For years, I’ve admired red lipstick on other women. From when I was younger, I remember longing to wear it like Madonna in the 'Who's That Girl' video - but being called rubber lips at school put me off. When I reached my twenties and the grungier more pared-back Kate Moss era was taking hold, red lips felt too bold and bright. I didn’t want to draw too much attention to my lips. Red felt a bit too sexy and so I just stuck to my nude lip pencil and lip balm combo. But something shifted when I hit my forties. I'd made peace with my face and my rubber lips. And age had invited some experimentation into my makeup bag. I felt open to trying brighter makeup.

In her early 40s, Donna began to wear red lipstick

At the same time, I ditched the safe black outfits in my wardrobe and introduced

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