Put your face on

Southern ladies do tend to love their make-up. My mother wasn’t that into it, but my grandmother sure was. She taught me so many make-up rules that I remember to this day. For example, she always said that make-up should look natural. If you have freckles, you should still be able to see your freckles a little bit even after you put on foundation and powder. And like my grandmother before me, I’m obsessed with lipstick. Putting on lipstick makes me feel ready for the day and ready for the world. You’ve got to learn how to apply it properly, though. When I first started doing it, I kind of looked like Ronald McDonald. It takes practice. One historical note that I just love: When the suffragettes were marching, at one point they started wearing red lipstick so they would all be wearing the same bold colour and stand in solidarity with one another. I love how this little thing many women had in their purses became a powerful political symbol. It’s a reminder that we don’t have to diminish ourselves as women to be seen as strong. You can push for societal change and you can love getting dressed up. You don’t have to choose.