Lets talk about lips… lately my lip collection is a positive mix of lip balms, glosses, lipsticks, and stains. I have however noticed a tremendous trend in formulas that I am liking in the lip department…..and it is coming down to a huge fan of anything that feels like butter on my lips. Not sticky, not drying, not greasy, just perfect {wow that sounds way to much like Goldielocks}. However after a much needed assessment of my makeup bag and pulling out a TON of lip products {who seriously needs 8 different choices in a day to day makeup bag} here is what I am currently using and abusing in the lip department….
When it comes to a lipstick, my hands down all time favorite of the moment is MAC Cosmetics Patisserie. This lipstick is AMAZING!! It is seriously your lip color only better. {you have heard me say this, here} and I cannot tell you over and over endlessly how much I am IN love with this color. It is a for sure go to on a night out, wedding, or just a plain old day that I feel like stepping it up from the usual lip butter into something more pigmented. Fuss free application and the moisturizing, lustre, creamy formula makes this even better. The color is universally flattering and I would recommend to anyone that doesn’t have it now.. to go get it!!! Maybelline Baby Lips is a lip quenching formula that I honestly have found myself reaching for TONS lately. The color Coral Crush is a beautiful opaque coral color that is eased onto the lips with tons of shine. The Baby Lips are my current go to lip jam. The color is soft and subtle yet at the same time you are getting moisture quenched into your lips.
Lately I am finding myself being all about pinks… {clearly as 3 of the 5 choices are some shade of pink}. This is a change for me since back in the day I have always been about nudes; think MAC Crème d’ nude, MACC-thru lipgloss, even NARS Chihuahua was my go to. But since I have lately been reaching for the pinks and slightly corally pinks; I have found Clarin’s Instant LightNatural Lip Perfector in 02 {Apricot Shimmer}. This color is AMAZING!!! It reminds me of a lip pale lip with a bit of shimmer that shines in the most perfectly highlighted places. It is a baby pastel color that is literally universally flattering to all. A perfect gloss that is NOT sticky and is just a brilliant lip butter/gloss formula {I call it a bloss {lip butter + glossy shine}. Highly recommend these. {Already adding other colors to my current long wishlist} Maybelline Whispers Lip Color in Cherry on top is the perfect lip stained reddish pink EVER!!! It is almost equivalent to the lips after biting into a strawberry. {LOVE} The formula is glossy and highly pigmented; and the wear time is a cool 4 hours if you aren’t eating or drinking. My last current kissable color is a huge, HUGE fave. Revlon lip butter in Pink Lemonade. Released for the summer this shade in the container looked a bit bright at first. Then you open it… and the most beautiful shade of pink appears. It is very subtle and ah-mazing on the lips. The wear time is a great 4 hours before re-applying as long as you’re not eating or drinking. And it contains Shea butter and great things for your lips so it is GREAT for you. Hands down a perfect summer pink. I am a lip balm, lip stick, blossy lover….
What are some of your favorites?!?