Gloss Menagerie: Holiday Lip Color Rotation

Yes, it's a super crappy pic, but I wanted to give you a quick run-down of my current gloss rotation. I've provided links to those I've reviewed previously. The ones I haven't fully discussed include a bit of info.

Murad Soothing Skin and Lip Therapy

Clinique Long Last Lipstick in Beach Coral

Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment

Lipstick Queen in Medieval (a Betty Page-esque sheer red)

Custom Blend Prescriptives Gloss I'd asked for a nudish pink - more nude than pink. My Px mixologist mixed these base shades: 2 clear, 2 rose, 2 pink base with 1 white modifier, 1 fuchsia and 1 pink shimmer and bellini flavoring. Yum, yum, yum.

Stila Pomegranate Crush

NARS Lip Gloss in All Night Long Lionel would agree that this sheer, glossy plum would precipitate "dancing on the ceiling."

DuWop Venom Rocks in Garnet

The Body Shop Shea Lip Care Stick Comes in a "one for me, one for you" package to encourage your selfish ass to share. Softens snaggy dry lip skin in a flash and tastes subtly divine.

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Holiday Gift Idea: Elizabeth Arden's High Shine Lip Gloss Set

This set of four long-lasting lipcolors will set you back only $18. I think I spent more on my burrito last night. The included High Shine Lip Gloss shades Honey Glaze, Sparkling Ruby, Shimmering Pink and Plum Wine are packaged in a purse-sized red, quilted brag book with four photo sheets.

Another rec? If it weren't already in my lifestyle, I'd be itching to get their meet-me-at-the-maltshop Eight Hour 1950s Vintage Set.

Check out all of EA's holiday offerings here.

My New Fave Holiday Lip

Hi, girls! (And boys, because at my reunion last night, SEVERAL dudes in my graduating class 'fessed up to reading BBJ. LOVE it!)


How was your Thanksgiving? Mine was PHENOM. I ate far too much turkey. I received the best gift from my BFF AE Lee, an ENORMOUS Twilight poster (featuring JUST Edward) that my roommate and I have taped up in our kitchen. Yes, I know we're both 28. But that's just where it had to live.

Also, at my ten-year reunion last night, my friend Dana B asked about hair product recommendations. I nearly screamed that she MUST familiarize herself with MoroccanOil. Stay tuned for SO many more details about it. I'm obviously dedicating an entire post to this miracle hair elixer. The copywriting claims it produces "striking shine," and that it does. It's my new holy grail product.

In other hair news, Trish, my high school friend who opened her own FAB salon in Ambler , PA is apparently doing everyone's hair from the class of 1998. Seriously. Every time I complimented someone's highlights, the response was that "Trish did it!" If you live in the Philly area, I HIGHLY recommend you check it out. You can also buy MoroccanOil there. Run, don't walk. Here are the deets on the salon:
Barberella Hair (do you LOVE the name as much as I do?)
215-643-40663
3 Forest Avenue
Ambler, PA 19002

Oh, and also? I am just SO hungover from the reunion. Still. The bar was serving BIG GULP-sized vodka sodas, mmkay? And apparently, I needed like, seven, to party like it was 1998. Also necessary when reuning? Using people's first and last names EVERY time you address them. Also, facebook has rendered reunions totes anti-climactic. Nearly every convo I had went like this:

"Mazel tov on your wedding/new child/job, [FIRST NAME LAST NAME]! I saw it on facebook. I promise I'm not creepy. Saw it in my newsfeed."

Using full names is vital in a reuning situ. But most vital of all was my secret weapon - my lip stain/gloss combo I've named The Holiday Lip. Here's what you need to achieve it.


Stila Pomegranate Crush Lip & Cheek Stain
($50 for the Step Out and Shine Set)


Okay. This TO DIE stain isn't out until February. BUT, you can get a sneak preview, if you will, if you purchase Stila's fantastic Step Out and Shine set (more on that later in my holiday gift guide... stay tuned.) The set includes, among other things, a mini version of the stain which yields a deep, popsicle red stain that lasts forev. And tastes like a cocktail. Yum, yum, yum.

DuWop Venom Rocks Mini Gloss in Garnet ($21)
Garnet (pictured, last gloss on the right) is a sheer, deep berry with gold flecks and is one of three mini glosses that comes in the limited edition set. The two other colors are Amethyst and Pink Quartz. It plumps your pout to pillowish proportions with a bit of a sting, but after my second vodka soda, I felt nothing. It was phenom. This set would also make a fantastic stocking stuffer for any beauty junkie.

Finest Hour Week: Guys and Dolls Gloss

Perfect for prom: Urban Decay introduced their scandalous new Pocket Rocket Lip Gloss this month. It's totes reminiscent of those naked dude pens so popular at such stores as Spencer's Gifts (remember? In the MALL?).

Inside the double-sided cap is a photo of one of eight hot guys. With just the flick of your wrist, you can undress them down to their undershorts, in the words of the fabulous Blanche Devereaux (and each is pictured both front and back)! Thanks to Fashion Binge's Tamron for reminding me of that key Blanche quote, BT dubs ("Know him? Why, I left my undershorts on his radiatah!")

Are you ready for the best part? The lip gloss vial is decorated with pheromone-laced ink. I'm kind of a sucker for pheromones, dolls. I guess everyone is, isn't that the point? Undetectable to smell, releasing even the slightest amount of pheromones enhances mood and sexual attraction. Give the tube a little rub to release the magic. You know it, I know it, and Brenda Walsh certainly knew it: There's no better time than prom for some pheromones. Just saying.

Available in eight shades, this highly-pigmented lip gloss formula even plumps. It contains Hyaluronic Spheres (found naturally in the body) to improve cellular function, prevent dehydration, and fill in lines and wrinkles. Each shade is semi-sheer, but UD designed them with multiple finishes: cream, shimmer or sparkle.

Pocket Rocket Lip Gloss is available for $18 at Sephora.com, ULTA and select Macy’s West locations.

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Don't Need No Credit Card To Ride This Train Week: L'Oreal HIP Jelly Balm

At $9, this little jewel is a frugalista version of MAC's famed Tendertones SPF 12 from this past summer. L'Oreal HIP Jelly Balms are to die. You know I'm pressed on a gloss when I write about it despite the fact that it lives in a pot. Given the many options I have, it's rare that I deign to love a pot gloss. When I don't have to, I don't "do pot." I don't enjoy a mess- on-my finger-sensation, you know?

But the high-pigmented Jelly Balms (and Tendertones, for that matter) are worth it (and L'Oreal thinks you are, as well). Jelly balms are silky in texture, yet slightly thicker than your garden variety balm. There's no shimmer, so shimmer junkies need look elsewhere for a "fix," but they do fulfill your need for vinyl shine. They yield excellent color pay-off and taste like delish caramel. If only L'Oreal would include SPF in its formula, Jelly Balms would establish perm residency in my beach bag. Until then, it makes for a wonderful, hydrating winter gloss. Get you some of that at drugstores everywhere. I enjoy the "Plush" shade, a blushy pink.