After a whole slew of travel-related posts, I've come back to dabble in beauty for this post. It's a bit hard to talk about beauty when I'm traveling with just a little makeup bag, but it is one of my favorite subjects to talk about, so I'm taking a little break from travel for now to talk about my favorite summer shades.
Once upon a time, I was very terrified of bright
lipstick. I look back now and scoff at
my hesitancy to wear even muted red shades (remember when MAC’s Viva Glam Cyndi
was considered an ‘everyday red’ by many?
Not I). And my brights were quite
limited to reds. I shuddered at the thought of wearing purple, or even a bright
fuchsia. However, over the past year, I
have slowly become acquainted with the idea of bright lipsticks, slowly
building up my tolerance to the point where nothing
is too bright for me anymore. Orange
lipstick? A gateway bright for me. I’ve moved on neon purple, no longer reserved
for special occasions, but for every day activities.
I think over the past year, my bright lip stick collection
has tripled or quadrupled…which is quite easy to do when I only really have one
or two lipsticks before. However,
despite my excitement for bright lipstick at any time, summer is the time when
they all really come out to play, desperately calling my name while I happily
oblige.
I’ve pulled out some of my favorite bright lipsticks,
ranging from the sheer to the fully opaque. For me, the easiest way to get used
to the look of bright lipstick on me was to wear sheerish glosses until I finally got too curious for my own good.
Read after the jump to see some swatches >>
