Lipstick Lover

Ok, after seeing the lipstick mavens from The Daybook and Gal Meets Glam, I've been in the mood for some bright lipstick. I've looked up and down the aisles of Target, Rite-Aid and browsed all of MAC online. I had no idea where I should start.

Then it dawned on my to ask some makeup gurus. Duh, they would know.

Lauren of LollySheep said to check out MAC's Girl About Town and Pink Pigeon, and Bobbi Brown's Neon Pink, Cosmic Raspberry, Pink, and Hibiscus.

Karen of Makeup and Beauty Blog suggested MAC's Force of Love.

Vanessa of Nessa Loves Makeup said to check out MAC's Girl About Town and Full Speed Ahead Pro Longwear Lipglass.

I checked ALL of them out. I was at the MAC store for two full hours. TWO FULL HOURS. My lips were bright pink all on their own from applying, wiping off, and re-applying new shades. All of the colors the ladies suggested were so pretty, but it was so weird seeing myself with such bright lips. I definitely wrote down and saved my favorites for when I was ready for them.

Force of Love- Chenman Collection

One color that did work, was Karen's suggestions of Force of Love from the Chenman collection. It's a beautiful coral-pink, that's pretty bright, but was an easier jump from my usual nudes.  

I seriously love it so much! It's still shocking to see myself in the mirror when I'm used to my usual nudes lipsticks/glosses. I skipped on buying the gloss when I bought this because I thought I'd end up backing out from getting the lipstick, but I'm going to head back and buy it to wear together. This color is fabulous and I'm so happy with trying something outside of my box.

Perks:
-Very opaque, full coverage
-Lasts a few hours, but not long enough to write home about it. You will have to reapply throughout the day
-Doesn't leave a crazy stain so when it does wear off you don't look like some psycho clown
-Matte finish is fabulous alone or topped with gloss to shine it up

Blahs:
-Limited collection so once I'm out I'll have to start a whole new search
-Hard to find, they sell out really quickly (or so I was told)

What's your favorite lipstick? I'm looking for more suggestions to add to my ever growing collection.
My next purchases will be the lipgloss to match this color (if it's still available), MAC Cremesheen Boy Bait, MAC Pink Nouveau, and MAC Full Speed Ahead Pro Longwear Lipglass.

3.14 Swap

I couldn't wait to participate in this swap, it completely called my name. Paper goods, accessories, and pastels? Girl's dream.

Erin from Everything According to Erin was my partner and I was so excited because we're BBFFs.

It was so fun shopping for her and she totally spoiled me.

The best part? I bought her almost all of the same things!! Hilarious right?

Thanks Erin, I loved my surprises, you're so sweet and thoughtful and the fact that we bought some of the same items confirms us as BBFFs! I laughed forever when I opened your package!!

My Friend is a Genius + NOTD

One of my girlfriends at work is also a makeup/fashion/polish junkie like myself. We're always talking trends, new buys, and we're constantly racing to show each other our new goods.

We were talking about polish one day and she suggested that we swap 2-3 polishes every other week to try new colors and to keep us from continuing to add to our ever growing collection. Genius right?

We've already swapped a few times and I'm seriously in love with these shades she gave me, neutral, pink and glitter- totally perfect!

What color are your nails painted?

Favorite of the Week- GCB + Shopbop Winner

My FAVORITE thing this past week would have to be ABC's new show GBC. It's hilarious!! Each day last week I couldn't wait for Sunday to come for the second episode. If you missed out, you can check out full episodes here.

Kristin Chenoweth is hands-down my favorite character. I love the girls in the circle of friends and Leslie Bibb's character feel eh with. That little clique is where the humor is!

Did you watch it? Did you nearly die of laughter?

For the winner of the $100 to Shopbop is Danielle! YAY! I'm so excited you're the winner, thank you everyone for entering and big thanks to Shopbop for the sponsor!

Hot Man Parade

There's a double of one guy in this post, did you catch it?