Lips

"Down the street I'm the girl next door...I'm the fox you've been waiting for!" ("Cherry Bomb" by the Runaways, 1976)

Goddess Granny here to ROCK your world today and I have to tell you that of all the reviews I've done,I probably had the MOST fun thinking about how to present this fabulous product so that you too can feel the beat!

Gonna' set the stage, literally: late 1970's- early1990's (in other words, my personal heyday!) and it's a time in the music-era truly like no other. Band called the "Runaways" in 1976 recorded the song "Cherry Bomb" written for and sung by Cherrie Currie and let me tell you, these girls were SMOKIN' HOT!

Glam-rockers who took no prisoners and made no excuses for their talents, sexuality, and style...a young Joan Jett was also a member.  Without boring you and getting too far into the "history" of it all, know without a doubt that women like these ARE the gold-standard for all that is to follow in the rock n' roll world...I am going to link you to Joan re-doing the song "Cherry Bomb" on her own and I want you to check out her makeup, accessories, swagger, and what she defines:

Joan Jett "Cherry Bomb"

Meg here! The "goodybag" at parties is a huge Hollywood draw. It's really great what they put in them and I have been known to drag myself across the city to an event I was only sort of interested in to get the goody bag. Sue me. Like I'm the only one who ever does that!

I was double booked and Megken went off to his film party without me. He got a great goody bag and he knows by now how to divide the bag up. He keeps the baseball hats, t-shirts and candy. I get any coupons, mini bottles of booze and beauty products. It's like clockwork. We have our system down pat.

He handed me my latest stash and said, "oh, I know this falls under your category. It's a lipstick. It came with my category though-it came with really good breath mints. That's kind of like candy." He had a point. I was intrigued though. A lipstick that came with breath mints? Megken then handed me one of the most gorgeously packaged little box ever. I could not wait to check out my Tokyo Milk Your Kiss Is On My List-Kissing Kits!

Hello ladies! This is Eleni.
Hope you had a wonderful Halloween, without losing any of your precious makeup products while partying. It's hard not to lose anything though. I mean, who can carry a purse on Halloween and how many costumes have pockets? Yep, not many (*making kangaroo mental note for next year*).
You know what I'm getting at. We have discovered the perfect unloseable makeup product - may I introduce you to the Yoyo Lip Gloss!

The day we got our Yoyo lip gloss samples here at megsmakeup.com, I was so excited that Meg got a bit scared. She's never seen me get so excited about a lip gloss again, which makes total sense since we get and try SO many lip glosses it's ridiculous. But I've read so much about the Yoyo lip gloss and have gotten so curious about it that I couldn't help myself.

Yoyo is not yet another inexpensive lip gloss. Yoyo is the best lip gloss of 2009 according to the Shecky's Beauty At Its Best Awards.

Sweetassgal here wondering how some things come to be a part of our daily lives just because someone had the idea to reach under a chicken, crack open whatever comes out of its butt and fry it up to eat!  Think about this.  At some point in the history of the world someone looked at a bunch of moldy souring milk and thought "hey...I think I'll eat that!" and the miracle that is cheese was born.  A person decided to throw a little yeast in with fermented grape juice and VOILA...we have wine!  Yet another decided to pry open an oyster and wear its spherical contents around their neck to introduce the world to the glorious pearl necklace!  Throughout history experiences have been had that not only profoundly enriched our lives but change the way we look for beauty in unusual places.

So where am I going with this?  I have been introduced to a woman and a beauty line that I feel is comparable to the discovery of the pearl...finding exquisite beauty in a quite unexpected package.  Josie Maran has been a name I have seen a lot in the last year, but had not taken the time to investigate as there was always a shower of goodies coming from Meg to pay attention to.  I've seen it in magazines, at Sephora and online at the blogs.  Being Green Chi Tuesdays I knew I'd get to it eventually so I simply overlooked it for the time being.  WOW...was I missing out!

I first made acquaintance with Josie Maran via the simplistic packaging and luminous shades of her Lip Plumping glosses in a sheer and sumptuous Optimism.  I AM optimistic...optimistic that everyone will love the soft golden hue's of this sweet and never sticky gloss.  It wears beautifully and pairs perfectly with just about any base color.  I used a darker stain to set in my lips and then accented the center of my pout with the Josie Maran Optimism and loved the look it gave me.  Super bonus...this stuff is YUMMY.  No, I don't mean it just smells good...it TASTES good and since its not sticky this means ALL LIPS ON DECK for some hubby smooching without the complaint of "muddy" lips and typical lip gloss taste.

Sharond here to finish up a week of great lip product reviews.

 As I have stated many times, I love Cat Cosmetic’s products.  I have been very pleased with everything I have tried and that list is almost her entire line.

Today I want to introduce you to a wonderful combination of two of Cat’s great lip products.  The first is an automatic self sharpening, waterproof, beautiful neutral colored lip liner called Buck Naked.  This liner glides on smoothly without tugging while lining your lips so you can create a nice clean line.  You can also color in your entire lips for a unique new color when used under your favorite gloss or lipstick.  Buck Naked is a neutral pale mocha/mauve type color that will work miracles on all lips, especially little ones.  As someone once said to me, “What God didn’t give us, we draw in.”

Below are tips on applying lip liner I have picked up from Ehow.com.  This site has wonderful videos on applying not only lip products, but all types of makeup, hair ideas and more.  Check them out for great ideas and hints on making you look your best. To line your lips, begin at the indent in the center of your top lip and use short strokes of the lip liner to trace along the edge of your top lip line all the way to the corner.  Do not press too hard; just light enough to see the color.  Then start in one corner along the bottom lip and trace the entire edge of the bottom lip with the liner.  If you color your entire lips, since lip liner is bit drying, you can put a gloss on for light feel or lipstick for a more matte look.

Now to kick things up a few notches, try Buck Naked with Lip Nibblers Fleck.  Fleck is a beautiful almost sheer, yet shimmery with flecks of real 10k gold, apple strudel scented lip gloss.  This gloss is moisture drenched causing your lips to become hydrated thus making them appear fuller.  The Fleck is a neutral color, neither warm nor cool, so it would be good for all skin tones and is good to top off any lipstick you want to give a little extra kick.  You can wear it alone for a nice day look with shine but not too much.  This gloss is my new go to and I have been putting it on all sorts of lip colors and giving them a much needed update. Of course, the scent is tantalizing.  Who doesn’t like apple strudel?