10 ways to be your own Valentine
I’m a closeted romantic. Don’t tell anyone, because I’ve worked very hard to cultivate my badass persona (sarcasm alert). However, I’ve always liked Valentine’s Day, even though I was the girl who never got a Valentine’s Secret Admirer rose in high school (yeah, that was a thing) — I was obsessed with Victorian era...
Pucker Up: Lipsticks!
For my last installment of Pucker Up! I’m focusing on lipstick. It’s what I wear the most, it’s what I love the most. It was the first makeup item I bought myself when I got a job as a teen (L’Oreal chubby lip pencil in Cayenne). My lipstick obsession got me my cosmetics boutique job in...
Pucker Up: Not to gloss over things…
So, I need to start this post with some backstory. When I was in college I was completely obsessed with these Christian Dior lip glosses called Plastic Shine. They were amazing, very thick, sticky and plastic-y. I had the red, and this dark, dark purple that looked black unless you really spread it thin (but...
Pucker Up: Balms away!
Lipstick is my favorite thing to wear on my lips, but when I’m not wearing it, I like to wear things that are easy and quick to apply, but still give me some color so I still look polished and pulled together. If it’s moisturizing and good for my lips too, even better! Here’s my round up...
Pucker Up: My new January series!
So…yeah, the economy still kinda sucks. It’s still several weeks until final numbers are out for retail sales in December, and while things have certainly improved, we’re not exactly swimming in cash, a la Scrooge McDuck. However, little makeup splurges make life bearable — and I’m not the only one. I gave my mom one of...
Favorite redheads
So I’ve been a redhead for several years now, and it seems that it’s the color I should have been born with. I’ve lately been thinking of changing my hairstyle though, so I’ve been considering my favorite redheads. My natural color (I vaguely recall) is a red-tinged brown, and I’m Irish on my mom’s side,...
Fall beauty for the vintage girl
Fall is the best time for vintage beauty in my opinion. A lot of traditional vintage looks don’t require a lot of makeup, but are generally more matte in texture, and thus better suited for cooler weather. So, put away your gloss and bronzer, and let’s talk ladylike lipstick and liner. I keep things pretty...
Product Review: Maybelline “Volum’e Express-The Falsies” mascara
I consider myself somewhat of a mascara connoisseur because advertising works on me, and I will try almost anything new. I will admit, I haven’t tried the mascaras with vibrating wands, because I find that to be potentially dangerous and the price of $39 disturbing — but I’ll try almost anything once. I’ve used everything from...
Red Lipstick: the search for true love
Here’s the first in what I hope will be many posts about one of my many loves, makeup. In this case, as you have probably surmised, red lips. They say there’s a red lipstick out there for everyone. Red lipstick was the first lipstick I wore at age 15, and it’s still my favorite today....
