National Lipstick Day is TODAY!! While lipstick is crucial for most beauty regime’s, it’s important to note that a great lipstick falls flast without the right lip prep? Sara Happ, Founder of Sara Happ Inc., has been mixing up her cult-favorite lip scrubs for 10 years and has since developed a full line of lip products dedicated to perfecting your pout. Loved by celebrities and makeup artists alike, these products will prep your pout for a smooth lipstick application just in time for National Lipstick Day.
(This post was written last night and managed to vanish overnight. So I am redoing it again! My apologies to the brands).
STEP 1: rid your lips of unwanted dryness and flakes with Sara Happ’s The Lip Scrub
STEP 2: prep your lips for lipstick with Sara’s ultra-hydrating The Lip Slip Lip Balm
STEP 3: apply your favorite lipstick
STEP 4: top it off with a shine enhancing gloss
STEP 1: The Lip Scrub
Sara Happ’s The Lip Scrub ($24) eliminates dry, flaky skin leaving lips ridiculously soft and supple. All Lip Scrubs come packed with food-grade essential oils (like Grape seed oil, Sweet almond oil, Jojoba), which suspend sugar crystals to ensure lips are hydrated while being gently yet effectively exfoliated. Application: Massage a generous amount onto lips using a firm, circular motion. Wipe away with a tissue.
Flavors:
· Vanilla Bean – The first flavor Sara whipped up. A comfy delight, like your favorite pair of jeans.
· Brown Sugar – The go-to for those who are finicky about fragrance. Simple, straightforward. A classic.
· Crème Brûlée – Sara’s favorite dessert made into her favorite product. Hints of warm, burnt vanilla, the lightest creamy caramel. Pastry chefs rejoice.
· Peppermint – Perfect to use in the morning, post-coffee. A wake-up call for your lips.
· Sparkling Pink Grapefruit – Designed to be a “true” grapefruit in every way. Why mess with something nature made so beautifully?
· Sparkling Peach – Bellini meets lip treatment. Not too sweet, not too tangy… just the way we like our favorite cocktail. Cheers!
· Blood Orange and Clementine limited edition to Nordstrom:
· Confetti Cake – No need to wait for your birthday. We believe you should celebrate in little ways, every day. (Limited Edition)
· (NEW!) Peony – In our hometown, Los Angeles, these beauties come but once a year. Sugared with just a hint of floral. Our most exquisite flavor to date. (Limited Edition)
STEP 2: The Lip Slip Lip Balm
A balm like no other, The Lip Slip Lip Balm ($24) leaves no color—just the richest, glossiest hydration imaginable. Wear it all day. Wear it overnight. Results are immediate. We’d have it no other way. The world doesn’t need another lip balm. It needs the right one. Slip into this.
STEP 3: Apply your favorite lip color!
STEP 4: Gloss
Sara Happ’s The Lip Slip One Luxe Clear Shine Lip Gloss ($18) has the same formula as the #1 bestselling Lip Slip, but with kicked-up shine, making it pocket, purse and finger-friendly. A balm like no other, the One Luxe gloss leaves no color, just the richest, glossiest hydration imaginable. Wear it all day. Wear it overnight. Results are immediate. We’d have it no other way. The world doesn’t need another lip balm. It needs the right one.
Because every girl needs a perfect peachy-nude and a ballerina-esque pink, Sara Happ has answered with The Nude Slip and The Pink Slip ($24). Wear them for a polished tint all day, or slather them on at night as a moisture treatment. What color claims to double as a night treatment? Sara’s.
Turning on the Color!!
The key element to National Lipstick Day is clearly the color (Oxymoron intended). So why not feature some crazy great colors– like those of Charlotte Tilbury and Butter London! Choosing a lipcolor is about experimentation. You want to find either your go-to color -which is your default color that you wind up wearing virtually every day and have used up and replaced. (That’s happened to me with 3 different lip colors in 3 different brands.) Given that I am a girl who loves color, I have a drawer or two full of lip colors, pencils, glosses and stains in an array of colors.
