I just came back from my concert weekend and there's so much to talk about but I want to start with The Lipstick Study™.

You're probably wondering what this study is right now. Well, let me explain.

The lipstick worn by my bff

So my bff went to the concert of Madeline Juno in Hamburg on Saturday and because we really felt
like it, we rocked some darkish red/nearly purple lipstick. Before we went to the venue, we did some shopping downtown and first of all it is amazing how much more confident you feel with a bold lip. I'm currently thinking of completely owning this style and becoming a lipstick addict (well, maybe not that extreme but I adore lipsticks even though my lips are practically non-existent lol).

But the most astonishing thing that happened while we were wearing it, was that we were approached by random strangers SEVEN TIMES during the two days we decided to put it on. First off, I might have to explain that usually, we or even more I never get approached by anyone, never ever ever.

But welp, it was okay and normal the first few times when people just asked us for a direction (which we of course didn't know because we're not from Hamburg).

However, it got pretty strange after that when two guys suddenly, in the middle of the mall, asked us what job we got. I quickly said we didn't have one and they then proceeded to ask if we're over 18. Hold on. To get this straight: No one, EVER, thought I looked older. Most of the time I get mistaken for a 14-year-old due to my baby face and my short hair.

Okay, we can go on. My bff quickly said no and we went on with our stroll through the mall, when we suddenly came up with the idea that maybe the lipstick is the reason why so many people approached us that day and we wanted to verify or thesis because you know, it could still be that this is just the way people from Hamburg are like.

So flash forward when we were standing in line for the concert (we played Harry Potter Uno yay). And again, two times guys approached us (and there were tons of other people in line just fyi) and asked us for which concert we were waiting for and what style of music Madeline Juno was, then proceeded to tell us to have fun. At that point there was no doubt about the lipstick thesis anymore.

wow so close like is this even real

But actually I should talk about the concert.
As Madeline Juno isn't that huge yet, we got second row for the concert although we were there only like two hours before the doors opened. And I really loved it, I have never ever been so close to any of my heroes and role models ever.

Besides a few interruptions (I might talk about that in another blog post someday) the concert began with the first few notes of Into The Night and I immediately starting singing/shouting while most of the people around me, including some in the first row, were all silent and unexcited. I, however, was so excited I thought I might faint.

While the concert went on, I got even louder and louder, danced the night away and didn't even once care about the strange looks people gave me. And after it ended, I just wished it could've lasted forever or that I could go to concerts every day for the rest of my life because I realized it is my happy place, the only place in this whole wide world where I could just fully be and embrace myself.

Suddenly I understood that I'm actually not as much as an introvert as I painted myself to be because to be completely honest with you, I really really enjoy being loud and bold, I feel comfortable and happy with it.

So maybe, I thought, maybe I am the one who stops myself from growing into my own person.

I really hope I'll someday feel the way I feel on concert nights more often in my normal life and I really really hope then I'll find a life of my own.

xxx Sarah