A Shade of Red

Artist, Alyson Fox, captured portraits of 100 women all wearing the same shade of red lipstick in her latest project, A Shade of Red.

She writes,"My desire is for these photographs to examine the confluences between photography, posing, performance, and cosmetics ("putting your face on" as they say here in the south) in a celebratory way- as a way of engendering a community based on our uniqueness. The women in these portraits span all ages and ethnicities. Some were comfortable in front of the camera some were very ill at ease. Regardless of their motivation or hesitation, in the end, I think we were brought together by two twin desires: One, the lure of the lipstick, of the chance to become ourselves by becoming someone else, and two, the desire to connect with people and be part of something."

There is something about red lipstick that is so empowering and sexy, not to mention, classic. I have naturally rosy lips so I rarely ever wear lipstick, but on that rare occasion, I swipe on the one color I own- a bold red.