For those of you late for the ride on red lips, you’ve got a lot of catching up to do because there’s a new lip color in town and her name is Orange (pronounced OR-WRENCH).

I touched on the orange lip last year and if you didn’t rock it then, now is the time to give her a go. The bold hue is best complimented with a fairly understated face and a bad attitude–needed for all the naysayers trying to blot out your shine.

If you’re ready to be bold, check out my tips for finding the right orange:

Fair Skin (think Nicole Kidman or Kelly Osbourne): Try a more modest pinky-orange. Anything too dark and bright can be too much for your fair skin. Try MAC Lipstick in CB 96 or Make Up For Ever Lipstick in Pinkish Orange 403

Medium Skin (think Sarah Jessica Parker or Rachel Bilson): Try a medium pumpkin-ish orange like MAC Lipstick in Meltdown.

Tanned Skin (think Jessica Alba or Eva Mendez): Go for a bright warm orange like Make Up For Ever Lipstick in Flourescent Orange 201.

Olive Skin (think Padma Lakshmi or Lakshmi Menon): Go for a neutral orange like MAC Lipstick in So Chaud.

Dark Skin (think Gabrielle Union or Alek Wek): Brighter hues show up so beautifully on darker skin tones, so be bold and try an orange like MAC Lipstick in Morange.

More Make Up For Ever…

Don’t get too caught up in racial or ethnic backgrounds when it comes to skin color. People of different racial or ethnic backgrounds can have similar coloring and therefore can wear similar makeup shades. The suggestions I made above are to help you narrow down your choices, but are not absolutes-–you can definitely try shades for a skin tone that differs from yours (for instance MAC Lipstick in Morange can be worn by a multitude of tones). The general idea is the darker your skin, the deeper and brighter you can go with your lip color.

P.S. For a completely FIRE lip combo that’s definitely not for the tame, try MAC Lady Danger Lipstick with Make Up For Ever Waterproof Lip Pencil in 17C and then top it off with Illamasqua Intense Lipgloss in Temper. Hey, you either go hard or go home!

The sparkly chignon was a chic look spotted at Carolina Hererra Spring 2010 during New York Fashion Week. Seventeen Magazine has the 411 on how to get the look (you don’t have to be 17 to try this out…lol). Check it out:

P.S. If you cant see the video, go here to check it out. If you’re at work and can’t view it, your job might block sites like YouTube.

Click on the images below to enlarge more pics of the sparkly chignon:

Beyonce tried a similar metallic look for the 2010 Grammys, but many (including me) weren’t fans…

…but I love the look at Carolina Herrera.

P.S. Don’t forget to enter the FSL Cosmetics Lipgloss Giveaway! Entries must be in by TOMORROW Thursday, March 11, 2010

Jennifer Lopez wore one of my favorite makeup looks at the Oscars Sunday night. If you loved the look as well, Temptalia reveals the following NARS products were used to create her look:

Orgasm Illuminator
Enchanted Cream Blush (NEW for Summer 2010; try Gueule de Nuit Cream Blush for a similar effect)
Desire Blush (cotton candy pink)
Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base (NEW for Summer 2010, Available May 1st)
D. Gorgeous Single Eyeshadow (a matte dusty lilac)
Brousse Duo Eyeshadow (sable and black violet)
Larger Than Life Volumizing Mascara
Cruising Lipstick (nude pink)
Sweet Dreams Lip Gloss (pink with gold shimmer)

And here are my tips on how to get the look:
1. Beautiful makeup starts with beautiful skin and groomed brows, so cleanse, tone, and moisturize your skin according to your skin type and make sure your brows are properly manicured.
2. Apply a foundation of your choice and set it with a loose powder (I love Becca Foundation Stick and Fine Loose Finishing Powder)
3. Apply an eyeshadow base (try MAC Paint or Urban Decay Primer Potion until NARS Smudge Proof is available) all over the eyes to ensure eyeshadow stays intact and doesn’t crease.
4. Apply D. Gorgeous eyeshadow all over the lid including the brow bone with a soft blending brush like MAC #224. Then apply the dark violet side of the Brousse Eyeshadow Duo in the crease using a heavy blending brush like MAC #217. Line your eyes with an eyeliner brush like MAC #226 with the sable side of Brousse. Finish with several coats of Larger Than Life Volumizing Mascara.
5. Apply Desire blush on your cheeks with an angled blush brush like MAC #168. Use either a foundation brush or your clean fingers to gently apply Orgasm Illuminator to the tops of the cheekbones, the bridge of the nose, the tip of the chin, and at the temples for a gorgeous peachy-pink glow for all skin tones.
6. Apply Cruising Lipstick to your lips with a brush like MAC #242. Then top it off with Sweat Dreams Lip Gloss.

Grab the products needed here:

P.S. Don’t forget to enter the FSL Cosmetics Lipgloss Giveaway! Entries must be in by TOMORROW Thursday, March 11, 2010

The Cosmetics Cop Paula Begoun gives the lowdown on stretch marks. Check it out:

It isn’t a stretch (pun intended) to say no one wants stretch marks on any part of their body. Once these grooved, tread-like marks show up, the quest to find something, anything, to get rid of them begins. As a result, bogus products for stretch marks abound—and lots of consumers end up disappointed.

If it Sounds Too Good to be True… Continue reading

P.S. Don’t forget to enter the FSL Cosmetics Lipgloss Giveaway! Entries must be in by Thursday, March 11, 2010.

If I were to go off my “not spending more than $6 on mascara” strike, I’d be ALL OVER YSL’s new Luxurious Mascara in Noir Radical. I love their Luxurious Mascara and now the formula and brush combination I love is bolder in a new deeeeeep black hue. A mascara this dark has the extra benefit of giving the illusion of thicker, more dense lashes and with the Faux Cils formula, you’re already getting lashes so long and voluminous they appear fake.

I’m all over this after I balance my checkbook. Should you be so inclined, grab it over at YSL:

P.S. Don’t forget to enter the FSL Cosmetics Lipgloss Giveaway! Entries must be in by Thursday, March 11, 2010.