Laura Mercier Summer Nudes Lip Glacés.

Laura Mercier went nude this summer with her new Summer Nudes collection. It is a beautiful and refreshing change from many of the seasons brights. As a more natural looking makeup girl myself, this really works for me.

Laura Mercier's Summer Nudes collection pairs chic neutral shades for both the lips and nails. The collection features a variety of nude Lip Glacés and Nail Lacquers on trend for the season, offering high-shine colour with a flawless finish. Of course, I am smitten with the Lip Glacés.

The non-sticky formula of the Lip Lip Glacé provides long-lasting colour and a beautiful glossy shine. It applies evenly without feathering or bleeding. The formula actually nourishes and protects the lips. I love the creamy vanilla flavor. It' subtle, but there and yummy.

The Summer Nudes Lip Lip Glacé shades:

• Pout
• Pink Diamond
• Bare Baby
• Bare Blush
• Bare Beige
• Quartz

I have Bare Beige and Bare Blush (pictured below). Bare Beige actually looks a bit bronze in the tube, but it is really a beige shade on the lips, with just a slight amount of shimmer to it. It is one of those shimmers only seen if the light hits it right. Bare Blush is a perfect nude shade, but on the mauve side of nude. It looks very natural and beautiful on my lips. I plan to pick up Pink Diamond too.

Laura Mercier Summer Nudes Lip Glacés are available now online at lauramercier.com and at Sephora. Each  Lip Glacé sells for $24.00.

L’Oréal Paris Colour Caresse Wet Shine Stain.

My obsession with glossy lip stains continue with this new launch from L’Oréal Paris. Seriously, can it get any better than a beautiful, long-lasting glossy lip? I don't think so! I am thrilled to have this new option that I can pick up right from the drugstore. Remember the name because you are going to want a whole bunch of them: L’Oréal Paris Colour Caresse Wet Shine Stain.

Say goodbye to matte, dry stained lips and hello to beautiful color and shine. This lightweight lip stain is designed to deliver longlasting color with a super glossy, high-shine finish. The formula easily glides on like a lipgloss, without any sticky or heavy feel, but looks more like a liquid lipstick that lasts. And I love how it never feels dry like most stains.

You see, Colour Caresse Wet Shine Stain has a moisturizing, water-based formula that simply leaves lips kissed in beautiful color, while making them soft, comfortable and feeling super smooth and hydrated for up to 6 hours. The light shine oils and concentrated pigments make for beautiful, clear color.

Finding a color you want is easy too, as there are twelve shades to choose from.

Pink Perseverance
Pink Resistance
Rose On And On
Lilac Ever After
Berry Persistent
Infinite Fuchsia
Coral Tattoo
Pink Rebellion
Endless Red
Stubborn Plum
Everlasting Caramel
Eternally Nude

I have been wearing Colour Caresse Wet Shine Stain in Eternally Nude almost everyday since I received these new beauties and let me tell you - I am obsessed. The color is a beautiful soft nude rose color that just looks beautiful on my lips. It lasts a good four hours or so with no fading, and never really needs a touch up. The brighter shades that I have, Coral Tattoo and Pink Rebellion, are still going strong after six hours. I am really trying to embrace the bright lip trend, and those two shades are helping me.

Look for L’Oréal Paris Colour Caresse Wet Shine Stain at your favorite drugstore or mass retails now. They sell for $9.99 each.