Flashdance: Hot Pink Summer Lips

FLASHDANCE!  I love that song. It's my jam.
The beat drops and you catch yourself screaming along -- What a feeeeelin!!!
This tends to happen when I am crusing around in the summer with the windows down.

And I have discovered a lippy that captures summer color and the excitement of that song.  It is Estee Lauder Pure Color High Gloss in... FLASHDANCE of course!
(Leg warmers not required).

When I discovered the name of this gorgeous pink, I had to have it.
0.5 fluid ounces will cost you $18.50 at the counter, but I got this gem as a sample (0.27 ounces) and using it several times a week for 7 months now, it is still a nearly full tube.
It is so pigmented and richly glossy you only need a tiny smidge.  This doesn't justify the ridiculous price of lip gloss, but it comes damn close.
It will last you several summers.

 It has the typical Estee Lauder scent/taste, which is light and a big vanilla'ey... sweet, but not chemically. It won't freak out your date if you plant one on them.  It is pretty feminine.
Best of all, it packs such a punch, and is not terribly sticky!

If I forget to pull my hair back while doing the rocking out while driving windows down mentioned above and my hair blows into my lips, it is not a major crisis where you end up screaming because your strands are glued to your mouth and the world is coming to an end.

Why yes, that is a Hello Kitty watch.

It goes rather nicely with this swatch.

 

So this is my #1 recommended hot pink lippy of the summer.

It is low maintenance yet sexy yet innocent. Does that make sense?

No mirror needed to apply.

 

Flattering on all skin tones, but I recommend sampling it before investing,

Unless you've got multiple bank rolls to blow on lip gloss.

 

And just because...

Don't pretend you aren't obsessed.

WHAT A FEEEEEEEELIN!!! PLEASE BELIEVE ITTTT!!!

Lychee on top!!

I am enjoying CoverGirl's wet slicks lipgloss in lychee splash!

It is a nice winter gloss--sheer but with a sweet pop of color, and moisturizing without being sticky (which is a necessity, what with these winter winds blowing, and me not enjoying the tips of scarves getting stuck to my gluey lips)!

It comes in multiple colors/flavors, and I like the pinks and reds best.
Today I am wearing the lychee, which is a soft pink with an opalescent sheen (but not too much of a sheen--like those tacky, sparkly ones that make you look like a victim of 1997).

I picked mine up at the market for $4.

It is spot-on for the workplace, and I keep one of these in my pocket at all times, as I can slip some on during a meeting without a mirror and not feel like a jackass.








A light coat of Lychee Splash.















A heavier-handed application of Lychee...|

Lychee worn over L'Oreal's Color Riche Balm in "Merino Muave" (a nude violet).

Lychee worn over Korres lip butter in Pomegranate

(can't tell in this photo exactly, but the colors mix nicely and last a decent amount of time... the Korres also leaves a hint of a kind of lip liner look at the edges, for a fuller lip).

 

In short, Lychee Splash brings out the glow in your cheeks and lets the light glisten on your lips in an appealing way that isn't too stripper-eqsue.  It is an innocent, appealing look, and won't stick to your boyfriend's/girlfriend's lips if you decide to lay one on 'em!

 

Wear time is decent, about 1 1/2- 2 hours, depending on the thickeness of the coat you apply.

I like the slanted tip applicator, and you don't need to have perfectly exfoliated lips to wear it--it conceals the winter chapped lips just fine and does a good job of bringing some moisture.

And like I said above, NO STICKIES!