Give lips new depth

I'm a BzzAgent.  I received samples of COVERGIRL blastflipstick to try out and give my opinion.  I received 3 of the 13 blastflipsticks shades; stunner (red & gold), minx (brown & copper) and vixen (dark mauve & pink).  Over the course of the campaign so far, I've used all three.  Although all three are quite awesome, I've become quite fond of stunner.   That could be because its Christmas time and I've worn various shades of red which it really goes well with or maybe red lipstick is just my new color.  I thought these were going to be just another lip fad but I truly think these may prove to be a product I could use for some time.  They blend well, aren't overpowering and are somewhat long lasting. 

So what are blastflipsticks.  Well they are 2 lipsticks in 1. You can flip your look with these double-ended lipstick duos. Each stick has a creamy shade on one side and a shimmer shade on the other, it's two wearable, blendable, lipcolors in one. 

I tried using one color at a time but I find they look the best when you blend them.  The shimmer shade really tones down the creamy shade and the creamy shade keeps you from looking like a clubber...unless you like that look then by all means shimmer away.  I do not normally wear dark lip colors so having the ability to tone them down all in one small stick is quite appealing.  I've mainly worn them for parties but I also did a few regular days with them.  I found that the color doesn't really fade which is profoundly appealing.  Its not considered "long lasting" or "color stay" but its better than most other lip colors.  I didn't reapply after Christmas dinner and in pictures you couldn't tell.  My favorite way to wear them thus far is put a coat of the shimmer on the inner areas of my lips and then go over the outter area with the creamy shade.  Then rub your lips together.  It looks fabulous.  It gives your look a new depth that is hard to achieve without complementing colors.  And since these complementing colors come all in one it makes it that much easier. 

They are a little pricey for lipstick, in my opinion, running around $7.99 a set.  But when you think about it being two colors with a myriad of possibilities it is much easier to justify the purchase.  Well, having a coupon doesn't hurt either.  Regardless it is worth the asking price as these are unique complementing colors that give your lips a new depth. 

I personally recommend giving these a try.  I do not think you will be disappointed.  

Why am I awake!?!

So as I sit here at 2AM trying to fall asleep I cannot.  Today was my company Christmas party and while my coworkers still think I'm an angel, I fear my husband my think I'm evil.  Not because I did anything wrong per say but I did get a lil um drunk and may not have been very kind.  I didn't plan on getting so far gone but alas I drank WAY to many dirty martins and well I don't think that was a good idea.  Maybe I just needed to let loose but I never do that.  I had at least 8.... Little me had 8 drinks....that should not happen!!! I remember most everything...which I think is worse than no memory....because I remember being mean for no reason.  I also remember being very upset about the tragedy in Connecticut.  I do not know anyone there but it just about killed me to read what happened.....making me want to forget this world even more by drowning myself in alcohol....not a very noble thing but the more I drank, the less I thought about the horrors of the world we live in....and how scared I am to want to bring children into it.

That is so out of character for me.  I think my conscience woke me up just to make me feel bad.  I know I fell asleep around 11:30 and popped up at 1:30 like it was time to get up and go....uh yea not so much. I thought I might be able to fall back asleep but I couldn't.  My brain keeps running through tonight's events.  I won on the slot machine...woohoo!  I left with out telling my coworkers bye...bad bad bad.  I was a jerk in the car....no idea why.....just raging bitch.  But my dear husband still forced me to get out of the car and get dinner because he was hungry.  I think I was nice to the waitress as I ordered a beer...(wtf was I thinking) and quesadillas.  I paid...probably because I felt bad for the raging B in the car moment.  My husband still got me a coke....still spoke to me....and put up with my loud yabbering and just laughed.

We got home and he still wanted to talk to me....I deserved the silent treatment but no he continued  being awesome.  Oye vey, make me feel worse.  My tummy hurts a bit, maybe that's why I'm awake. Or maybe I had to vent about alcohol....it's the debil! Or maybe it's a combination of both...plus I decided to read more on the tragedy in Connecticut....which will probably give me nightmares....

So here I am sitting on the kitchen floor so as not to wake up my sweet hubs, with my cat irritating me because she is happy I am awake...now what....I should try to sleep but I am not tired....I can't take a sleeping pill, I'll never wake up in the AM but I need rest to be functional tomorrow....what to do what to do.  I guess I'll signs off and hope exhaustion overtakes me.

BIC Mark-It Permanent Markers

I received these for free from Smiley360.  There is quite an assortment of colors and they are very rich colors.   I've done a few projects with them so far and they work nice for the most part.  They work best on paper type textures but they work on smooth and glass as well.  We made Christmas ornaments and they came out ok but not great.  The colors don't look as vibrant.  I think they would look better on a solid white surface, like a light bulb.

We decorated some white wood and that looked nice but I don't have pictures of those.  When I get them I will post some of those pics.  I think these are great products.  They are fun and come in a great assortment of colors.  The only other issue I have is when you start or end an area of the drawing...no matter how skilled/quick you are it leaves a dark dot.  You know like when you pause with any pen  but it isn't that noticeable and its somewhat fixable after it dries.

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