Work, Please Let Me Be Great!!

Y'all, work really been hating on blogging flourish. Like I legit remember a time I could dedicate my time to this and too work and now it's Thursday and this is my first opportunity to get this blog down.  I'm over it (peep) the face.  Anyhoo my dog has been showing her ass, and so is my life.  Please Lord, let Spring bring in something better so I can be great.  The first day of Spring is tomorrow and it's supposed to snow, let's hope the weatherman is wrong.  Let's close out the winter with some winter shades and the mantra work, please let me be great!!

Today I made it through with Maybelline Colorsensational Lipstick in Deepest Cherry

Back when a bish could flourish, Stanchelle has on Anastasia Beverly Hills Lipstick in Vintage

Alison had no fux to give in Wet n wild 525d with Sinful Colors lip gloss 2297

Chadra wears MAC Heroine with MK liner in Dark Orchard better than me, I'm jelly

And Kirsten pretty much thought she was the shit in MAC Flat Out Fabulous Lipstick with MAC Heroine Lip Liner and MAC Funtabulous Dazzleglass

Doing it Differently

Admittedly my lipstick is kind of dark for the kind of day it is.  Eff it, I wanted to wear it so I decided to do it.  Doing something different today and I'm wit it.  I kept the momentum going and had breakfast in CB instead of to go.  I sat down watched some Netflix (praise God for free wi-fi) , eavesdropped, stared out the window, and thought about what would've happened if I hadn't gotten off the bus and kept going.  Doing things differently always feel super daunting.  What-ifs are one of the ultimate dream killers.  Instead of living in fear or regret, or towing the line until you die consider what it would be like if you did it differently. 

Feeling deep in NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Trainbleu

Officially 1 week to go until Spring! Send in your final winter shades to blackgurlzboldlips@gmail.com

Here Comes the Sun

You know it's been a cold winter when you're hype over 58 degrees. Despite the still slightly cold temps, the sun is out. Gotta take it as a metaphor for life no? Even when ish is chilly and gray and dull, the sun will come. We had to wait a couple days this week, but it eventually came out. The sun came out and it's warm, and blinding, and it makes me not wanna go to work tbh. But I'm glad it's out. When you're having a cloudy day in your life or maybe even a cloudy season, just prepare yourself cause here comes the sun. 

The sun was bouncing hard off my face but not my lipstick, Anastasia Beverly Hills Lipstick in Heathers

8 more days till Spring, winter shades send them to blackgurlzboldlips@gmail.com

Deuced-Faced

Let me start off by saying this rain two days in a row thing? Nah. That ish has to be gone.  It's amazing how the weather can have one face in the morning and another one at night.  The dichotomy (oh yeah, I be knowing college words) that exists in something as simple as the weather is interesting.  An "entity" that we know is constant but can be inconsistent is worth noting because of the impact that inconsistency can have on us.  I like to think of makeup in that same way.  Makeup is art and as with most art it's all about perception.  Makeup viewed in artificial light looks incredibly different when viewed in natural light.  If you've ever put foundation on in a poorly lit place only to go outside and look like a tangerine you know the struggle.  Now let me step back and say I am not a vain person (not in the traditional sense at least) but I wanted to put two different lights on my lipstick today so you can see the difference perception makes.  I often look through my makeup for the differences no matter how slight.  This purple is amazing but this purple that's the lady killer kind of stuff.  With nine more days until Spring I hope it brings the opportunity to see things in a different light. 

Today I have on ColourPop Lipstick in Creature and yes it's new!

Accentuate the Positive

After cleaning my apartment the last snow day, it's back to being a complete mess (thanks Bella).  My ankle is still acting funny and wrestling with a dog to get her eye drops in is more than my ankle can handle.  HOWEVER, my relaxer is still holding up, my new lipsticks came in (and I'm in love) and the sun is finally coming out.  I get the blues just like everyone else, and it's hard sometimes to pull yourself out the funk.  Thinking about weekend shenanigans with my LSes, puppy hugs, unconditional love, and coercing a few people into the dark side of makeup, are all positive things in my life that I throw my attention to when I'm feeling down.  If you're feeling blue today do two things, throw on your favorite winter shade and accentuate the positive in your life!

New lippie on deck! This is Flawless by ColourPop, a new favorite company, and MAC Lip Pencil in Vino to give my lips some structure

Natia's one of those people I've brought over to the makeup side of life.  She's wearing Cargo Cosmetics Essential Lip Color in Napa

Spring is 10 days away, send in your winter shades before the Spring hits! 

blackgurlzboldlips@gmail.com