Don’t underestimate the power of red lipstick! Not only does it pack a punch, back in the day, red lipstick was worn by powerful women like Cleopatra, and was later worn only by prostitutes, likely why red lipstick was later outlawed by the Catholic church. Fast forward to the 20th century where red lipstick was associated with the women’s suffragette movement and reclamation of women’s sexual freedoms and you’ll see that wearing it can be a feminist statement unto itself.

Photo by @carltoncanary, styling by @saraheward, design and lettering by @larklettering.