Step out and pout this holiday season

Hello, bellas! I'm very excited about this post because I have been adding lots of products to my makeup collection. This week I present you with a lipstick review that comes with additional savings in time for the holidays!

So Wet n Wild - I. love. their. lipsticks. LOVE! Eeeet! I can't contain my excitement. I love lipstick in general, but I love their lipsticks for a few reasons:

1. They have 5 different lines of lipsticks.

2. Their lipsticks come in really beautiful colors.

3. YOU CAN'T BEAT THE PRICE!

If you are the kind of girl that doesn't really wear makeup, but maybe you put some lipstick on for special occasions, then Wet n Wild is for you. With the holidays just around the corner, even with all the shopping you have to do, treating yourself to some new, AFFORDABLE lipstick is a great way to prepare for all of the family gatherings and holiday parties you may be attending. So I wrote a review for you. Like to hear it? Here it go...

Below is part of my Wet n Wild lipstick collection. I've included one example from each line:

Pictured l-r: Fergie's Center Stage Collection Perfect Pout Lip Color in Ferguson Crest Cabernet, Mega Shield Lip Color in It's a Girl, Silk Finish Lipstick in Hot Paris Pink and Mega Last Lip Color in Cherry Picking. Front: Perfect Pair Lip Wand in Brandy Wine.

Here's the color swatches:

L-r: Brandy Wine, Ferguson Crest Cabernet, It's a Girl, Hot Paris Pink and Cherry Picking

Fergie's Perfect Pout Lip Color comes in 10 really pretty shades. They glide on a little thick, almost velvety, but the full coverage lasts on your lips throughout the day. I touch up after lunch. They retail for $3.49.

The Mega Shield Lip Color is my favorite in the line. There are 14 shades and I own two of them, It's a Girl and Within These Adobe Walls. These go on a sheerer than the rest, but the colors are really pretty and you do not need to wear any gloss. They retail for $2.99.

The Silk Finish Lipstick is $.99!  Twenty-two shades! Its very silky smooth, very hydrating and glides right on.

The Mega Last Lip Color has the most options of the bunch with 26 shades. Wet n Wild boasts that this lasts for four hours, but honestly, it lasts longer than that. Of all the lines, the Mega Last line is the hardest, thickest to apply. I always put lip balm on before so I can actually stroke it on my lips, if not, you have to pat it. But it stays put because it pretty much stains your lips. This will cost you a whopping $1.99.

Last, but not least, is the Perfect Pair Lip Wand, which is awesome because one side is the lip liner and the other is the lipstick in a crayon-like form. This is $3.99, the most expensive of the lot, however its a two-fer so it really is a deal. The only down side to this is that they only offer 4 shades.  I'm not real fond of the color I have, Brandy Wine, but I put another color over it to lighten it a bit so I still wear it often.

Now for the best part - Wet n Wild products are 40% off this week at Rite Aid. I bought lipsticks for $.59 today. Paying $.99 is a steal but $.59 is highway robbery.

I can't say enough about the beautiful color selection from Wet n Wild. I must say, they've come a long way since I was a teen and their prices are terrific. So go buy a new Wet n Wild lipstick. Hell, live a little and buy two! If you get one this week at Rite Aid, you won't be paying more than $3.20. If you don't like it, you can always return it, or you can use my little trick and mix it with something else. With 76 colors and 5 different types to choose from, I'm sure you'll find one you love. Or two or three (like I did).

Enjoy the week, bellas! Let me know if you buy one and what you think by commenting below.



Put Some Lipstick On

Hello! Welcome to my first official blog post. I thought I would introduce myself and give you a little background into why I chose to blog about makeup.

Growing up, I was introduced to beauty products at an early age.  My mother was my biggest influence because she always took care of herself - her hair was always done, her nails were always painted and she always wore makeup. To this day, she looks fabulous and she's in her fifties. Here she is:

 

So, growing up with this goddess, you might imagine that beauty routines were a staple. I can remember being dragged to salons while she got her hair and nails done. Eventually, I think it was fourth grade, I was allowed to get my first perm. Ah, yes, the good old perms from the 80's. They ruined my hair, but I digress.

I've heard a lot of women say they weren't allowed to wear makeup until they were 16 years old. I think I was around 13 when one day I came downstairs and my mother said, "You're going out like that? Go put some lipstick on!" I was the lipstick queen from 8th grade on. I remember one day in the locker room after gym class, one of the girls asked me how my lipstick stayed on all day. I stood in front of  the mirror and gave my rigorous application instructions to about 12 girls.

Here's me, at 14. Not the greatest picture, but the red lipstick is noticeable.

I eventually graduated to eyeliner and mascara and as the years passed, my girlfriends would ask me to do their makeup for proms and weddings. I was not a makeup artist, I was just the only one out of my friends that wore makeup daily. I was also the only one of my friends who would get their makeup done professionally for weddings and not rub it off in the car on the way to the church. (Yes, my one girlfriend did that.) Once I was asked by my friend, whose idea of bridesmaid makeup was Bonne Belle lip balm, "Why would you get all that makeup put on your face?" My response was, "I want to look pretty in the pictures, don't you?" I mean, come on, even supermodels look different without makeup.  Victoria's Secret supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio is gorgeous without makeup, but it definitely helps enhance her beauty. Don't you think?

 

Listen, I'm not a makeup maven. I just take the time to put makeup on everyday and learn more about it as much as I can. This blog is for the novice. I'll talk about basic tips and tricks, try out different looks and review drugstore makeup, as well as some higher end brands from MAC and Sephora. Maybe I'll teach you something, maybe you'll give me some suggestions of things to try, and I'll learn as much as I can. The idea is to share what I know and what I learn, so you can enhance your own faccia bella.