After almost a year and a half of mask-wearing, many of us have given up wearing lipstick altogether in order to avoid the tell-tale smudged or chapped lips that have become synonymous with wearing a face mask . It makes sense then, that as we prepare to ease out of lockdown and face masks become no longer mandatory as of 19 July , Boots has reported that interest in lipstick has soared as a result.
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I woke on Tuesday at 4am and could hardly breathe. I was sweating (and, post-menopausal that I am, I never sweat) and racked with worry. I grabbed my hair, put my head in my hands, and said out loud, ‘What am I doing? What was I thinking?’