Monday

Black tape-yarn scoopneck short-sleeved sweater from Ann Taylor Loft. Chinese Red shantunk drop-waist pleated skirt from Banana Republic. Open-toe pumps from Steve Madden. Silver cuff and hoops.

Hair was washed yesterday, a bit of Frizz-Ease Dream Curls sprayed in, and hair allowed to air dry. This gave me this morning some perfect ringlets and some messy stringy pieces. Hit the stringy pieces (mainly back of head) with the curling iron and then brushed out the whole look. Not too worried about my hair today; have an appointment with my stylist after work and my hair has risen the white flag in defeat. it has been too long between salon visits and it just won't try any longer.

Makeup is L'oreal true match foundation in C3, Nars Orgasm blush, Revlon ColorStay shadow quad in neutral - the ivory on the inner corners, brow bone and a bit on the lid. Two coats of L'Oreal Voluminous mascara in black on curled lashes and a thick line of Maybelline's Ultra Liner in black on the top lash line. On lips is The Body Shop's new reformulated lipstick in shade 03, which I believe is Plum.

I know I mention The Body Shop products a lot. I used to work for the company, so I have a ton of their makeup, especially shadows. They have recently repackaged and reformulated their entire cosmetics line. I used to hate their lip products - the glosses I found wore away soon and had a weird berry smell. Their lipsticks were cheap feeling and the casing was crap - the cap always fell off and product got all over my bag. Not a fan.

Well I recently bought their sheer lipcolor in 02 and the lipstick in 03 and I am a big fan. They products are creamy, wear well, feel good, smell mild and the colors are flattering. The sheer lipcolor in 03 is a a shimmery dark berry in the elongated tube, but is a pretty pinky plummy neutral on the lips. Like my lips, but a bit darker and a bit pinker. I wore it Saturday night with my new blue dress from target and it complimeented the cool blue nicely. The 03 lipstick was only reapplied after lunch today; each time I saw my reflection in the bathroom prior to that, I had tinted lips. This is huge for me; I rarely wear colorful lipstick because it wears away so easily on me leaving smeary lips or nude lips all together. Also, after a weekend of wearing both products, my lips feel very soft and healthy. Again a rairity for me with my sensitive and dry lips (hence my affinity for glosses and balms). I also purchased two different foundations, a highlighting pen, a cream blush, a gloss and some other goodies. As I use them, I will let you know how they fare.