Red, pink, plum, nude – whether you have a go-to shade or like to experiment, we all know that lipstick has a transformative power. You might look pale or washed out– add lipstick and suddenly you look sensational. Aside from pulling together a look, lipstick makes us feel more confident, and conveys our style to make us feel more like ourselves. Recent studies have even shown that lipstick can positively impact how you are perceived by others, particularly at work and by potential companions.
Charlotte Tilbury
Charlotte Tilbury K.I.S.S.I.N.G Lipstick $32 on CharlotteTilbury.com
Shades: Stoned Rose, So Marilyn, Love Bite, Hepburn Honey, Bitch Perfect, Night Crimson, Penelope Pink, Coachella Coral, Nude Kate, Velvet Underground
According to Charlotte herself, this is a lipstick for every woman to fall in love with. The unique formula features seed extracts from ‘The Lipstick Tree,’ a rare, exotic tree with nurturing and protective properties were originally discovered by Native American women who used the seeds to paint and protect their lips, since it contains an anti-oxidant that naturally protects lips from UV damage and external pollution, leaving lips cashmere-soft and irresistible. With a wide range of ten ultra-luxe shades, these lipsticks are blended with special waxes and clever light-diffusing pigments for pert, full-bodied, ultra-brilliant lips that are sure to leave a lasting impression.
Charlotte Tilbury x Norman Parkinson Matte Revolution Lipstick $32 on CharlotteTilbury.com
Shades:
Charlotte gives us a sneak-peek at the Matte Revolution Lipstick Collection that will be launching in September with these two special-edition Charlotte Tilbury X Norman Parkinson lipsticks in 1975 Red and Miss Kensington. This unique formula is enriched with new-generation 3D glowing pigments for lips that look lit-from-within and an optical ‘matte-trick’ to create the appearance of wider, fuller lips. Matte Revolution does not dry the lips and stays put. It has the feel of a nourishing balm but is power-packed with pigments for a high-performance finish that enables you to build up colour from a stain to a full block of pigment.
butter LONDON LIPPY Bloody Brilliant Lip Crayons $20 on butterLONDON.com
Shades: Tea with the Queen, Disco Biscuit, Toff, Primrose Hill Picnic, Teddy Boy, Ladybird, Trout Pout, Ruby Murray
Precise and easy to use, these high-shine, long-wear crayons provide the full coverage and pigment of a lipstick and the intense shine and smoothness of a gloss. The long-wearing formulation contains Mango Seed Oil and Marula Oil to improve lip moisturization, as well as Niacinamide which helps the skin barrier for a smoother, more even lip tone. Each lip crayon comes complete with a built-in sharpener, so you can keep the slim-line applicator sharp, even on-the-go.
butter LONDON LIPPY Moisture Matte Lipstick $22 on butterLONDON.com
Shades: Mush, Old Blighty, Ladybird, Toff, Abbey Rose, Macbeth, Blowing Raspberries, Loved Up, Come to Bed Red, Dahling, Primrose Hill Picnic, Ruby Murray,
butter LONDON helps you achieve the perfect matte lip with LIPPY Moisture Matte Lipstick: a revolutionary and never-before-seen formula that hydrates lips for a luxurious, velvety-matte finish and comfortable long lasting wear. With irresistible, highly-pigmented colours, lips will make a bold statement and create a flawless finishing touch. Unlike traditional matte formulas that can dry out the lips, these hydrating colors are made with a Triple Butter Complex (Mango Seed Butter, Murumuru Seed Butter and Cupuacu Seed Butter) for a rich, creamy and lasting moisture. The lipstick is subtly scented with creamy vanilla.
I am not suggesting that these are the only lines to try. Far from it, I am an equal-opportunity cosmetic shopper. Find colors you like and test drive them from drugstore to specialty store brands. You will find several you like in colors that work for you.
Stevie Wilson,
LA-Story.com
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I am sure the lip slip would be good for Arizona. The system for lip care complete, and the colors are stunning.