Update: Launch delayed a bit!
Hi! My November launch is delayed a bit, as I had a craniotomy in early December to remove a brain tumor. Today is the first day in more than a month since I have opened my laptop.
I’ve been slowly working on my healing, but have been playing with red lipsticks and have a new favorite red from Revlon — Uncut Ruby. It is a lovely blue red. I encourage everyone to have a red in their lipstick collection! Looking for your own red? Here are some recommendations based on undertone (or in the case of olive, the overtone):
Red Lipsticks for Cool Undertones
Red Lipsticks for Warm Undertones
Red Lipsticks for Neutral Undertones
Red Lipsticks for Olive Overtones - I am still adding to these lists, too.
My time here spent recovering and taking life super slowly has been so helpful. While certain things are a struggle, I have been able to do others I’ve been unable to do in YEARS. I no longer have the numbness, tingling and nerve pain on the right side of my body — particularly in my hands and arms. I have knitted three scarves. I haven’t knitted in two and a half years. My handwriting looks like my own and I am not messing up my Ms and Ns when I write.
As you can see, I am also adjusting appearance-wise. The front of my hair was shaved for surgery and I have 36 stitches that are dissolving. It looked like I was beaten up, but my face is healing from the bruising and swelling.
Since I was left with a partially shaved front and a longer back, a week after I got home, I cut the rest off because the funky mullet was making me cry when I looked in the mirror. Now I am wearing turbans, soft headbands from Natural Life, and all sorts of fun handmade headwraps from Etsy.
Let’s see….What else is new here?
I am going to start making JEWELRY again (specifically dangly earrings)! I have not made jewelry in so long. Years. I was looking back at my old Instagram posts and found one from 7 years ago that said I needed to take a break from hand stamping jewelry because I was having pain and numbness in my hands and right side. The doctors said I had this tumor for years and I quite certain it was there then as well.
Sitting here in quiet rest pondering what is next AFTER recovery and what my passions are and what makes my heart sing and how I tie those things together here with The Authentic Palette have really helped during this time.
I know that I want The Authentic Palette to be more of a niche than I originally planned. While I originally — BEFORE SURGERY — planned for a more traditional color analysis business (while not doing the seasonal aspect), I realize that my passion is not going to help someone find the right color clothing. Can I do that? Most definitely! My passion is to help you find makeup colors that enhance your features.
If I narrow it down even more, it is to help you find a perfect lipstick wardrobe.
You see, for me personally, when I put on a lipstick (or stain or gloss) and a pair of dangly earrings, I feel put together. Always have. Always will. Anyway, just sharing some late afternoon thoughts before my next nap.