FW 06

One of the lip glosses I smuggled through security? A recently blended custom color lip gloss from the Atlanta Prescritives counter in Atlanta.

After a fruitless quest to find the perfect berry lip color -- have you heard? it's big for fall -- I decided to make my own.

There are several base colors to choose from -- berry, red, pink, brown -- with extenders and finishes to change the color around. Add shimmer, glitter, metallic or pearl finishes, make colors darker or lighter or sheer.

My shade is a perfectly sheer berry with a red tinge and just the teeniest bit of gold shimmer. And the best part? There are tons of flavors, so you're not stuck with a great color and nasty flavor or a flavor that doesn't match the color. Mine tastes like coffee, which makes me very happy.

(Oh, and in case you're wondering, I'm not sharing the formula. Go make your own!)

almost perfect

I got a new lip gloss tonight. L'Oreal Colour Juice in Cherries on Top. It's a color I've been searching for for a while. The perfect sheer cherry red color. Perfect for day, but good enough for evening. Wonderful. Great. My search is over.

Except my bangs keep getting stuck in it.

I turn my head -- BAM! Bangs stuck in the lipgloss.

The air conditioner goes on -- BAM! Bangs stuck in the lipgloss.

I'm sitting perfectly stull and the rotation of the earth happens as it has for millenia -- BAM! Bangs stuck in the lipgloss.

Yes, this shit is sticky.

I should send this to Estee Lauder, maker of the most wonderful lipgloss on the planet, High Gloss, and request this color. Berries are big for fall and their colors are so summery, anyway.

A girl can dream. And until then, save this gloss for days when the hair goes up.

fall to-do

1. discover the perfect red lipstick
2. get the guts to buy a pair of skinny jeans
3. get the guts to actually wear them