TREND ALERT: Orange-Red Lipstick

Makeup Forever Lipstick Orange Red (205), $19; Makeup Forever Glossy Couleur Tangerine (2), $ 19

Trying to break out of the "red-lip box"? I hope so because nothing is hotter right now than a splash of orange lipstick on your puckers! Any shade of orange is haute: tangerine, orange sherbet, red-orange, gold-orange, coral, peach, pastel, mango, or cinnamon orange. To compliment your lips make sure skin is bronzed and warm with neutral eyes and LOTS of mascara - get excited Divas!

Orange-red lips popped on the runway during New York Fashion Week on models of all ethnicities. Question yourself no further; this trend is for you, you, and you! If you are blonde I would opt for the orange tangerine, brunette go for the orange sherbet, dark skin and dark hair aim for the red-orange. The key to making this work is to find the correct shade and coverage that you are comfortable with; sheer and sporty (lip gloss), opaque and polished (crème lipstick), or severe and edgier (matte lipstick). However you choose to rock this juicy trend, it must be worn with confidence! 

 

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 The best way to test drive a new lip color is to start with either a gloss or a swipe of lipstick applied to the center of the lip and blended outward with a finger. This type of application creates a healthy and real look, your own lips just a bit more vibrant; I would suggest topping with a tangerine gloss.

Whether opaque and polished or sever and edgy, one item can not be skipped - lip liner! I know ladies, we have become so anti-lip liner over the past few years but at least a nude colored liner will prevent the dreaded "bleeding lipstick". *ewwww* Remember the order of proper application for all red-based lipsticks: foundation, dust with powder, lip liner, lipstick, blot, and reapply second layer of lipstick. This ensures seamless application and that your color lasts past your morning coffee. 

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Lady Gaga, is that a...or are you just happy to see me?!?

Lady Gaga is on the cover of Britain's Q Magazine for March...with a very obvious bulge in her pants! *insert gay gasp here* We can all take turns "guessing" what's protruding from her middle region or we can just accept that it's a strap on dildo and move on.

Gaga tells Q Magazine, "We all know that one of the biggest talking points of the year was that I have a dick, so why not give them what they want?" Great question right?!? LOL

I love Lady Gaga purely for the level of shock value that she provides! I love that she pushes the limits and forces one to think outside of the box. She gets EXTRA points for rocking a strap on the cover of a magazine!

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I like my money right where I can see it... hanging in my closet. -Carrie Bradshaw

Lubrication FAIL

Hey Dolls! I know we have discussed lube before on Passion For Pretty and how much I LOVE KY Silk, like LOVE it!!! It's SUPER silky, stays moist, works in water, AND a few drops will last all night long. So lets talk..... 

Call me lazy but I waited until I was completely OUT of Silk before I decided to head on over to my local Walgreens to replace it. To my dismay, they were out of the Silk! I should have listened to my inner sex gooddess that told me to take my ass up the street to Rite Aid or CVS but noooooo, I decided to try the Yours + Mine since the commercials crack me up.

Here is where the fuckery begins...not only was it annoying trying to figure out which bottle is for who in the HEAT of the moment with just the light from a few nearby candles ("No, I should squirt the blue one on you I think?!?"), but the consistency was way horrible! Not enough slide and glide, if you know what I'm saying. *wink*

So I officially give KY Yours + Mine a rating of negative 1 stiletto! (BOOOOO)

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I like my money right where I can see it... hanging in my closet. -Carrie Bradshaw

Drool Worthy

I’ve come to realize that I dress from my feet up, a shoe is always selected first (based on mood, season, and occasion)…the rest just seems to fall into place! I’ve tried to select a blouse or a few bangles first but then I find myself faced with more shoe options than I even care to admit that would compliment my ensemble. *blink* Clearly you can see how a girl might end up in a pickle that way! I digress, feet up is the way that I roll.



The black and yellow stripped whipsnake box clutch is a power piece by Alexander McQueen. The color accent and the silver-tone skull and crystal-studded-knuckled-duster clasp SCREAMS edgy! A small yet powerful fashion punch, all women needs a “wild card” in her wardrobe. The sharp forma cut out sandals are by Miu Miu, edgy with a twist of elegance making this shoe multi-functional! It’s certainly edgy enough to play with the McQueen clutch but elegant enough to be paired with a maxi-dress for a Sunday afternoon brunch.


I love bold pieces that can carry an outfit – any outfit. This HAUTE duo would even make dark skinny jeans and a basic white tee deliciously fabulous! Let’s revamp our closets ladies, start by purchasing shoes and accessories to see which outfits from last year may still make the lineup in your Spring 2010 wardrobe. Step outside of the box, spice things up a bit, and let your hair down!


Fashion cannot be confined, it’s flexible and fluid. Fashion cannot be defined in a single term, it’s forever changing. I love that I am young and fashionably free during a time where there truly are NO rules, are you fully embracing your fashion freedom?

I like my money right where I can see it... hanging in my closet. -Carrie Bradshaw

Tantalizing Texture

Texture is "IN" for the Spring ladies; suede, leather, faux leather....keyword here is texture.

I am head over stilettos over this Guess Mercy Suede Draped Jacket!!! I love the way the the draping softly hangs and I can only imagine the beautiful movement it has as one would walk.

Perfect with dark skinny jeans and a pair of haute nude heels (another Spring 2010 trend, TBD = to be discussed) - BELLA!

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I like my money right where I can see it... hanging in my closet. -Carrie Bradshaw

Don't Leave Home Without It

OHH EMM GEE, I am in love!!! I totally LOVE the Tide To Go Pen and am over the moon that they have come out with the "Mini". (the regular one is too long to fit in my makeup bag)

Ladies, this is a MUST HAVE at all times....no need to ask for club soda when you can instantly remove stains - talk about instant satisfaction! I have removed everything from red wine to lip gloss with my Tide Pen along with BBQ sauce of the shirts of little ones at a summer cookout.

Need I say more?!? *blink*

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I like my money right where I can see it... hanging in my closet. -Carrie Bradshaw