One Perfect Shade of Grown Woman – Hermès Lipstick and the Art of Looking Alive
(Wine & Drama — Beauty, Feelings, and Other Expensive Habits)
Saturday started like any other “let’s just browse” day, which is always code for “we’re absolutely spending money.”
Mr. Wine & Drama and I were downtown, half-hungry, half-curious, when I spotted something so absurd I nearly laughed: an Hermès boutique. Here. In our town. The same place where people still think a bridal shower must be done on a bicycle pedaled streetcar while knocking back IPA’s.
Naturally, I dragged him closer, mostly to confirm it wasn’t a mirage or a pop-up sponsored by delusion.
He asked, “You want to go inside?”
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