Rachel & Robyn (AKA The Lipsies) 

What is it? 

The word 'Lipsy' emblazoned on the inside of our lower lip. 

What is the significance / or why did you get it? 

The long version of the story: To commemorate the unconditional and obnoxious love, we Lipsies possess for one another as best friends. One of our mothers used to call one of us “Lover Lips” as a child. The other Lipsy always found this a rather endearing nickname for a mother to call a daughter. As our friendship grew we joked that if only we found each other in male form; life would be grand. We began calling each other “Lover Lips”, which eventually spiraled into a slew of other obnoxious and catchy nicknames from “Lipsarella” to “Ms. Lips-a-lot”. We eventually settled on “Lipsy”. Before long we began to be known amongst our cohorts as “The Lipsies”.  

The Shorter:

Short for 'Lover Lips' – The term 'Lipsy' has come to represent our exclusive party of two. It is also the name we use to reference one another while amongst friends, and even on our own – it has now become an instinctive addiction.  

The Shortest:

It was a Lipsy birthday weekend.

The Lipsies are known to indulge.

We ended up at the Tattoo parlour.

The rest is history…  

Where did you get inked? 

Good Ol’ Sal’s Tattoo & Barber Shop at College and Spadina. It was the first warm Saturday of the spring, apparently the entire city wanted to get ink’d this fateful evening. Every shop told us they were booked solid in addition to being $100+ because of the desired tat’s difficult locale. Sal (actual name Greg) told us it would be a 30-minute wait and $60;naturally it was meant to be! 

What do you love about it? 

It’s the perfect drunken accessory- all it takes is a one-finger downward lip-pull and we’re center stage-Imagine that! Downfall: Bright lipstick (often Russian Red) shmears on our chin…we have to be more mindful of that.