i like thin lips :D i wish my lips were a little thinner <br /><br /><br />have a lovely week <br /><br /><br />Kisses A.anton belardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425175857748798659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-73939441520308095362012-07-09T07:48:07.367-07:002012-07-09T07:48:07.367-07:00Amazing! Fun to play around like that but to me it...Amazing! Fun to play around like that but to me it also signals some of the arbitrariness of what were hard-wired OR acculturated to code as attractive. . . Personally, I always skip through the Beauty section of magazines, being pretty hopeless at the products and techniques.<br />Have always had full lips, such that I used to feel like a walking caricature if I wore too bright a lipstick. So I wouldn't mind them shrinking a bit now, except that the shrinkage is accompanied by other so-attractive traits like the jowels and the wrinkles and the puckers. But I now find that the effect of a stronger colour can be really transformative -- puts some instant energy in my face. <br />Fabulous eyes, you have, fabulous -- and those brows make great frames!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-41366504924023563722012-07-09T01:01:57.242-07:002012-07-09T01:01:57.242-07:00Why, oh why, do our lips deflate? Personally, I th...Why, oh why, do our lips deflate? Personally, I think the lipids all migrate down towards the jowls. Lovely thought...! I saw the City Lips page and their photos are impressive. I use a product I bought at a spa and I don't even know the name of it; I don't think it works, but I usually like the tingle. I heard a radio interview of women who were lip-plumping scientists - they had such tales of burning their lips with peppers and bee venom. Yikes!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-50097231451656742702012-07-09T00:57:51.824-07:002012-07-09T00:57:51.824-07:00I laughed about your Bo-bo the Clown comment! That...I laughed about your Bo-bo the Clown comment! That's exactly how I FELT in the last photo, but I was shocked that that look was translated by the camera into an almost-normal appearance. I like your lip gloss approach. Thanks for the bone structure compliment! I always think of my face as goblet-shaped, which is usually not an option on those "What shape is your face" questionnaires.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-13688329224720518952012-07-09T00:52:32.429-07:002012-07-09T00:52:32.429-07:00I like my thin lips - until I see them a big bigge...I like my thin lips - until I see them a big bigger! I'd never do the tattoo thing because I'm too afraid of mistakes. I have plumping lip gloss - it doesn't do much other than make my lips tingle in a delightful way. If I had more colours to play with I could still stay within my natural lines and create a great illusion, but that would involve too much mirror work. I never wear lip liner either. I'm more of a slap-it-on-and-run kind of gal. Thanks for your feedback!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-12778367045291843032012-07-09T00:48:56.957-07:002012-07-09T00:48:56.957-07:00Thank you for sharing this! I think maybe that'...Thank you for sharing this! I think maybe that's what I liked about this experiment - experiencing what it feels like to erase those lines, even though I did it with Bounty. (I didn't show you my profile, which my own vanity prohibited, but the beak effect was very pronounced.) I hope you find a gentle filler that does the job; I'm sure lots of people would like your tips on doing it right. I'll do an "eye special" sometime too!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-11909213301334327932012-07-09T00:41:18.878-07:002012-07-09T00:41:18.878-07:00Thanks for this feedback. I have to say I'm mo...Thanks for this feedback. I have to say I'm more sympathetic to the extra-big-lipped look of women who have had obvious work done. The first time I saw Meg Ryan with her new lips I shuddered, but since then I have grown accustomed to her new look. Maybe we are just too comparative with how she looked before so any change is frowned upon. Just a thought. I agree that all parts work together to create beauty, and you have a wonderful smile!!!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-24954073197341768962012-07-09T00:36:08.765-07:002012-07-09T00:36:08.765-07:00I think you're right about the authority and s...I think you're right about the authority and seriousness. A friend told me about a study that reported big-lipped women get jobs more readily but both big- and thin-lipped women are considered equally intelligent. Interesting finding.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-66724587651204928252012-07-09T00:33:57.816-07:002012-07-09T00:33:57.816-07:00Thanks for your feedback, Ana. xoThanks for your feedback, Ana. xoMelaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-87626124063007788012012-07-09T00:33:00.206-07:002012-07-09T00:33:00.206-07:00Ha ha! The fancy names and perfumes are just tarti...Ha ha! The fancy names and perfumes are just tarting up the goods, but I'm sure the ingredients in many other cosmetic products would make us wince too.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-11483972807456313982012-07-09T00:30:47.599-07:002012-07-09T00:30:47.599-07:00Ha ha ha re. drop your pants and be done with it! ...Ha ha ha re. drop your pants and be done with it! Thanks for the vote of confidence for my natural state. It was a fun test.