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NEON is the new Bling!

This season, the fashion runways are lit with color!...

From clothes to accessories, bright is the new bling, and the bling palette of choice is... NEON. Effervescent yellows, peachs, mint greens and pinks can brighten up not only your wardrobe but your makeup choices as well!

Fiesty new lip glosses and electric new eyeshadow colors are available to help all you fashionistas stay on trend. Check out Bobbi Brown's Neons & Nudes collection for a lippy neon fix. Not-so-new but always true, are MAC's Pigments (one of those "must try" items) - which have tons of color and may be layered for an effect that goes from eye catching to obnoxious (depending on how you feel that day).

Even if neon isn't quite your style, there are lots of other vibrantly lovely lip glosses, eyeshadows and creams to help perk up your spring look. New from Maybelline is the Eye Tattoo, pigmented cream eye shadow line; and under her "True Romance" collection, Kat Von D has a colorful palette called: Mi Vida Loca, available at Sephora.

But in case an eye full of brightly pigmented eyeshadow isn't your thing, there are also some really fun colored eye-liners you can use. For the frugal fashionista, Wet-N-Wild has a line of liquid eyeliners that come in two very cool colors (turquois & plum) and are economically priced. 

So, maybe starting with a sassy little strip of color on your eyelid can be your gateway to a colorful makeup adventure.

One thing's for sure, whether you're NEON... or not,  you'll definitely have fun experimenting with CoLoR!!!... and that's what makeup is all about.

 

Girlie Treasures!!!

I did some damage at Sephora and *All This* (like I got a ton of stuff, lol) only cost me $100.00!!... after I used my $50 gift card. But I am a happy camper because I love all of my purchases. The key to getting in & out of Sephora with the necessary items & within budget is to make a list. I knew what I was going in there for, which helped me not to impulse buy. Well... for the most part it did. I still bought $10.00 in lip gloss stackable tubes... they were $5 ea - what's a girl to do?? #shrugs shoulders

The "Smokey Eye"... and NO, it's not black! lol.

 

Ahh yes... the most desired eye makeup look in the biz!

A lot of ladies want to try the smokey eye but never have because of their fear of "looking like a raccoon"!... and I can't say that I blame them. 

But at the same time, I must admit being surprised by this fact because it lead me to realize just how many ladies still think that a smokey eye has to be black. Well, it doesn't!

Thus, the remedy for the dreaded "raccoon eye" is... (wait for it...) try a different color! 

In this picture, a simple gray was used. I know... I know... it's not a major departation from using the classic black eye shadow but in reality, choosing to use a medium or even a dark shade of gray versus using black, is noticeably different and... you won't look like a raccoon!

But don't just take my word on this... try it and see.

The key is to test out different shades of your desired color (ex: light gray, steel gray or charcoal gray) and see which one best compliments your individual skintone. From there, all you have to do is practice your application technique and in no time at all,  you'll be wearing the "smokey eye" with sexy confidence!

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