Ladies, make up is so dang exciting to girlie-girls like us, n’est-ce pas? And I LOVE that part of my job is the go to these shows every year so I can tell you what’s hot. The Make Up Show Los Angeles is just for artists and reporters, so the general public aren’t allowed. So…I brought it to you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0Q6Hbw6pQc

These are my absolute, tried and true favorites:

Pro: Goes on like a powder, finishes like a foundation. Doesn’t feel cakey or heavy.

Cons: I seem to get shinier using this and have to blot it about ever couple hours. No biggy though.

Pros: This stuff goes on like velvet. I’m wearing it in this photo:

Cons: The shape of the stick is really wide so you have to be careful not to get outside your lip line and look like Homie the Clown. A lip brush solves that problem. It doesn’t last as long as I would like, and I had to reapply after eating or drinking. Again, no biggie.

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics, “Lovecraft”

Pros: I’m loving Lip Tar more this year because I’m understanding better how versatile it is. I LOVE this color (one from their new line up) and am using it as a accent to my purple lip color by just dabbing a little in the middle of my lip, and then using it as a check blush. The metallic is amazing and so feminine and fun.

Cons: Lip Tar is not a gloss, so it can feel a little dry going on your dry lips. You can solve this by using a clear gloss base and then putting on color on top. It is gorgeous.

Giveaway!!

I want EVERYONE girl and woman on BB&W to look and feel beautiful. We’ve been talking a lot about that lately. What makes BB&W so different for anywhere else on the web is that we truly care and uplift each other. Write to me briefly about a story you’d like to share with our readership about how you transformed a low self-image around in a healthy and practical way, and I’ll give the best commenter with the most LIKES some goodies from brow geniuses, Anastasia Beverly Hills!

Precision brow tweezers

Clear Brow Gel

Black eye/brow liner