There's something about lipstick.

I love this new lip color for summer.  MAC calls the color "Saint Germain."  I call it "Magda."

"Magda"
There's Something About Mary
*Image courtesy of rotten tomatoes.com

Smooch.

Pucker up!

"Lips"
Andy Warhol
(art.com)

I say ditch the Hallmark store, and give your makeup case a treat today with a new lipstick.  It lasts longer than flowers and unlike chocolate, it's zero calories.

Rouge Cream Lipstick, Sephora Collection

My two new colors:

Décolleté
(warm pinkish beige)

Courtisane
(deep brick red)

Happy Valentine's Day!  

Love, Mollie

The Hunger Games

 Mollie's fake eyelash crush:
Elizabeth Banks as 'Effie Trinket' in Deer & Butterfly Eyelashes, Sephora

I wasn't a huge fan of the tween angst vampire trend.  I went to see the midnight release of one of the movies, but it was merely a social thing.  Wanting to get out with my girlfriends to eat popcorn and Raisinets, rather than to swoon over jailbait Bop magazine hunks.

However, I did get bit by The Hunger Games bug (by Suzanne Collins).  Breezing through the novels, counting down to the first Hollywood rendition of the books, and getting super excited over the potential for nail polish inspired by the hoop-la.  There was an OPI collection for The Muppets, so why not?

Well of course they are going to cash in on fashion conscious book worms such as myself!  I want Riveting and Smoke and Ashes.

China Glaze's Colours from the Capitol, nail polish inspired by The Hunger Games

How cute is this?!  Some Hunger Games fans over at thehob.org did their homework and connected the dots.  The 12 colors represent each of the 12 Districts and their specialties.

District 1:  Luxe and Lush  (Luxury)

District 2:  Stone Cold  (Masonry)

District 3:  Riveting  (Technology)

District 4:  Hook and Line (Fishing)

District 5:  Electrify  (Power)

District 6:  Fast Track  (Transportation)

District 7:  Mahogany Magic  (Lumber)

District 8:  Dress Me Up  (Textiles)

District 9:  Harvest Moon  (Grain)

District 10:  Foi Gras  (Livestock)

District 11:  Agro  (Agriculture)

District 12:  Smoke and Ashes  (Mining)

(Source: All things nail polish www.alllacqueredup.com, and all things Hunger Games thehob.org)

I wonder what Cinna would wear.

Lipstick Jungle

My lip crushes.

I have been on a lipstick kick lately.  I guess my lips were feeling a bit blah from the nude lip trend over the past decade.  Loving all the hot pinks, corals, deep wines and cherry reds out there.  I'm so happy color is back!

I can remember Grandma putting on fresh lipstick right before supper every night.  So 50's housewife.  Love!  I think I'll dress up my lips for supper too.  Going glam for taco night.

Factory Girl

Eye Makeup inspiration:
Edie Sedgwick, 1965 screentest

Edie Sedgwick.  Tragic "it girl" of the 60's and inspiration for the movie Factory Girl.  Like Edie, I never leave the house without a few dozen coats of jet back eyeliner and mascara.  These products are my latest raves.  

Master Drama Eye Studio eyeliner in Midnight Black, Maybelline
Eyelash Expert Tools eyelash curler, Maybelline
Benefit They're Real! mascara in jet black, Sephora
Sephora Collection Professional Heated Lash Curler, Sephora

After my face is prepped and primed, it's time for Factory eyes.

Step 1.

Line upper lids with Master Drama Eye Studio eyeliner in Midnight Black by Maybelline.  It goes on smooth like a crayon, but sets like a liquid.  Once set, it doesn't smudge and lasts forever.  You may need an act of God to wash it off your face.  Tip: I use Pampers Sensitive baby wipes to remove.  They are cheaper than eye makeup remover pads, and are plentiful in my house.  

Step 2.

Turn on Sephora Collection Professional Heated Lash Curler to start warming up while you work on your lashes.  Crimp eyelashes with your trusty drugstore eyelash curler.  

Step 3.

Apply a coat of Benefit They're Real! mascara in jet black.  I have 3 blonde eyelashes per eye and I'm obsessed with fattening them up.  Santa put this in my stocking and it is one of the best mascaras I have ever used.  So worth the $22.  Super fattening, lengthening, and lasts all day.  You never need to reapply.  (But if you do, beware of spider eyes.)

Step 4.

Use the Sephora Collection Professional Heated Lash Curler to "set" your lashes.  My lashes are straight as an arrow and I wonder how I ever lived without this new tool!  There are some tutorials and reviews on YouTube I checked out first.  Basically, you just comb your lashes through in the direction you want them to go; up and out towards the outer corner of your eyes.  The heated curler melts or softens the waxes in the mascara and then as it cools, it sets your lashes for the day in a curl.  It's magic!

There.  Now you too can look like a strung-out socialite of the 60's.