5 Lip Liners to Love.

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Lip liner (when done correctly) is a makeup essential. Lip liner should not be seen. It can either match your lips or lip gloss/stick color. It can be applied all over the lips to make lipstick last liner, or on the perimeter of your lips to keep lipstick from feathering and give a more polished and defined look to the lips. NEVER wear a lip liner shade darker than the lipstick color you are wearing. (It was a few month fad a few years ago, but it never ever looked right.)

Clinique's lip liner application tip, which is the one I find best to explain on how to wear lip liner on the perimeter properly:

Follow "dot-dot-dash" method to ensure ease and accuracy of application: Draw two dots on upper lip's bow, a dash across bottom of lower lip, then connect all three. To extend lip colour wear, fill in lips with liner, then follow with lipstick.

Over the years I have tried many lip liners, and I seem to add a new one into my routine once in a while, but I usually stick to what works best. For me, those are nude colors that match my own lip tone.  Here are my favorite lip liners in the nude color family - which I firmly believe that everyone should have at least one of in their makeup bag.

 

 

  1. L'Oreal Paris Infallible Never Fail Lip Liner in Nude ($8.99)
    This is a twist up style type of liner that smoothly lines lips and doesn't budge all day. I like to use this over my entire lip area topped with a nude or very light translucent pink gloss for a beautiful, natural nude lip.
  2. Clinique Defining Liner for Lips in Berry Nude ($14.99)
    A pencil lip liner with a handy sharpener built into the cap. This liner glides on and really protects lip color from feathering.
  3. MAC Lip Pencil in Subculture ($13.00)
    A pink hued nude lip pencil that is perfect to line around the lips. This one is perfect to match more pink lipcolors beautifully. I use this one a lot!
  4. MAC Lip Pencil in Spice ($13.00)
    I wear this darker nude lip liner under really light colors to darken them up a bit in the fall/winter seasons. I also wear it a lot on it's own with a gloss. It is also the lip pencil I use most often and have been for years!
  5. Lancome Le Lipstique in Sheer Nude ($23)
    Le Lipstique is a very creamy lip pencil lip liner. One end contains the color while the other a brush, as it is almost preferred to be worn as a lipstick base.

Elizabeth Banks Joins Beyoncé Knowles and Eva Longoria Parker for her First L’Oréal Paris TV Ad.

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L’Oréal Paris recently debuted its first television commercial featuring its newest spokesperson, actress Elizabeth Banks. Banks was on hand to promote the brand’s new True Match Super-Blendable Compact Makeup. Elizabeth recently signed an exclusive worldwide contract as a spokesperson for the beauty company and its brands. This new television advertising features Banks alongside longtime L’Oréal Paris spokespeople, Beyoncé Knowles and Eva Longoria Parker. The full commercial just began airing this week.

I think that Elizabeth is a super choice to represent L’Oréal Paris along side the other women.

Here is a little behind the scenes look at the making of the commercial.

 

 

I have yet to see it all come together on TV, but it sure will be fun to watch it now that I saw a bit about it in the making. Have you seen the commercial yet? More importantly, have you tried the new True Match Super-Blendable Compact Makeup yet?

L’Oréal Introduces EverPure, a Sulfate-free Color Care System.

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Last Summer when I was asked by L’Oréal to host a hair coloring party, I was given a few samples of a "TOP SECRET" product line. It was a shampoo and conditioner and all I knew is that it was made specifically for color treated hair. I was instantly in love and could not wait to find out more.

Alas, no one would tell me anything more about these wonderful products. Not anyone. And trust me, I tried. I did my best to try and pry the information out of the creative/marketing/and public relations team when I had breakfast with them back in September. I was told that I "would know" come January.

Well, they were right. When I saw the new line of hair care products on an end cap at CVS right after the Holiday's, I quickly ran over to the end of the aisle and opened the shampoo to take a sniff. THIS WAS IT! It was definitely worth the wait. Especially when I saw the different styling products that the line is also offering.


The entire line is called EverPure. It is a complete sulfate-free color care system that frees your hair from harsh sulfates, surfactants and salts, the culprits in most shampoos that can strip and dull your hair.

EverPure goes beyond UV filters and conditioning ingredients to give color-treated hair the special care it needs, as EverPure brings advanced technology and incredible color care for us hair coloring gals. In place of harsh ingredients, EverPure features an Anti-Fade System of shampoos and conditioners that protect and care for hair color each time you wash and condition. This helps in making beautiful, vibrant color last up to 32 washes. Adding even more to the collections are the EverPure conditioners and masques that uniquely feature both UVA and UVB filters to help protect hair from UV rays. In addition, a UV Protect Spray offers even more coverage and protection that and can be used on all hair types.

Check out the entire range of products.

  • EverPure Moisture Shampoo
  • EverPure Moisture Conditioner
  • EverPure Leave-in Conditioner
  • EverPure Restorative Masque
  • EverPure Smooth Shampoo
  • EverPure Smooth Conditioner
  • EverPure Frizz Free Serum
  • EverPure Deep Control Masque
  • EverPure Volume Shampoo
  • EverPure volume Conditioner
  • EverPure UV protectant Spray

I use the Moisture Shampoo and Conditioner on a daily basis now. My hair is not only keeping its color, it looks and feels healthier. All while maintaining it's strength and shine. I can't wait to dive in and try more from the line. I am sure that the Frizz Free Serum will become a mainstay in my hair care arsenal as soon the warmer weather hits.

L’Oréal Paris EverPure Sulfate-Free Color Care Collection is available now at lorealparis.com and chain drug, food and mass market retailers nationwide for suggested retail prices of $6.99 and $8.99 for each product.