Category: Lips

Good morning, lovely people!

It has been one cold week here in the Land of PeaceBang — so cold, in fact, that it is reminding PeaceBang of her years in the Chicago area and in Minnesota, where winter was so brutal we would kiss our friends goodbye in October and say, “See you in March! Or maybe May! Depending on when the temp gets up above 40-below zero!”

PeaceBang remembers walking along the Northwestern University campus with icicles forming on her eyelashes and in her nose. She had one of those ankle-length down coats from Marshall Field that made her look like a small Abominable Snowman, but she was grateful for that thing, believe me. Her freshman year roommate Mary’s parents bought it for her, tsking at the lame little woolen thing she had brought out from Connecticut. Bless their hearts. I saw them last summer and they’re still darling as ever. Also, they haven’t aged a bit. I wonder if they have any beauty regimen I should know about? Aside from doing good works, I mean?

ANYHOO, I digress.
I just wanted to alert you to a very fine product that came to me as a sample and that I’ve fallen in love with:
http://www.softlips.com/

I love Soft Lips for two reasons: one, they have SPF 20, which is wonderful and rare in an inexpensive lip balm. Second, they remind me of back when I was in elementary school and had about ten different Bonne Bell Lip Smackers that I jealously guarded from my sister, who probably had only about six Lip Smackers. Remember Lip Smackers? They were enormous and stinky and you compulsively applied them all day long because they were yummy and they were your first real cosmetic purchase that you bought with babysitting money?

I used to slather on my raspberry or Dr. Pepper or watermelon Lip Smackers in the morning and kiss my dad goodbye, and he would say, “Honey, what in the hell did you just get all over my face?” And I’d say, “SORRY, DAD!” and he’d rub his gooey cheek and grab his briefcase and his tin-foil wrapped muffin and I’d hear him laughing ruefully as he ran out the door.

Soft Lips is like the grown-up version of Lip Smackers. They come in vanilla, cherry, strawberry, raspberry, and mint, and probably an un-flavored version, too.

Because I wear CoverGirl Outlast All Day Lipcolor every day, which comes with a moisturizing lip balm top coat, I love Soft Lips. It is almost the same exact consistency as the CoverGirl top coat, and it has sunscreen. Plus, there’s that Bring Me Right Back to 1976 strawberry flavor, only much less intense.

After all, I’m a grown-up lady now.

PeaceBang loves you all so much, she’s going to let you in on her third most treasured lipstick secret.

Her first, as you know, is CoverGirl Outlast All-Day Lip Color in Blush Pearl.

Her second is outrageously cheap and gooey lipglosses by Rimmel. Less than four bucks and tons of shine. You can keep one in every bag. It goes great over the CoverGirl.

Her third very top secret trick is this ultra-perfect neutral shade lipstick:

http://tinyurl.com/t3uo2

It’s Sephora Lipstick #35, Warm Beige Shimmer.

PeaceBang keeps two tubes of this on hand at all times, and has converted Sister of PeaceBang to it, too (SOPB would love to wear red lipstick, but it just doesn’t work for her. But this does, like a gorgeous charm).

The super top secret of this shade is that you can wear it OVER bright, killer reds, and it tones down the red and looks fabulous.

You can also wear it alone if you have the right complexion for it. PeaceBang likes it as a neutral balance with smoky eyes, or when she’s a bit tanned and wants to wear black liquid eye liner and a neutral lip is best.

For $10, it’s worth a try!

PeaceBang recommends:

Sephora creme lipstick #35 in warm beige shimmer.

Having heard your cries that CoverGirl Outlast All Day Lipcolor tasted nasty, PeaceBang has been trying other brands in an effort to find something that works and that lasts.

She is very happy to report that Maybelline Superstay Lipcolor glides on in a lightweight, blendable way, that it has good coverage, and that it comes with a very nice glossy topcoat.

It does not have the staying power of CoverGirl Outlast All Day, but it tastes just fine. Just reapply after meals, because one turkey sam’wich will do it in.

PeaceBang recommends:

Maybelline Superstay Lipcolor