Standard-issue #OOTD
Big kisses to you, Stila Beso, for always being there for us makeup lovers who apply lipstick at the last minute in the car using the rearview mirror before dashing into work. You make it easy to look like we, ya know…actually had our act together. LOL.
Friend, I predict that this could be your new default matte red lip color (if it isn’t one of your faves already), because Beso is opaque. Beso is smooth. Beso has a charming liquid-y texture, and it starts off creamy and slick. It eases along lips and around edges, so you absolutely don’t need a lip liner.
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Basically, it’s completely devoid of the bad kind of drama.
I had three massive cups of coffee before putting this on yesterday, in the car (we’re working longer hours at the bakery this month because of the annual holiday cupcake rush), and even though my hands were vibrating at a high frequency due to all the caffeine, I was still easily able to paint this lip in under a minute.
Say what?!
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Yes, you get a bright red matte lip that moves as you smile and laugh through your day (I hope). This particular lip lasted through the making of 600 sugar cookies.
MWAH, Stila Beso!
And if you’re prone to lip flakes like I am, concern not, because this lippie also won’t dry out your lips.
You can pretty much wear anything on your eyes with Beso, too. It’s a very cooperative color. I whipped up this matte taupe lid with the Viseart Neutral palette without much thought and just went with it.
When you do your eye makeup in a blur…
I normally wear Beso with some type of neutral eyeshadow, but it also works well with colorful lids.
In fact, we have a holiday sprinkle mix at the bakery that we’ve been using on glazed sugar cookies… It’s a mix of bright red, green, purple and teal sprinkles, and I think the color palette would absolutely work for a makeup look — teal, blue and purple on the lids with a red lip.
Makeup inspiration?
I’m not 100% sure I could pull it off in a wearable way (can totes see it going unintentionally crazy), but hey, you never know till you try.
Other (somewhat) crucial items of note
Since I was the first one at the bakery yesterday in the back of the house, I got to choose the music…so we bumped ’80s hits all day long (we’re also catering an ’80s party, so I felt it was appropriate).
I heard so lots of songs I hadn’t heard in ages!
I don’t know why, but I’m consistently shocked by how much I’m moved by Phil Collins songs…
Who the heck is Billy, anyway?
Even after all these years, I still have NO idea what this song is about…
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If you can break down Sussudio for me, I would really appreciate it… He’s talking about a woman with an unusual name that he has a crush on, right??
Your friendly neighborhood appeal addict,
Karen