

Stains That Stay
"My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand/ To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss." - William Shakespeare BITE. Four little letters. So much staying power. I picked up these slim black tubes mostly on a whim in Sephora, remembering I had read a positive review or two about them when I stopped to test out a few shades. I swatched many BITE shades which all seemed to fall in the medium to deep “berry-toned” category but settled on “Tannin”, “Pastille” and “Rhubarb”. T


Hypes That Aren't My Types
"People just don't realize how much peer pressure, the desire for peer acclamation, influences them." - Frederica Mathewes-Green Scrolling through Instagram it's easy to get sucked into drooling over tutorial after photo after promotion of the newest, most "hip" products that every makeup savvy lady is showcasing. I admit, that's how I keep most up-to-date on my future kit additions, and social media provides a fairly brainless, effortless advertisement for hundreds of makeup