It's fall. Well, according to the calendar anyway...

It's time. It's time to be brave. It's time to be brave and get a deep, dark lip gloss. Stop! Don't be scared!! A deeply colored shiny lip is unbelievably pretty and I promise- it's doable!!!

A couple of tips- keep eyes neutral. A couple of coats of mascara and a light colored eye shadow. Glowing, natural looking blush. It needs to look like you've just come in from the great outdoors. And then your lips. Now, if you are really nervous about it, get yourself a flesh colored lip pencil and lightly color in the entire lip area. Now for the real trick- apply the gloss to the bottom lip only. Then, lightly rub your lips together so that you transfer the color to your top lip. Build the color from there. Make it as dark and/or shiny as you want. If you like just the first color transfer, stick with that. I personally prefer to add a bit. But, you know me- more is more. :)

Gloss suggestions?

1. Dior Addict Ultra Gloss in Black Tie Plum

2. Smashbox O-Gloss Noir

3. Kat Von D Painted Love Lipgloss in Rosary

4. Buxom Big and Healthy Lip Balm in Portofino

Get out there and get sexy ladies.

A happy finding

So, I was swapping out my spring and summer lip glosses for my fall and winter lip colors (yes, I know. Most people just swap out their clothes for the summer. I swap out lip colors. I have a sickness.) Anywho, I was pulling out my gorgeous fall colors and re-discovered my all time favorite!! It's called Fat Balm and it's made by a British company called Eyeko: http://www.eyeko.com/product_info.php?products_id=28

My personal favorite is the Strawberry Balm. It is the perfect shade of rosy loveliness. And here's the crazy part- it is literally the perfect blend of lipstick/lip balm/ and gloss. It is amazingly moisturizing, provides just the right amount of color, and has a little sheen to it, too. Here's the even better part: it lasts a long time and as it wears off, it turns into that great stained look. Like "Oh yeah, my lips are naturally this gorgeous rosy color." Now, if you are more of a medium or darker skin tone, you can definitely pull off the Raspberry Balm. If you want a more natural look, go for the Minty Balm. But the Strawberry looks good on EVERYONE.

Oh, and did I mention that this stuff is only $8 and they do free shipping to the U.S.? Check out the website and see what you think!

Don't forget- tomorrow we will reveal who won the bag o' beauty treats for recruiting the most people!