A Lipgloss/Lipstick Guide For All Seasons

Sorry for the lack of posts lately, I’ve been a little uninspired. But a Fabulous Girl always bounces back and I have three must wear lip trends for the Spring, Summer and Fall.

Spring

Purple hues are everywhere for this spring. I prefer to call the new color violet, because I doubt that many girls are going to put anything close to purple on their lips. I actually discovered a few violet lipsticks and glosses last summer, which are absolute perfection. Not too purple, with a subtle shine and a breezy freshness.

For Gloss: Chanel Lipgloss in Summer Plum, $25
Obviously Chanel lip gloss is a personal favorite of mine, and this shade definitely lives up to the Chanel rep. It looks a little skeptical in the tube, but it’s gorgeous on.

For Lipstick: Nars Lipstick in Klute, $23
Nars lipstick is always a top Sephora pick and I love this frosted lilac hue. Wear a clear gloss on top of it, or even the Chanel lip gloss above.


Summer

The nude lip has made its resurgence for this summer. I like the nude lip for that ‘just off the beach’ look during the day. I also like it with lots of shine and sparkle, forget matte. Some designers were showing matte, but I think the corpse look is a no-go.

For Gloss: Dior Addict Ultra Gloss in A Delight of Apricot, $23.50
Dior gloss has a very high shine factor and I love the alternative square tube. This is one of my most used lip glosses.

For Lipstick: Clinique Long Last Soft Shine in Honey Gloss, $14
Clinique lipstick is a staple of any true lipstick maven. There a ka-zillion colors, and the product is always very moisturizing. I like the honey gloss color as a base for the nude lip, then add the Dior Ultra Gloss on top.

Fall

Red lips. You know you want to be able to pull of the red lip. Well it takes a little patience, but I think everyone can wear a red lip gloss or lipstick. The trick is to find the shade that compliments your complexion and isn’t too overdone. One way to get around the big matte red lip is too do a lip stain, or a high color gloss. Both of these colors work for me (fair skin, brown hair, tans in the summer)

For Gloss: Stila Lip Glaze in Strawberry, $20
Stila’s now legendary Lip Glaze has this great red color, just in case you’re not ready to take the red lipstick plunge just yet. It also smells like strawberries, but not so much to make you sick from your own lip gloss. This would also be great as a top coat over the a red lipstick.

For Lipstick: Bobbi Brown Lip Color in Burgundy, $21.00
I think this is currently out of stock on the Bobbi Brown website, but I’m sure you can find it at the counter. Since it is such a dark color, dab a bit of color on the center of your lip, apply a red/clear gloss on top and spread the color around. I find this work well when you want a demure red lip.

The new lip glosses (from left to right) Chanel Summer Plum, Dior Addict Ultra Gloss A Delight of Apricot, and Stila Strawberry

The Savvy Bombshell

I saw this on one of my favorite blogs, Beauty Addict, and thought some of you would be interested. It’s Bombshell Bargains, a Canadian website that has all the tres expensive makeup that you love for those lovely low Canadian exchange prices. Orders over $100 have free shipping, with everything under $100 having a flat $10 shipping fee.













I couldn’t find all of my favorite items that I usually buy at Sephora, but these goodies could be worth shopping across the border:

Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer Kit, 21.15 USD (usually $32)
I’m kicking myself right now for not finding this site sooner! And now that I can’t live without my creamy concealer kit, I know where to find it in the future.

MAC Fluidline 11.83 USD (usually $14.50)
Bombshell has tons of colors of Fluidline and it’s perfect for getting that liquid eyeliner look. Also comes with an applicator brush, I’ll take it, thank you!

Nars Single Eyeshadow 17.75 USD (usually $21)
My favorite eye shadow of all time is $3 cheaper? I’m sooo there in Sugarbaby with bells on.

Lancome Juicy Tubes 12.67 USD (usually $17.50)
Name the Juicy Tube and it’s at Bombshell. Really indulge your lip gloss obsession now (as if you didn’t before). It’s a Juicy Tube extravaganza!

Makeup Tips from Bobbi Brown (aka Jaime at Bloomies)

Just when I thought I knew almost every make up tip out there, my visit to the Bobbi Brown cosmetics counter was eye opening (literally).

The awesome makeup guy, Jaime, asked me about my skin care routine and skin type. He started out with my eye area. I don’t have a dark circle problem, but there is a small bit of darkness near the corner of my eye/nose area. He first used the Bobbi Brown Hydrating Eye Cream, which serves as a primer for the eye area, as well as moisturizing the delicate skin around the eye. Next was the Corrector, which is a thick concealer, in Light Bisque. One of the tips for the application of the Corrector is to use a brush to not only conceal the under eye area, but also the space from your eye to your nose. He even put a little on the upper side of my nose to make it look thinner. (Thin noses are definitely very in right now, many celebs have rhinoplasty to make their noses thinner!)

He then blended the Corrector with the Creamy Concealer Kit in Ivory, and let me tell you, I looked like I just woke up from a 10 year nap! When your eye area is brighter, you look refreshed and immediately prettier. I don’t think I’m ever going to leave the house without this stuff. A definite must buy. (Best of all, the Corrector and the Concealer Kit now come in a limited addition compact: Concealer To Go)

I told him that I didn’t use a foundation, just a tinted moisturizer. I actually like my Lancome tinted moisturizer better, the Bobbi Brown one was a little too matte for my taste.

So here comes the big revelation, besides the under eye illuminating process, from the Bobbi Brown counter: Grey Eyeshadow for eyebrows!

Most women either pluck their eyebrows or fill them in. I fill mine in with a brow brush and brown eye shadow. But the brown wasn’t very subtle. Not that I was sporting a Dracula uni-brow or anything, but the color just wasn’t right. Apparently, if you have brown hair, grey eye shadow is the way to go when filling them in. I didn’t believe it until I saw how great it really looks!!

He finished up my eye look with a Graphite Shimmer Ink eye color, which comes in a gel form. He said that once the gel sets, it won’t move on your eye until it’s removed with make-up remover. When I first saw the color I wasn’t too impressed because at first it looks like an unexciting grey color, but once it dried it look like millions of tiny mirrors on my eye lids. How alluring! I didn’t end up buying it, but 2 hours later when I saw all those little shimmery mirrors I was hooked.

Jaime also wrote out exactly what he did and painted a paper ‘face’ so I would see how to do the application at home. I definitely recommend him for future make-up adventures!