So, I found this thing on Pinterest the other day.
Yep, using koolaid to color your lips. Koolaid is cheap (10 cents a package if you buy the store-brand version) so I figured, why not give it a try? I won't be out much if it turns out not to work.
In the video I watched, they licked their fingers and used the wet fingertip to apply the koolaid. This resulted in messy lips and stained fingertips. I opted for a lipstick brush for more control, and no stained fingertip. I dumped some cherry koolaid in a little bowl and added a tiny bit of water. Deep red appeared in the bowl. Ooooooh. Using the lipstick brush, I began applying it to my lips. Immediately, it began to sting a little. Thinking it would go away after a bit, I continued. When finished, my lips were a gorgeous bright red. But they were stinging, like ketchup on a split lip. Yikes. I attempted to wipe it all off, but it turns out koolaid DOES work as lip stain.
It's also very sour. Have you ever tasted koolaid right out of the envelope? It's similar to sucking on several lemons. AND it turns out, when you talk, your tongue hits your lips quite often. So I was regularly making sour-puss faces.
An hour later, I noticed my lips were slightly swollen. This concerned me a bit. After all, I had already removed all that I could remove.
Today, my lips were dry, cracked and painful (but still red!). And this afternoon, the skin of my lips started peeling - just like after getting a sunburn.
So, what's my conclusion? Koolaid DOES work as a lip stain - and comes in a variety of fun colors. And if you don't mind pain, swelling, dryness and peeling - it's totally worth it. Btw, I DO mind pain, swelling, dryness and peeling so I will NOT be doing this again.
