Performing for the Camera "Lipstick"

This video alone, is a statement that really asks, what are you getting ready for in life, for who, and what expectations are you trying to live by? When getting ready for anything, a woman can start with a positive mindset, having fun and embracing being a woman and adding that pop of color to her face. Then, as you are farther and farther, should you add that lipstick? What is it we are all going after? Why is it we get ready for some places, but not others. This piece also included a live performance portion as well, where the makeup is being striped off, what one would want to perhaps do when they contemplate what or who they are getting ready for. I did not want to perform, that was the biggest challenge, however I tried to find a happy medium, for some reason I felt more comfortable in person than on the camera. I also wanted it to be a black and white production, so I edited it appropriately, and wore black. But in both the video and in person, the pop, was the lipstick. Meeting your own expectations, and not others, is what this performance was made in hopes for.