Spring Cleaning.

Spring is absolutely glorious and inspiring, is it not?  And while we are all doing some serious spring cleaning in our homes, I have a hunch that our faces and bodies need a little TLC for the transition from winter too.  For this post, I'm concentrating on the lips.  I applied a lovely creamy bright pink the other day and was horrified to see how roughly it was settling in to my lips - it was not a nice, uniform pink...it was pink, rough skin, pink, rough skin, and on and on.  In other words, EW. 

In search of a gentle little lip scrub to rid my little pout of rough skin, I found one by Korres.  It has a light, fresh, lemon-y scent that is super refreshing...while the scrub is nourishing and gently exfoliating at the same time.  I'm pretty sure my lips have never been softer.  I usually do a little scrub in the morning and follow up with my Korres lip butter (read my review here), and then repeat at night.  My lipsticks are going on so much smoother, and my lips no longer look horrifying, thank you very much. 

The Korres kit pictured is a great way to try the scrub, as well as some other lip products - the scrub is $19 on its own, and this kit is $34.50.  You do the math.  :)  Get it here.  Don't want the kit?  Get the scrub here. 

XOXO....................................................................................Tiff. 

Sweet Little Pink Cheeks

This gorgeous pink blush by Korres makes me long for spring...and gives me a perk of pretty color for the winter. It's a very soft powder that gives the perfect flush of color - sort of looks like you have that "fresh from the outdoors" glow.

Get the blush by itself here...or in a great kit (with 2 eyeliners, a mascara, and 2 lip glosses) here.

XOXO.......................Tiff.

I Heart Korres

Dear Readers - meet Korres makeup sets. Korres makeup sets - meet dear readers. Now that we're all well acquainted and feel all comfy with each other, we can talk openly about how awesome these kits are.

I love Korres products anyway (see this previous post), but these kits put me over the moon, if you will. I particularly adore the Smokey Eyes Made Easy kit - "made easy" is an understatement. While I am no makeup artist, I think I know my way around makeup application enough to follow some directions - but somehow, with other kits, my makeup has never ended up looking the way it is supposed to. With this kit, the directions are super easy, and VOILA! You look just like the model (well, the makeup at least) when you're finished. The 4 eyecolors are gorgeous enough on their own, and the lip gloss is the most perfect color to compliment a smokey eye. I adore the eyeliner - it's easy to apply and smudgeable. The mascara is nourishing and buildable for beautimous lashes.

Oh, and the price? $39.50. Yeah, that's right. Get it here (and check out their other kits!).

XOXO...................................................Tiff.

Winter Lip Care

Lips feeling a little ragged? Rough lips = never a good thing. Seriously, don't be that gal with the lipstick gathered spots of dry skin on your lips...SHUDDER. You need soft, healthy, kissable lips! The fastest way to happy lips is to slather on (yes, slather) some Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment. At $22.50 a pop, I realize it's a bit pricey for a lip treatment, but I guarantee it will be love at first swipe. It smells so good but more than that - it feels amazing. Your lips will have never been so happy. Get it here.

Not really wanting to shell out $22.50? Here are some other options:

1. Absolutely any of the Mentha lip line products by C.O. Bigelow at Bath and Body Works - for the men folk, the mentha chap stick is a must. There is also a lemon lip balm that reminds me of the Fresh version - and at $7.50, it's quite a deal. B&B Works often has great deals on their lip products, like buy 2 get 1 free, or right now, they are all $5.

2. Classic Carmex is just nostalgic, and who doesn't love that tingle?

3. Korres lip butters - see this previous post.

4. The Body Shop is known for amazing body butters - and has little lip butter versions that are amazing as well. $8/pop.

XOXO......................................................................Tiff.

My Favorite Lip Butter

Anyone who knows me understands that I am obsessed with "lippies." I mean, OBSESSED. Like I carry around 20 with me at all times in a special lippy pouch obsessed. I just hate it when my lips feel dry, and I like to have options. :)

Of all the lippies I have tried, Korres lip butter is the one I come back to time and time again. While the color is super sheer, and I wouldn't depend on it to be my lip color when going out, it is unbelievable hydrating and softening. I use it every night before going to bed and wake up with perfectly nourished lips. There are so many yummy flavors; my favorites are the more nude colors Jasmine and Guava. At only $9/pop, you can afford to try a few.

Check them out here.

XOXO......................................Tiff.