BRIGHT summer lips

4 words: Maybelline. Shocking Coral. Lipstick.

YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This stuff is awesome. I'm in love. It will be my summer go-to.  I've worn it at work 2 out of 3 days this week.  It is more of a fuschia than a coral I suppose, but definitely has an orange tint to it that I love.  You only need a tiny bit, blot, and it holds on like a stain.

I've worn it alone, as more of a matte shade, and with several glosses over it, and it always looks glamorous and pulled-together.
I haven't had an issue with is smearing/getting on my teeth/generally making me look like a hooker.
And it doesn't dry my lips out like crazy!

And it will look fabulous with a tan.  A tan that I don't have quite yet.


Here it is by itself on an otherwise makeupless Mare.  It has some sheen but is the dry-down is pretty matte.

Here is the cute little tube.
The way it looks itself is pretty different than the true application color.

I like surprises.















And here it is with MAC Lipglass in Enchantress over it.

And again with Smith's Rosebud Lip Balm over it (in Minted Rose, which is a pretty coralish balm itself).

Easy Hot Pink Digits

Picked up this baby at Walgreens the other day...

It is Milani High Speed Fast Dry in "Hot Pink Frenzy."

Hot pink is right!

With this stuff on my nails, every time my hands flash before my eyes I go "WOAH!"

It's a funky fresh color, perfect for...well any season, really.

I never was one for adapting my nail colors based on the weather.

It does dry decently fast--much faster than any of the other "quick" ones I've tried (Revlon, Sally Hansen, Rimmel), and the color is so intense I only needed one coat.

It dried solid, to the point I would feel comfortable doing the dishes, in about 2 minutes, even without a topcoat.

Good stuff.
Wear is decent--it stays shiny and strong, just watch for chipping at your nail tips.

This baby will run you a fiver.

I like it because it isn't fussy the way Essie or O.P.I can be---if you don't paint those brands on precisely, the texture goes horribly wrong and my nails get swampy! I'm satisfied, and definitely want to check out some more of their colors now.

The only caveat: use thin coats, both for the polish itself and the topcoat.