Realm of Fantasy

A lot of people ask me, how on earth do I have the time to put on a full face of makeup every morning. Even if I have to leave the house pre 6:00am, my lipstick will be most firmly on. I would sooner think of leaving the house without my shoes, than my makeup. Is this caused by some deep set insecurity about venturing into the world without a mask on? Perhaps, but more importantly it is the relaxation that playing around with pots of colours which makeup gives me. A brief time at the beginning of the day to think of nothing of importance and put myself into fantasy. Perhaps this indicates a theatrical personality on my part – but makeup is all about fantasy to me – and while pondering this subject, I began to wonder whether the characters of the realm of fantasy would agree with me. What would these literary characters wear if given pick of our lipstick counters?
Lady Fuschia (Gormenghast) Poor Lady Fuschia, I always had a rather soft spot for this character of the Mervyn Peake novels – ignorned by almost everyone for being a mere girl and craving attention, I’m sure she would turn to a bright slash of colour and what could be more obvious than picking one in her own signature colour? MAC’s Girl about Town seems perfect for Fushia Groan – and would suit her wild black hair and her “full and rich” mouth. Marguerite For the lovely Marguerite, wife of the Scarlet Pimpernel I think we must venture to Chanel. I could think of nothing that would suit this dangerous woman more than the Rouge Allure in Passion, especially as the cool ‘one click opening mechanism’ would allow her to execute her subteruge with great weapon within her armoury (the biggest being, of course her acting skills and exceptional beauty). Alice in Wonderland Okay, so Alice was too young to wear lipstick during her adventures; but once she had grown up how could she possible have worn anything other than MAC’s High Tea. This pinked beige would suit her English rose complexion, and every time she looked at the label she would have fabulous memories of her trips through the looking glass. Lizzie Bennet This slightly impoverised Wessex lass needs a colour both on the *cough* cheaper side of the market, and also one that will suit her country environment and not disract from her ‘fine eyes’. Therefore I would put her In Barry M’s Peach (no.54) – a nice soft pinked up melon – applied lightly with plenty of balm to protect her lips on long walks on country roads, and ensure she’s ‘fit’ to meet Mr. Darcy – despite the full six inches of mud on her skirts :oP	Lady Fuschia with Steerpike
	Chanel’s Rouge Allure in Passion
	Alice with the Pig
	Barry M’s Peach
And there I must leave you all – I’ve had a request to do a post focusing more on a ‘makeup for dummies’ out look rather than commenting on products and their ingedients etc which I have been doing. Naturally this is going to be looooong and requires a lot of time. However, I’d love to hear your lipstick recommendations for your favourite heroines!