It's Only Lipstick, Right?

Toy is a counter manager in an upscale department store on Chicago's Magnificent Mile. She is tasked with keeping her hilariously eccentric team of makeup artists under control to pull off the store’s most ambitious event to date. At the same time, she finds herself torn between two very different men; Nikola, a mysterious stranger and Ben, an old flame who suddenly reappears. It’s Only Lipstick, Right? gives readers a funny, yet shocking inside look at the catty and cutthroat world of cosmetics as it has never been seen before.

An enthralling tale of love and beauty, It’s Only Lipstick, Right? gives readers a scandalous look at the catty and cutthroat world of cosmetics as seen through the eyes of Toy, a counter manager in an upscale department store on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. Together with keeping her hilariously eccentric and unruly team of makeup artists under control, Toy finds herself torn between two very different men: Nikola, a mysterious stranger, who unleashes in her a passion she never knew existed, and Ben, an old flame who unexpectedly reappears. Will she let him burn her twice? It’s Only Lipstick, Right? gives readers a passport into the secret world of the cosmetics industry, a look at the characters the beauty world attracts and a young woman’s search to find balance between her ambition and her love life.

Dianne Dearmon wrote her first novel at the age of 13 and discovered her storytelling abilities were strong enough to evoke emotional reactions from her peers. She continued to write short stories, plays and poetry throughout high school and college. While earning her Bachelor's Degree in Business and MBA in Finance, she established herself in the beauty industry, which is the inspiration for her latest novel. It's Only Lipstick, Right? gives readers a shocking, but funny inside look at the catty and cutthroat world of cosmetics like it has never been told before. Originally from Alabama, Dianne now happily resides in her adopted hometown, Chicago, with her toy Chihuahua, Gigi.