coral lips, kinda?

Coral lips are huge this summer but for some us the bright orangey pink lips are too much of a commitment. But I digress! I love the look of a neon lip in the summer. So here is my solution for slowly easing into the trend. Mix a cherry red lipstick with a peachy lipstick so you can control how intensely coral you want to go. Below are some swatches of my own coral concoction.

Natural light.
Flash.
L to R
Rimmel "Red Hot", Mac "Dressmaker, Dressmaker", final product!

Tip: You can also play with tones of coral by using a darker brick red intead of a cherry red. Brighter reds will give more of a pink undertone.

a newbie with some guilty pleasures

Wow so this is my first blog post ever! Enough of the n00b parade, I'll just cut to the chase. So I've been experiencing a truckload of guilty pleasures lately, one of them being that new teeny bopper show "Pretty Little Liars". I originally slagged the promo off for being another stereotypical wannabe teen drama...and I was right because thats exactly what the show is. BUT what is it that sets this one apart from the rest? I'll tell you what. Two words. Ian. Harding. He's the gorgeous twenty something year old who plays Mr. Fitz the English teacher.

Insert picture courtesy of google images.

Nuff said no?

In all seriousness though, I actually love this show. The combination of a cheesy script, a good onset wardrobe, and cute co-stars is enough reason for me to keep watching. Oh and the girl in the photo is Lucy Hale. She's my favorite out of all the main girls. I think it's because she works the bold brow so damn well. And also because I have no choice but to live vicariously through her since she's romantically linked to Mr. Fitz on the show.