Who Knew?

On my little jaunt to New York back in March, I had some fun at Sephora in Times Square. In addition to the false eyelashes that I purchased (still waiting to have somewhere to wear them!), I also bought some Lip Venom. I know I mentioned this in a previous post, just after I got back, but I hadn't experienced the "who knew" part yet. Lip Venom is for those, like me, who do not resemble Angelina Jolie in the lip department (okay, or any other department, but back to the lips). It is supposed to make your lips plumper. As much as Peaches told me that it was working, that she could see my lips get bigger, I had my doubts. I thought it was just the high shine making my lips look bigger, with the cinnamon tingle for effect.

Well, I discovered that it does work, at least to a small degree. Because if I use the stuff within 8 hours of playing my flute, my embouchure (the way you hold your lips to play) is all screwed up. My lips are in the way - for the first time in my life. And it's not such a good thing.