It’s Officially Time. I’ve been pulling out various pieces of my summer wardrobe stash here and there, but since I had to TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONING yesterday (totally against my will!), I figured it’s time for the big switch. Cold weather clothes* out, warm weather clothes in. If only there was a way to do it without making a huge mess…

*Why do I have so many sweaters? And why do I always need more?

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I really love the idea of lipstick, but I also really love to eat. Often. As in, I need food every 2-3 hours. Which presents a problem if you’re like me and are often too busy/lazy/forgetful to remember to re-apply lipstick.

Enter Revlon’s Just Bitten lip stain, which I picked up at CVS on a whim one day. I grabbed a Crave (pinky-plum) from the display, took it home and tried it, then promptly went back to the store the next day to buy another color. I bought yet another one (Flame) yesterday, so I think it’s fair to say I’m hooked.

The just-ate-a-popsicle color + won’t-rub-off convenience (those swatches on my hand stayed put through 5 hours of cleaning and laundry) is perfect for summer. I’m thinking stained lips, lots of bronzer, and big lashes is going to be my warm-weather look this year…

Have you tried lip stains? What’s your favorite?

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For the first time since, oh, 7th grade, I’ve been doing fancy thangs with my nails:

It’s weird to think that I’m back to putting what basically amounts to stickers and glitter on my nails, but I guess some things never change! I think I’ll try something like this marble design next:

Have you seen or done any fun nail art lately? Keep in mind that I’m a novice, so I’m looking for stuff that’s easy…

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I was going through my computer, trying to make a dent in the skillion and two gigabytes occupied by image and graphics files when I came across some old pictures. Some funny, slightly embarrassing old pictures. Out of the kindness of my heart, I figured this might be a good time to share a few memories from my Hair Journey, which kind of sounds like something corny a contestant on The Bachelor might say, but I’m gonna call it that anyway.

In conclusion, there have been too many pictures of me on the internets for a looong time.

The End.

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Since all this newfangled technology means we’re connected all the time, I figured I’d try posting mobile-ly (that’s a word, right?)

Here’s what’s happening RIGHT NOW, behind the scenes at a photo shoot for A Line:

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Thanks to the internets, it’s easier than ever to follow what’s happening on and off the runways during New York Fashion Week. Besides the usual pictures and reviews and street style snaps, video is making me feel like I’m in the front row, albeit in sweats instead of Suno. In particular: YouTube’s Live From the Runway.

 What’s your favorite way to keep up with the shows?

The Greatest Voice of All

On a much sadder note, RIP to (another) one of the singers whose music helped define my childhood. People used to say I reminded them of Whitney Houston fairly often back in the day (my usual reply: “I’m EVERY woman”) and though I knew she was at least 27 times more beautiful than me, I took that ish to heart and tried to replicate her hair styles and makeup as much as I could.

Thanks to Ms. Houston, I nearly wore out my pre-pubescent vocal cords trying to hold that last note from Greatest Love of All, daydreamed about wearing a beaded headdress while performing I Have Nothing instead of listening in algebra class, and chased boys around the playground while You Give Good Love played on a boombox in the background. Shoot, it was just a week ago on Superbowl Sunday when I clicked over to YouTube to watch that 1991 performance of the National Anthem–not that Kelly Clarkson wasn’t good, she just didn’t move me like Whitney did.

 Now, off to Netflix The Bodyguard and Waiting to Exhale while weeping softly into my plate of nachos…

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Confession: I have never been able to properly pull off a red lip. Pink, purple, burgundy, even orange, I’ve managed to (mostly) master. But red? I look like a naughty toddler playing in mommy’s makeup. It just never seems to look rose-blossom right.

Until…Amy of Cincy Chic invited me and a few other lady-bloggers to The Bridal Studio to have our makeup–including the Perfect Red Lip–done by pros Mollie and Nancy of FACEing.

Reds, reds everywhere…

Gettin’ my makeup did

Marsha and Brock of Style Edit

Photographer April Smith was there to record the transformation, and Brock and Marsha, Kate, Amy, Julie and I posed and preened for the camera like pros.

 This is how you give good glam, bitches

You can show off by posting a picture of yourself wearing your Perfect Red Lip on Cincy Chic’s Facebook page! When you do, you’ll be entered to win two tickets to the sold-out Go Red event on February 3rd, a $50 gift certificate to Stone Creek, and a personalized FACEing makeup class gift certificate. Bonus entry if you make your Red Lip Pic your profile picture!

I made Mollie and Nancy of FACEing and photographer April Smith take a turn in front of the camera

Mollie used a combination of Revlon Crimson and Laura Mercier’s Neutral Brown liner on me (plus false eyelashes–my first time wearing them!). What shade(s) do you use for a red lip?

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