Latest Lippie Love Combos

 Hey there!

Normally I keep all of my current lippies just scattered on my makeup counter. They get in the way but I like having them handy (rather than put away nicely, like a normal person) so I decided to put them in an old candle jar. Then, I thought wow, I've been wearing the same color combos a lot! It actually slapped me in the face when I was going to put on my Valentine's Day lip combo. I've actually been wearing my VDay lippie for several days cause it's so pretty. I posted it on my Instagram and thought maybe the good people that read my blog would like to see the rest of my lip combos (of course they would!). So this one is for you!

Let's start with the first lippie love combo. For Valentine's Day (and several days after it) I was loving a pinky red lip. It's crazy how I forget that I can actually pull this off. My complexion has so much red in it, I can pull off a red with very little effort. This one though...wow! It's KatVonD's Studded Kiss Lipstick in Bachelorette and Revlon ColorBurst Lipgloss in Adorned. I line my lips with Rimmel London 1000 Kisses Lip Liner in Cherry Kiss. Va Va Va Voom! I love this combo. So pretty and so perfect for the day o'love!

I like a "nude for me" lipstick combo. There is something sultry about just a hint of color on the lips. One of my favorites is Urban Decay's Ladyflower topped with Milani's Mauve Fetish. I use NYX Nude Pink liner to line my lips. Lovely! It's a light nude that stays in rotation.

My other "just this side of nude" has been Bite Beauty Lipstick in Pepper, NYX Butter Gloss in Angel Food Cake and NYX liner in Nude Pink (again). It's a soft, sweet color that doesn't look like I'm wearing anything but oh, wait, yes I am. Again, looking natural takes a lot of makeup!

My darker nude is a combo of Maybelline ColorSensational Lipstick in Untainted Spice, NYX Butter Gloss in Angel Food Cake (again) and Rimmel Exaggerate Lip Liner in Rich. It's not vampy or anything but it's a deeper nude that I've been loving for the winter months. The lipstick is matte but the Butter Gloss makes it moist. And, the look is day to night fantastic.

I have a ton of lipstick and I could/should be wearing it but these are my faves and they have been making the rounds more than any of the others. I guess it's probably proof that you don't need a ton of makeup to look 'purty' everyday. But really, having less makeup wouldn't be as much fun for either of us, would it?

What had your lips been showing off a lot? Do you have a favorite that you been rocking more than others? Or, are you just ready for the spring colors?!

It's A Haul Y'all!

Hey there!

So I've been doing what I do best, shopping!! I haven't done much this past week, but I have done some. I've picked up little odds and ends and of course, I thought I'd show you.

I have to begin with the item that I am the proudest of. I found a pack of L'Oreal Paris Ideal Clean Makeup Removing Towelettes at my local Wally World. You see from the little sticker that they were marked down to $2.50. I had a $2.00 off coupon! I know, how awesome is that?! It doesn't even matter if they are any good because even if they are only used to wipe swatches off my hand or clean up mascara mistakes, for $.50 it's a steal!

I also picked up the NYC Color Wheel Palette in Bronzed Pink. I'll be honest; it's not the one I meant to pick up. I meant to pick up Pink Cheek Glow. No worries. I'll pick that one up later and I'll tell you how I liked both of them!

I have an eye primer experiment coming up so I used a coupon (and a BOGO 1/2 off) and got the Rimmel London Exaggerate Undercover Shadow Primer. And, you cannot have shadow primer without eye shadow. I decided to check out the Black Radiance shadows and see if they are anything like the Wet n Wild shadows. I mean they look exactly like them! We'll see. I did like the fact that Black Radiance has darker colors and shades better suited for darker skin. I'm excited to try them.

And of course I got some lippies. I can't come home without a lipstick (I just picked up another lipstick organizer today!). I had a coupon for Revlon so I added a Colorburst Lip Butter to my collection - Pink Truffle. I also had a coupon for the Wet n Wild Mega Lip Color so I picked up Pink Slip. You know I love my Wet n Wild Mega Lip Color. I also picked up one of the new Milani Brilliant Shine Lip Glosses in Mai Tai. One of my bloggy friends mentioned how much she liked this one and it looked so pretty on her that I had to pick one up for myself.

My local Target just put on their big girl panties and got a real ELF section so I was able to purchase the Eye Refresh that they have. Spoiler alert - I have tried this and I don't know if it is working but it feels good! I guess that makes it worth the price of admission, huh?!

And last, but not least, last Sunday I found a Tarina Tarantino Gem Gloss. Well, I actually found a few of them, but this was the color that I thought I'd try. I've never tried their gloss before so this should be a real treat.

So there it is lovely ladies (and maybe a few guys, I guess, I dunno). My small, but mighty haul. Hopefully everything is wonderful and delightful and I have only good things to report back.

But we all know that 'aint happening!