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I recently read the book, The Overspent American<\/em>, and it had an effect on me that, frankly, caught me by surprise.\u00a0 I get the whole media push for Americans to buy, buy, buy and\u00a0I’ve been quite smug with myself knowing that I usually do not succumb to their multi-billion dollar advertisements.\u00a0 Until now.<\/p>\n

It’s lipstick.\u00a0 And, specifically, the lipstick tube.<\/p>\n

The book made it very clear that, although unbelievable differences in retail prices, women’s makeup is pretty much the same across the board.\u00a0 Not that I cared.\u00a0 At the time of my reading I was a mascara-only female.\u00a0 I simply am not interested in applying daily or even bi-weekly makeup.\u00a0 Not that I don’t want to look good.\u00a0 But, truly, I’d rather spend the time writing or working on a new lesson.<\/p>\n

Then the work with MetroPCS presented itself.\u00a0 I took the job because it meant I got to spread the word about kids and money.\u00a0 Besides, I hate contracts and activation fees.\u00a0 And don’t get me started on overages!\u00a0 So it was an easy sell.<\/p>\n

But that meant I was going to be doing the morning show circuit.\u00a0 And that meant people, real people…not kids,\u00a0were actually going to see <\/em>me.\u00a0 So I called my younger sister, who’s as girly-girly as it gets, and she sent me to the Mac counter at Nordstrom.<\/p>\n

Hundreds (please don’t make me say the actual amount!), of dollars later, I was the proud owner of eyeliner pencils, eye shadow, this stuff that makes your eye lashes longer, skin smoothing cream, cover up, all kinds of brushes.\u00a0 It was a bit overwhelming.\u00a0 I had to call the girl who sold it all to me the next day because I forgot what to do with it all.<\/p>\n

Then there was the lipstick.\u00a0 I usually buy lipstick every two years or so.\u00a0 And it’s usually when I’m picking up a prescription at the drug store.\u00a0 The\u00a0tube that the lipstick was living in never registered in my mind.\u00a0 Until I read the book.<\/p>\n

The author made a point to describe how women who are looking for some small way to save some money on makeup will buy most of their supplies at the drugstore (much cheaper!) but their lipstick must bear the marks of designer labels.\u00a0 After all, it’s really the only make-up that is exposed to others.<\/p>\n

So I was happy to find that I liked the tube that the Mac lipstick came in.\u00a0 Next to the drugstore lipstick hiding at the bottom of my purse, there was no comparisson.<\/p>\n

And now\u00a0I find myself watching those around me when I\u00a0pull out\u00a0my Mac\u00a0lipstick.\u00a0 Do you see my lipstick?\u00a0 Do you know that it’s from the Mac counter at Nordstrom?\u00a0 Do you know it’s expensive?\u00a0\u00a0Do you know\u00a0I’m worth it?\u00a0 And I can afford it?<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s the weirdest thing.\u00a0 I was never this way before.\u00a0 I was quite proud that I simply did not care whether or not I even wore makeup.\u00a0 And now I’m obsessed with my lipstick.\u00a0 Specifically, the lipstick tube.<\/p>\n

Have I become like those ladies in the book who are unwilling to spend ridiculous amounts of money on makeup yet want others to think I do because I pull out a swanky lipstick tube?<\/p>\n

In a way, I’m thankful that this has happened.\u00a0 I will begin working with 17-21 year olds soon.\u00a0 I want to be able to share this example with them because I think it will have more of an impact on them than the 7-year olds I’m used to working with!\u00a0 I think the most powerful lessons are those that tap into real life experiences.\u00a0 And I’m having a real-life experience succumbing to media pressure.\u00a0 Now I can relate.\u00a0 And that makes all the difference with young adults.<\/p>\n

My lipstick has almost reached the metal rim.\u00a0 As of this writing, I’m not sure\u00a0where my next tube will come from.\u00a0 But I have an idea.\u00a0 If I’m to make any impact on these “kids”, I’ll be making an additional purchase when I pick up Ryan’s allergy medication at the drug store.\u00a0 But putting out stocking-stuffer hints is not beyond me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I recently read the book, The Overspent American, and it had an effect on me that, frankly, caught me by surprise.\u00a0 I get the whole media push for Americans to buy, buy, buy and\u00a0I’ve been quite smug with myself knowing that I usually do not succumb to their multi-billion dollar advertisements.\u00a0 Until now. It’s lipstick.\u00a0 And, specifically, the lipstick tube. The book made it very clear that, although unbelievable differences in retail prices, women’s makeup is pretty much the same…<\/p>\n

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