Lipsliscious

Chapped: used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure; "chapped lips".

I'm going to write about my recently bought "Marquis'd" MAC lipstick, from their wonder woman line - so yes it came with the wonder woman packaging and everything.

Since I'm going to be writing about lipstick, I have a few tips for those of you with dry, chapped lips. When you don't take care of your lips, it may end up looking like this...

I don't even think this is chapped lips anymore. Gross, gross, gross.

And when chapped lips "happen", I do this:

 
So let's avoid this. There are a few things that you could do - this also works before putting on any lipstick to achieve the cleanest, neatest, smoothest look possible...

1. Exfoliate
Exfoliating your lips is easy! For one, while you're brushing your teeth in the morning, gently brush your lips in small, circular motion (not your whole lip at once, bottom then top or vice-versa - be reasonable). This will help get rid of dry, chapped skin that's peeling off. You can also use a towel and gently rub your lips to exfoliate them. NEVER BITE THEM OFF. It's painful and you look like you've been in a catfight with all that blood and scab. Plus it's painful to smile :(

2. Balm it up
After exfoliating your lips, put some lip balm on it and leave it on for 3-5 minutes. This will help give your lips that extra smoothness and make it happy, healthy and ready for lipstick application! Leaving it overnight will also make it nice and smooth in the morning. I use this "The Face Shop's Plus+1 Lipcare Cream with Vitamin". It smells like oranges and does wonder to my lips.

3. Dehydrate
This is pretty simple and straightforward. If your lips are chapped, you're probably dehydrated. DRINK SOME WATER. Eight glass a day is recommended but you could always go over that :) Keep your body and skin radiant and toxin-free.

So moving on to the actual product...

Ciao,
Tammie.
"For attractive lips, speak words of kindness."
- Audrey Hepburn

MAC Me Up.

Harass: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers".



I continually do harass (pictures, make up, modelling) my sister especially when I need help with the blog - not sure if I should have admitted to that just now. I feel like such a bad sister now since I just used my 8 years old sister as a model for this post on MAC blush. To be fair, I did it really quickly and used make up remover as thoroughly as I could and told her to wash her face (which I supervised as well) afterwards. I sure hope it won't affect her soft baby skin. Also, she was enjoying herself being made over. So yes, please comment on this post to not let her efforts be in vain.
 
Well basically I just compared my 2 blushes, one being a rosier tint and the other being a more natural tone (darker brown):


Left: No blush, Right: Blush

Can you tell the difference? I think a darker tone really defines your cheekbones when applied properly. I'm not sure if I did, but the picture on the right is the result. 

GINGERLY Sheertone Blush M.A.C



I'Left: Blush, Right: No Blush.

Not sure if it shows up really well in the picture, but this is the rosier blush. It's a shimmer brush, so I guess you could use it to highlight your cheekbones or "the apple of your cheeks". It looked great on my sister because of her fair skin... Although she won't be using any of this stuff anytime soon.

DOLLYMIX Sheertone Shimmer Blush

Not sure what the point of this post was,
Tammie.

"Cosmetics is a boon to every woman, but a girl's best beauty aid is still a near-sighted man."
- Yoko Ono

Secret Kisses Lipstick by Keyshia Dior

Unusual: not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"



The most anticipated lipstick this Valentine. They come in "unusual" colors for a lipstick. LOOK AT THE WHITE AND YELLOW ONE! I'm in awe. Cannot wait to get my hands on these.

www.secretkisseslipstick.com

PRE-ORDER NOW!

Excited,
Tammie.

"Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick."

- Gwyneth Paltrow