“Oh, my God, I love your hair. I could never pull that off.” I hear these words at least once a week. Checking out in stores, eating at restaurants, during my waxing appointment (yes, really), women from all walks of life feel compelled to comment on my hair. Now, I’m certainly not going to complain about it—my self-esteem will happily take all of the compliments it can get—but the thing that always strikes me is that whenever a stranger takes a moment out of her undoubtedly busy day just to say something nice about my coif, it’s almost always followed by a little self put-down: “I don’t have the face for it…

Strategically layering lip liner, lipstick, and powder is what gives this look dimension.