Lipstick as metaphorical Wellbutrin
A curious alignment of the stars must be in order: yesterday I blogged about my psychic battles with makeup and today I had a kickoff meeting with my very own official first client since flying the corporate America coop.
Said client? A business line within the world’s number one cosmetics group.
From their 2007 annual report, bolding theirs:
The [company name redacted] adventure has been founded from the outset on a fundamental conviction: cosmetics are an expression of a universal dream of well-being and inner harmony. They help everyone to fully express their personality, to be self-assured and open in their relations with others, and to fulfil their potential. They can give vulnerable people the desire and the strength to rebuild their lives or resume their place in society. Beauty is useful and indeed essential.
My combat-boot clad inner adolescent is busy Xeroxing issues of her zine ranting against the superficial nature of mainstream American society. My three-inch-stilleto-with-fishnets clad adult self recognizes, without judgment, the truth of the blockquote above.
Speaking of all things beauty: happy birthday, Suzyelle! See you at the biergarten in a few.
2 Responses to “Lipstick as metaphorical Wellbutrin”
Congrats on the new client. I too did a zine! That was pre-Internet. I did most of the drawings in this:
http://www.letterneversent.com/gallery/ifm06
By chris on Oct 3, 2008
Nice!! I have been meaning to scan and post, but … you know … rainy day and all …
By Anittah Patrick on Oct 3, 2008