Get Lippy

Hey, gals!

How was your weekend? Mine was exhaustion-inducing nearly to the point of mono, but so super FUN. Thursday was a party in the city at Buddah Bar and Tenjune and then Friday we drove out to Montauk where we relaxed for a night and then recommenced the wildness on Saturday. On Saturday afternoon, we went to the spa at Gurney's Inn Resort where I had an hour-long massage, an indulgence I never allow myself. Usually my massages are limited to a 10 minute one after a manicure on a rare basis. My massage guy, Michael, did a good job, but I am definitely sore still. I think we have a difference of opinion about what "medium pressure" means. He's very knowledgeable about vitamins and even took a class with Dr. Weil at Columbia. However, I didn't love when he informed me that I need to wear high heels far less often. The chances of that happening are slim to none, Michael. I'm a single gal in Manhattan. Anyway. Let's talk about my fave spring lip prods, mmkay?


Sara Happ Lip Scrub in Cocoa
I am totally smitten with this chocolate sugar exfoliater that eradicates all traces of snaggy lips. To me, it tastes of chocolate chocolate chip cookie dough, but maybe I eliminated sugar from my lifestyle too long ago. At $20 it's a bit on the steep side, but you need only a teeny amount each time. And it comes wrapped up in a most darling bow. It's like the Tiffany gift of lip treatments.

La Mer The Lip Balm
This balm is, well, THE BALM. Get it? It's an emulsion that works on contact to soften roughness, relieve dryness and flaking and help heal seriously dry lips. Includes a patented Lip Lipid Complex and an essential protein found in the arctic that helps insulate lip skin from extreme weather conditions. It also includes the original Miracle Broth™ with marine extracts, botanicals and vitamins to regenerate the delicate lip skin. At $45, it's the most expensive lip balm in my arsenal, but I just love the hell out of it. I've been using mine on a daily for the last month or so, and find it just tastes of luxury and is uber long-lasting. I also lurve the gorge mint-chocolate-chip-ice-cream-minus-the-chocolate-chips color and taste.

Wow. I've been on the South Beach Diet for the past 6 months to get in shape for Amber's wedding and it seems all I can talk about are desserts.

Beets. In a LIP serum.

Dolls, the title is to be said in the same tone as Reese Witherspoon's in Sweet Home Alabama when she says, "You have a BABY. In a BAR."

Last night I couldn't sleep until I'd selected ALL of the hypothetical (dead or alive) dinner guests to my imaginary party. Don't you hate when that happens? Here they are:
Grace Kelly - I still plan on stealing off to Monaco and marrying a prince Grace Kelly-style.
Allen Iverson - We have the same birthday and I'm obsessed with him. Did you know that he was offered full scholarships for BOTH basketball and FOOTBALL?
Prince - Also shares AI's and my birthday. Who doesn't want PRINCE at their dinner party? If not just to say, "pass the potatoes, PRINCE."
Diana Vreeland - One of my favorite DV quotes: "I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity." Do you love it? If you're not on board with DV, I don't know what you're DOING.
JFK Jr. - Enough said.
Henri Matisse - My favorite artist. I adore his "French Riviera" period.
Stephen Colbert - He KILLS me. Love him. Not only is he sexy as hell, he's quick as a WHIP. When named one of People's 50 Sexiest People, he wrote a piece in response to his division (Sexiest Guy in Glasses). He wrote, "Every time I see a guy in a monocle, I know I'm TWICE as sexy as he is."
La Marquise de Merteuil from Les Liaisons Dangereuses - She's fictional, but one of my favorite characters. It's my hypothetical party and if I want to invite fictional people, I can.
Maureen Dowd - Times are dark when Maureen is on vaca (like right now, for instance). If you're not reading her column on Wednesdays and Sundays in the NYT, I also do not know what you're doing.
E.Jean Carroll - E.Jean inspired me to BE a writer. Her column in ELLE (Ask E.Jean) is pure crazy genius. E.Jean straddles the line between serious journalist and cheerleader. An article she wrote about cheerleaders for Spin magazine was selected as one of the years “Best True Crime Reporting” pieces. She was also nominated for an Emmy for her writing on "Saturday Night Live".


Before deciding what other makeup concepts I'd rock to THIS affair, I'd definitely be slathering on some of Be fine's Lip Serum with chamomile and beets. This new, naturally-based line is carried by CVS stores. I'm such a fan. Leaves the lips shiny and sweet thanks to natural vanilla flavors. And when was the last time a beauty product incorporated beets? I also apply it before going to bed and after I wake up. It's occupying serious real estate on my nightstand. $19.99 for .5 oz.

Kiss Me Red

I have a slight penchant for red-tinted lip balms that come in a tube. I adore Benefit's Benetint lip balm, you KNOW how I feel about C.O. Bigelow, Kiehl's red lip balm is pretty gorge as well. I just received Philosophy's Kiss Me Red for my birthday as part of their "Birthday Girl" set and am totally enamored. It tastes faintly lemony, is very moisturizing and makes your lips the most enchanting red stain. It contains kiwi, vitamin E and sweet almond oil. What's better? Not one thing.

Problem Salved.

It just entered my life a week ago, but already I think I'd have a Napoleon Dynamite "can I borrow your guys's phone" situ on my hands if I left my Boscia Jujube Salve Stick at home. It's The Business, I'll just say it. It multitasks like a dream employee. Already, I've used it to moisturize my lips, to tame my brows, and to calm raggedy cuticles. As it doesn't gloss your lips too much, it's perf under lipstick (or gloss, if you're so inclined) or before bed. For serious soft lips, exfoliate lips first with a dry toothbrush, then apply the salve stick. It's unscented, yet super-moisturizing with the slightest hint of a pink tint. It's bound to become a staple in your lifestyle.