Must Have Make-Up

I have been chomping at the bit for Hourglass Cosmetics to launch their Femme Nude Lip Stylo Collection since I featured it in a fashion week look in February! Finally it's arrived Beauties!

 Hourglass products are always the best dressed girls at the party.  Their packaging is to die for!

They're in a niche all their own with their sleek, luxe metals & innovative housing. There are a few jumbo size lipstick crayons out on the market- none of them look like this! When touching up my lips throughout the day, this product garners notice.

Shade No. 4 is featured on my pucker, it's a peach based nude. ($30)

This collection is great for girls who love a nude lip, whether paired with a strong smokey eye or as a building block for the perfect glossy nude. The collection offers 6 hues to flatter all skintones & is creamy, but not a completely flat matte. It's pure indulgence.

Peace. Love. Lipgloss.
*Product gifted for review

Fabulous Finds Friday: Nyx

NYX is a cosmetics line that is slowly, but surely gaining a spot in my heart.  In my neck of the woods, I can only find it in Ulta & they don't even carry the entire line.  However, what I've been able to get my hands on has been prestige quality pigment at a mass price point.

So I did a little happy dance when Movie Girl got me this Nyx collection for my birthday.  The Nude on Nude collection boasts 20 neutral shadows that easily give Urban Decay's Naked Palettes a run for their money. 10 shades of lip cremes round out this extensive collection for $25. Yes, half the cost of the Naked Palettes.

This collection houses an entire wardrobe of color at your fingertips.  One end of the spectrum is covered with neutrals & the other end offers intense smokey options.  The lip cremes are great soft colors to match whatever eye look you come up with. This collection is a fabulous basic to have if you're just starting out building your kit, but it has the power to make a seasoned artist like myself swoon.

Peace. Love. Lipgloss. M

Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter

During cold winter months, I often pass up my beloved lipgloss for Aquaphor instead. My lips get so chapped, that my beloved glosses seem to make the situation worse. When I spotted Revlon's ColorBurst Lip Butter, I thought- could it be? Something truly hydrating enough to reach for in the dead of winter? Packed with mango, shea & coconut butters, the product feels delicious on the lips.

Will I never reach for Aquaphor again? Well let's not think crazy, but this formula delivers a healthy dose of color while essentially being a lip treatment. I keep it in my car & apply it for an instantly more polished look.

Peace. Love. Lip Butter. M

Lip Fusion Conditioning Stick SPF15

Lately I've been noticing some freckles on my lips- not just above{which is already incredibly annoying, as what gal wants pigment on their upper lip...} but on my actual lip! When you think about it, I stress to my clients the importance of applying SPF daily, but we often neglect our poor pucker! When I contemplate the drawers{ahem, yes drawers} of lipgloss I have, I would bet that only about 5% of them contain SPF! All that beloved shine, escpecially during summer months, is the equivilant of applying baby oil to your lips- reflection wise.
Enter my new weapon against any more spots being spotted- LipFusion's Conditioning Stick SPF 15. It feels like butter on hydration wise, while providing protection. A dose of Fusion's AmpliFat technology plumps without any irritation- as I always say the one thing I want bigger on my body is my lips! Here I am sporting Buff, a super soft nude, that I actually have paired at night with a smokey eye, as well. It's an essential to have in your make-up bag!
Peace. Love. Lipgloss. M

*Sample gifted for review

Make-Up Must Have Monday

I mean come on, is this not the most adorable lipstick you've ever seen?

Leave it to Paul & Joe Beaute to come up with this limited edition launch- dare I say they're the cat's meow! Sorry I had to go there girleens!

As with pretty much all of Paul & Joe Beaute's lipsticks- the moisturizing colors are very sheer & wearable. Top 068, Middle 067, Bottom 066. Don't be afraid of the shades in the tube or the unusual shape. You can actually use the cat ears to give lip liner like definition to the lip!

Moi wearing Clair de Lune 066

Moon Shadow 068

Over the Moon 067

These lipsticks are sold out across the country, but we just got them in at the boutique- so grab them while you can!
Peace. Love. Lipstick. M

Make-up Must Have Monday

Is it just me, or does MAC seem to be launching a new limited edition line almost weekly? I'm not complaining, but whew that company is working overtime!

Their latest collection, Lovely Lace, has some great shadows that would be perfect for a cooler toned grey smokey eye.

Every smokey eye needs a nude mouth to complete the look & MAC provided the perfect compliment with subtle lip shades in similar undertones. What do you think beauties? Will you be lovely in lace?

Peace. Love. Lipgloss. M

Fabulous Find Friday

Sephora is unveiling yet another exclusive collaboration, this time with accessories designer Tarina Tarantino. Any girl who can rock hot pink hair like this gal does & look good while doing so is all right by me!

The line's packaging is cloaked in her signature pink & bedecked with rhinestones galore! Tarina is a former make-up artist, so I'm dying to try out the product's quality & intensity of the pigments.

Seriously, how girly glam is this? I think I must have this gorgeous bottle on my vanity...
It is available for preorder now, so go charge away and treat yourself! Happy Friday!

Peace. Love. Lipgloss. M