Re: Red Lipstick
I wanted to wear red lipstick with a golden dress for a shaadi in pakistan. I was wearing a red flower in my hair and holding a red clutch and wanted to complete the look with the same shade of lipstick. But my mom made me mix it with maroon-ish colors so it wasn’t a deep red in the end. Her reasoning, people will talk and spread rumours. I guess she knows pakistani culture better than me.
My mom also tells me the makeup you wear shouldn’t be too heavy, as it makes you look like a grown up woman and you lose some of that innocence in your face. You know? I don’t think anyone cares once you’re married. But people in our culture pay extra attention to young/single girls.
I have come across people who gossip about dosron ki betiyon ki dressing, makeup, demeanor etc. But never had anyone come up to the person and point it out. That’s so nosy.