Elizabeth vs Evelyn
In October, I got these two beautiful lip kits from Lauder as part of their month-long campaign to raise money for breast cancer research in partnership with the BCRF. Not only are they for a great cause but they are also great colors for brides, so I was thrilled.
What I didn’t realize was how much time I would spend thinking about whether knowing whose was whose affected my choice in which kit to use – or if the colors just so perfectly represented their namesake and her unique (and couldn’t-be-more-different-than-the-other) image - or if I just happened to like the different shades for different women as I do all shades when doing makeup.
Then I started wondering if women who didn’t work in beauty would even immediately recognize that Elizabeth is for the insanely gorgeous Elizabeth Hurley and Evelyn is for the insanely powerful Evelyn Lauder.
And then I started thinking about names of products in general and how I myself was a little put off buying a lipstick called Shy Girl from MAC’s new collection even though I loved the color on me. Shy Girl? No way. “Not once, Not never.”
Which boils down to – would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? Or look as pretty on your lips?
When choosing a color palette and makeup look, I consider a woman’s face – it’s structure, skin tone, lip color, eye color and then I consider her personality and self-image.
But with these kits, I couldn’t even see them as individual lip products. They were the Elizabeths versus the Evelyns.
One set was boldly screaming sexy, confident, look-at-me.
The other was eloquently articulating traditional, polished, sophisticated.
Call me crazy, but soon enough I was looking at all women and assigning them a kit. With no middle ground in between, it wasn’t always an easy task.
Check it out for yourself. Starting with you - Are you an Elizabeth or an Evelyn?
And if you’re makeup-mental like me, I recommend this game for the subway, train, bus, plane, classroom, business meeting. Seriously. Great for all ages. No batteries required.
