My lipstick broke! I needed a change and took the opportunity to find a new summery color. As I thumbed through the cosmetics catalog I began to regret throwing away the broken one (it still could have been used for quite awhile with a lipstick brush). Picking out a new shade of lipstick isn't as easy as you might think. There was Pink Lemonade, Around Town Pink and Forever on My Lips Fuchsia and of course, Forever Pink! Oh man! Provocative, Juicy Berry and Golden Rose were beginning to confuse me and The Passion of Pink seemed to have a peachy look to it. I guess I crossed into the peaches without realizing it. Sure enough there was Cantaloupe Slice and Terracotta and I was but one shade away and found myself looking at Mauve Madness!
I put the lipstick on hold and moved on to nail polish. What was I thinking!!! What the heck color is Rave or Totally Springtime or In the Night?
This is not a new thing. Do you remember your first box of Crayolas? You start Kindergarten with a box of six colors; the basics, red, orange, blue, yellow, green and black. By the time you were in second grade you moved on to the 24 pack (the one recommended on the supply list). But there was always that kid that had the box of 64. In about fourth grade the supply list allowed 48 colors. If I was lucky, my begging and pleading was able to sway my mom, and I walked into school on that first day with a box of 64 colors. I couldn’t wait to use that built-in sharpener.
I think this is when color confusion really kicked in; Aquamarine, Teal Blue and Robin’s Egg all look pretty much the same. There is a difference between Red Violet and Violet Red even though they look pretty much like Plum and Blush. Whoever named Fuzzy Wuzzy may be responsible for those nail polish colors.
In crossword puzzles the answer to “tan” is “ecru”. It looks something like dark off-white. Even though there are 202 choices of white paint none of them are called WHITE!!! You can get Extra White, Pure White, Dove White, Summer or Winter White but no WHITE White !!! Is Royal Ebony on a Bentley really more impressive than Black on a Ford? I’m not even getting into hair colors; too many shades, tones and temperatures (cools or warms).
The lists go on and on and on. Good luck if you’re looking to color your world.
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