Petit Four Lip Balm SetAs a kid, I was devastated when my little brother ate my Hershey's Kiss chocolate lip gloss. Heaven knows how quickly he would have gobbled down these. I haven't had the opportunity to sample these four lip balms yet, but with flavors like raspberry cream tart, cream tart, chocolate cream puff, and strawberry cream tart, you can bet that I'm dying to dive in.
$16.00, Fred Flare
Dr. Hunter’s Lip SalveGot dry lips? This stuff is great for that. It moisturizes your lips without feeling greasy or waxy. And it doesn't really have taste or color. Try it, and you'll want to keep one in your purse, your desk drawer, and your nightstand.
$9.00, Caswell-Massey
Bare Escentuals Rose Wearable Lip KitI bought this recently. The claim is that these colors look good on everyone, and that might actually be true. My favorite was the lipgloss, but the lipstick, liner, and gloss all gave my lips a soft, almost natural pink hue. Now I want to try the Wearable Lip Kit in Wine.
$30.00, Amazon.com
Sephora Blockbuster PaletteSure, some of these 64 eyeshadows, 32 lip shades, and eight blushes would be more suited for putting together a Halloween costume (check out all of the mermaid appropriate blues) than a day look. But it's nice to have options (and be able to spend a Saturday afternoon playing with makeup).
$48.00, Sephora
Cinnamon Sugar Lip ScrubThis stuff is great for people who get dry lips in the winter. Just rub some of this on your lips, wipe it off, and you can apply your lipstick to a smooth surface. The only downside is that it smells delicious, like cinnamon toast. Instead of spreading it on my lips, I just want to spread it on toast and devour it.
$20.00, The Lip Scrub
Kose Seikisho Mask WhiteI tried this peel-off mask last weekend. It's pretty cool. It's kind of like a Biore strip for your entire face. And the whole thing is midnight black, so I felt like a Samarai warrior while I was wearing it. One caveat: this supposedly has "face-whitening" properties. (I didn't notice any, but I might be at maximum paleness.)
$28.00, NeoBeauty.com
Korres Guava Body ButterThis stuff is amazing. I've been carrying a tube in my bag, so I can have it with me wherever I go. It's got shea butter, sunflower oil, avacado oil, almond oil, and some other things. All I know is that it feels great on my hands, and it smells really nice.
$25.00, Amazon.com
Mint Chocolate Lip WhipThis chocolate-y mint lip gloss has an irresistible flavor. And it has vitamins A, C, and E, so if you reapply it obsessively, at least you know you're doing something good for your lips.
$14.00, Jaqua
Colorescience Chocolate Covered Cherry Lip Candy GlazeThis stuff has a mouth-watering scent. That's because it's made with actual chocolate extract and mint. And it has a lovely shimmery reddish-brown color that's not too dark.
$25.00, DermStore
La Dolce Diva Luscious Lip BalmI've been dying to try out these lip balms ever since I read about them on InStyle.com recently. Check out the list of yummy flavors: strawberry di chocolata, almond biscotti, gelato, tiramisu.
$5.00 each, La Dolce Diva
24K Sexy Gold LipstickThis lipstick from Benefit Cosmetics has the word sexy right in the name. And you can't get much more glam than a soft shimmery gold lipstick. This would look especially nice on tan summer skin.
$20.00, Sephora
Sugar Lychee Eau de ParfumWhen I ran out of perfume, I went to Sephora all set to buy something else, and walked out with a bottle of this. I absolutely adore it. It's a complex scent, but the grapefruit top note kind of stands out the most to my nose. Overall, it just smells fresh and clean.
$65.00, Fresh
Smith’s Rosebud SalveI can't stop slathering this stuff from the Rosebud Perfume Company on my lips. It has a soft rosy taste, it feels great on, and it has a bit of a shine to it. Supposedly, you can use this stuff to soften your cuticles too.
$5.50, Drugstore.com
Stila Mandarin Mist Eye Shadow TrioI like these new pink shimmery earth tone shadows from Stila. They're part of the Mandarin Mist line. These three-packs come in two similar varieties: kitten and mandarin. Kitten has more of a plum palette and mandarin's palette is more pink.
$24.00, Sephora
Yuzu Bergamot MoisturizerThis body lotion has a pleasantly fresh, citris scent thanks to its essential oils of bergamot orange and yuzu fruit, a small citris fruit grown in Japan that supposedly tastes like a combination of a grapefruit and a mandarin orange. It also contains soothing aloe and chamomile.
$18.00 for 8 ounces, Lather
