So.............for me, it was my Fire Engine red lipstick. That was the actual name of the lipstick color. I don't know what brand it was, but I would walk to the Pak-a-Sak store and it was in a bright gold tube and it was hanging in a plastic holder. It was probably only $2 or maybe $3, but it was the most beautiful shade of red ever. I was forbidden to wear lipstick, but I would save my allowance for that lipstick. On Sunday afternoons, I would be dropped at the picture show to meet my friend for a movie. I'd go to the restroom and spread on my bright Fire Engine Red lipstick. I thought I looked so very pretty. It had a wonderful smell and it was smooth on your lips and had a really good taste. I'd sit in the dark and purse my upper lip to my nose so I could smell it and lavish in the joy. It had to be wiped off, with no trace, before my Daddy picked me up. I got caught with it many a time and it would be taken away. But there was always an allowance to be saved to buy another tube. I still love to buy lipsticks, but I've found that red is not my best color even though I still grab for that color first.
-Eileen