Champagne Lipstick

“You never know who you’re going to run into” are famous words repeated by my mom throughout childhood and early adulthood. 

I can picture her saying this while reapplying lipstick in the car’s rear view mirror - my sister and I would be in the backseat rolling our eyes. 

My mom loved only a few things but those few things were very good things, and her thirty-two dollar Lancome lipstick was a small indulgence that she loved. Champagne was her color - a beautiful pink hue which I always associate with my mom, along with the Chanel Allure perfume that lingered on our clothes after a hug.