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-21270149217747305052012-07-08T17:44:13.595-07:002012-07-08T17:44:13.595-07:00Such a crack up! I have spent decades and a ton of...Such a crack up! I have spent decades and a ton of money on products and stupid gadgets to plump them up!!! City Lips really does a good job of making them swell, you won't need BOUNTY!! I stay in the lip line but use the lip plumping products and LUSCIOUS LIPS to make them bigger. I actually stopped plumping them before I shoot the pics for my blog posts, because I am trying to get away from wanting the juicy lips. My lips deflate more and more every year and I have to come to grips with it. But I have to say, after reading this post I must go and put on tons of CITY LIPS (see the before and afters at CityLips.com) because I want them swelled up now. Btw, if I had your BLUE eyes, I would even think about my lips. SO, SO gorgeous Melanie, your eyes are just INCREDIBLE!Style Mentorâ„¢https://www.blogger.com/profile/11973763500897686154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-14325651882068412572012-07-08T08:20:07.129-07:002012-07-08T08:20:07.129-07:00Oh Melanie, this made me laugh, though you tackle ...Oh Melanie, this made me laugh, though you tackle a serious subject (I am equally disturbed by this mania for mega-huge injected pouty lips - I think it infantalizes women and is rather grotesque). A naturally-plumped lip, on the other hand, looks great (though I guess I am agreeing with the same premise: it makes one look younger). I have tried the lip liner and dark lipstick thing, and I end up looking like Bo-bo the Clown. So I stick with lip gloss in light shimmery shades, sans the lip liner, and even my thin upper lip looks poufy, haha. Your book jacket cover is fab - in fact you look great in all the pics; you have beautiful eyes and bone structure! xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-35238826257646984432012-07-08T08:11:17.291-07:002012-07-08T08:11:17.291-07:00I see I am not alone in being mesmerized more by y...I see I am not alone in being mesmerized more by your baby blues. You are a stunner even with those red pencil lines for lips. What a wonderfully fun post touching on a touchy subjects. I have full lips and my take on all this weird un-natural ugly lip puffing is that we need to appreciate diversity and that includes the lip line. Women are sexy without the pillow mouth, ya know?<br /><br />My favorite look however was the number 4, the one where your lips are slightly bigger than norm- and I frown on corpse fat and paper towels equally. There is some sort of puffy stuff that you put on and it swells your lips- I actually tried it, which meant is was under $10 but it also dries your lips out and as a lip balm addict I like the look of peeling scaly lips less and less these days.<br /><br />Do not tattoo liner on your mouth please! Lined lips don't look good. Natural enhanced with cosmetics that wash off is crazy coooool.<br /><br />Like your eyes. <br />PS Write a book.citizen rosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12038740885720827086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-13435866577084661632012-07-08T06:28:22.676-07:002012-07-08T06:28:22.676-07:00Hmm, I've had restylane in my lips before, but...Hmm, I've had restylane in my lips before, but it was a bit hard for my liking. Can't wait to get a softer and permanent filler done, but nothing unnatural looking-no way! Just enough to get rid of my smokers craggy lines and make my lips the way they were 20 years ago, not any bigger. Yes I know I am a vain bugger!! Your photos are so interesting, I'd like to see you with eye makeup for a change, no I'm not obsessed with makeup, just curious to see what you look like.xx.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03565814556356447975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-61786207310993307262012-07-07T11:15:44.080-07:002012-07-07T11:15:44.080-07:00Melanie, it's posts like these that make such ...Melanie, it's posts like these that make such an avid fan of your blog - I love when you experiment with your look and in doing so, start discussions about what we do to our bodies for the sake of appearing attractive to the outside world (men, in particular). I would say I have medium lips, but a small mouth, and have never liked my smile mostly because of self-consciousness about my teeth. Thin lips have always been considered a "severe" look (all the governesses in films have thin lips!), as opposed to the pillow-lipped porn star "I'm available" look. However, there are so many examples of plastic surgery gone wrong when it comes to lips (Meg Ryan!!). I think all parts of your face work in tandem to create a woman who is confident, creative and beautiful. I love the photo of you after you've blotted off the lipstick - the wide smile is gorgeous! That shade of lipstick suits you perfectly, so I would agree with the other commenters who have said "keep the lipstick".Forest City Fashionistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428940427287921203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-65047090680605225732012-07-07T08:47:06.807-07:002012-07-07T08:47:06.807-07:00I consider myself thin-lipped, as well, and I like...I consider myself thin-lipped, as well, and I like your natural look. I think that, because thinner lips aren't the Hollywood norm, they can add a kind of authority and seriousness to the face-- but I don't mean in a severe way. Your "book jacket photo" is beautiful, but so is photo number 3! Love this experiment-- very entertaining read.Anne @ The Frump Factorhttp://frumpfactor.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-28075250787341386732012-07-07T03:10:57.811-07:002012-07-07T03:10:57.811-07:00It is a good exercise to know more on our lips and...It is a good exercise to know more on our lips and to see all his options of conquest, I have liked your very graphical, magnificent exhibition, kisses ana.Ni brujas ni princesashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02542529115979016650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-2368600189374963982012-07-07T00:37:18.486-07:002012-07-07T00:37:18.486-07:00Incredible how it looks so different, from one pho...Incredible how it looks so different, from one photo to the other. Not in a very obvious but rather a subtle way.<br />Corpse fat? eew, never heard of that, wouldn't be caught dead doing it!<br />xxMrs. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13483179501424700390noreply@blogger.com