For her book A Shade of Red – One Lipstick and One Hundred Women, photographer and sculptor Alyson Fox spoke with and photographed one hundred very different women all wearing the same shade of bright red lipstick: Revlon’s #740 Certainly Red:

 “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.”

If you are curious about this visual journey, then here’s your chance. Chronicle Books has very kindly offered to give away five copies of this intriguing book.

To enter the giveaway, tell us if you feel different when you are wearing make-up? The competition will close 5 minutes before midnight (Pacific Standard Time) on Thursday 24 November. It is open to all entrants living in the US and Canada.

As always, YLF members will get an additional ticket with their entry. For another chance to win, get a bonus ticket by following @youlookfab on Twitter and tweeting this blog post using the tweet button on the entry page.

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