Lipstick

I know we get bombarded by news of nasty chemicals threatening our health in all kinds of products, and I am sure that most women realize that make-up can contain some dangerous substances too, which can compromise our health if we keep exposing ourselves to them day in and day out. Anyway, information is key so that we can make decisions about our health, how to live, what products to use, etc. NY Times ran a pretty good piece about the dangers of lipstick. It definitely gave me a pause, made me think how many times a day I apply lip gloss and/or lipstick, and promoted a desire to look for products that would not contain the items mentioned in the article. Let me know via comments if you know of any good lipstick brands that don't contain lead, nickel, and other harmful substances.

Click here to go to the NY Times Article. 

Lip Color

I have a small confession to make...I am obsessed with lip colors. Lipsticks, glosses, stains, I love them all. At any given time I probably have about five or six lip colors in my purse, a few more in my drawer at the office, a good stash in circulation in my medicine cabinet at home,  a couple in a bowl in the entrance, and littered around here and there all around the house... I find lipsticks in purses that I haven't used for a while, in coat pockets, in kitchen drawers, cars, well, you get the picture. It's just the perfect pick-me-up, and the easiest way to perk up your look. Lately my favorites have been a lipstick from Lipstick Queen, and lip glosses from Buxom, Mac and Clinique, all long lasting and wonderful, but neutral colors, nothing too much in-your-face. So I was craving some real color for a change. I realize I'm a bit behind on the red lipstick craze, but better late than never. This might be my thing this fall. Also, in Montreal I had seen the young hip girls wearing gorgeous pink/fuchsia lips, which felt wonderfully new, and at the same time a bit retro... When I started paying attention I noticed that the hot pink trend is very much happening in New York City too! And I love it. So I went lipstick shopping. A few times. I got one red lipstick, and four (what's wrong with me?) fuchsia ones. I may review them all, but here is the one that I've been wearing every day since I got it, i.e. it's become my new favorite.

The favorite is the Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture, a gloss and stain hybrid.The color I chose, Vinyl Rose (15), is a nice pink more that fuchsia, although it looks really fuchsia on the wand. 

Beautiful packaging! 

mmmm..yummy candy from Sockerbit.

The color can be a bit more intense if you layer on more. I put it on pretty thinly here.  The glossiness disappeared at some point, no surprise there, but the color stayed and stayed, like a stain! However, it is easier to apply than a stain because the texture is gel-like. It is good to let it dry for a moment after application, just like a stain.