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Kiss the Year Goodbye

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KISS THE YEAR GOODBYE

BoxedText_Sparkle_Wide_720px Cracked_02_80px PREPARE:

Ditch the cracked, peeling, tempting … I want to bite it off, feeling of winter chapped lips.

– Exfoliate your lips with a quick home remedy:  Try a sugar scrub lip buff-mix a tsp of white sugar with a dab of honey, lightly layer on lips and gently rub around alleviating any rough edges then rinse off.  Moisturize and prepare your lips naturally!

REPAIR: kisses_02

Try my go to lip salves for some quick healing:
– Aquaphor Lip Repair + Protect, Broad spectrum SPF 30 (www.aquaphorhealing.com)
– Sarah Happ’s “Lip Slip” (www.nordstrom.com)
– Smith’s Rosebud Salve Lip Balm (tin-original formula) (www.sephora.com)

ENHANCE:

Outline your lips with a waterproof pencil and fill them in.  This will create a foundation that your lipstick will adhere to lasting through hours of laughter and wooing.

TRY:

– “Makeup Forever’s Aqua Lip”-Waterproof Lip Pencil in a shade closest to your natural lip tone. My favorites for each complexion: Fair: 2C, Medium: 3C  Dark: 6C. Loaded with moisturizing Vitamin E and jojoba wax, lips are sure to stay moisturized and resist fading.  (www.sephora.com)
– “Jouer” Lip Definer Pencil: Boise De Rose (www.jouercosmetics.com)

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Lastly, apply your favorite holiday lip color, layering it on top of the liner. Softly dab your finger over your lips helping the pigment settle in for a fresh sultry pout.

Happy Smooching to ALL and to ALL a GOOD NIGHT!

 

Diva-Liscious Holidays Contest!

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LuLu West Behind the Scenes Photo Shoot Pictorial

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Follow me behind the scenes in our 1940’s Hollywood Glamour Pin-Up Girl theme’d shoot!

Here’s some items I used to execute the look with Celina, our plus sized model.  The key was an amazing red lip with the perfect cupids bow and a winged eyeliner perfectly representing the pin-up theme.

LIPS:  Bright Cherry Red Lips with Chanel Rouge Allure Luminous Intense Lip Colour Line in “Palpitante”

EYES:  Bobby Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in “Black Mauve Shimmer”

JOUER:  Ultra Satin Powder Eye Shadow in “Pink Champagne” (lid) & “Parfait” (crease)

With some funky music going we were energized to shoot through the collection with poise.  After a long but fun day we ended up with these amazing shots!

TRUE BEAUTY!

 (See the full reveal!  Check out  LULUWEST.com  in January for the official launch of their 2013 Intimates and Swimwear look book.)