My New Favorite Lipstick

DISCLAIMER: This is a completely frivoulous post. I apologize in advance.

I needed a new eye-pencil and I work near a Boston Store (in the Bergners/Younkers family for all you Midwesterners) so I decided to go hit the Clinique counter over my lunch on Tuesday. I don't normally splurge on makeup. I'm a Cover Girl/Maybelline kinda gal normally. The only time I really splurged was when I bought makeup before my wedding. I had a Clinique makeover and got hooked on a couple of items. Their eyeliner for one... and I really enjoy their lipstick. And I will always use their 3-step skin-care stuff. But it's not always budget-friendly.

There was supposed to be a promotion where if you bought lipstick you got three free mini lipsticks, so I headed over there thinking I'd get the eyeliner, and see if there was a new lipstick color that worked for me. I got the eye liner first, then mentioned I was in the market for a new lipstick. The saleswoman asked what shade, I said, "pinkish brown." And voila!

Apparently I've found the Holy Grail of lipsticks! Long Last Matte Shine in Pink Chocolate. It's more pink than brown, but I love it! I've worn it every day for the last three days and all three days people have commented or complemented me on the lipstick. I'm not used to this. I'm usually a natural kind of girl. I often lipstick, or mascara and don't think anything of it until I see a picture where I look like a ghost. I don't know how good this picture of my lips will turn out, but here you go:

It actually doesn't dry my lips out and stayed put while drinking coffee! I got the pink truffle lip liner to go with it too. While I love that I got a new lipstick, I love all the extra I got too! They ran out of the promotional mini-lipsticks, so the woman essentially built me a special Clinique bonus from samples she had! SCORE! Makeup remover, the three step skin care minis (with liquid and bar soap). I feel a little better about splurging on the makeup. Plus if you look good, you feel good, right?