Orange Lips VS Turquoise Skirt

Good evening to you all, especially you, yeah you.

I went out for some dinner this evening with my two favourite housemates and now I am very full of chorizo and halloumi and BURGER. Oh Bungalows And Bears you are good. Now before I take to the sofa with said housemates and ice cream to watch Made In Chelsea (what larks we have) and Game of Thrones I thought I'd do a little outfit post.

Terrible face coming up, but in a pencil skirt, one must do a booty shot. 

Coat: Debenhams

Bag: Flea Market

Top: Matalan

Skirt: Matalan

Stockings: Primark

Shoes: New Look

Showcasing my brand new Model's Own "Orangeade" lipstick. It is part of a limited edition range called Hyper Bright Matte, priced at a very reasonable £6. Also, I washed my hair for the first time in approximately one whole week. I didn't want to load it with hairspray so just did a little side quiff and backcombed the rest a little. 

Well well, now to indulge in some slovenly sofa action. Keep your eyes peeled for new arrivals on my ASOS Marketplace this weekend by the way, got some very lovely pieces to share with you.

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Give it some lip.

“Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick” - Gwyneth Paltrow.

So no, I can’t afford a new outfit but I can stretch to a new lipstick. And I reckon so can you. But make it a bright, bold one. What began as a bit of a guilty pleasure or a desire to make a statement has become part of my everyday wear. I’m turning into my Mother, who never gets dry lips because she wears lipstick every single day and has done for many a year. 

Here’s a Mother Daughter lipstick moment for you. My first lipstick was a gorgeous Coral colour called Gay Geranium by No7 and I as I popped it in Mother’s basket she says with fondness “Gina, that was my choice of lipstick in the 80s!” ”Well, I never!” I replied. But isn’t that just super?

I wear lipstick to work at the theatre for every bar shift. When you are limited to what you can wear it is hard to maintain a unique look, I use bright lipstick to communicate to the luvvies that I, too, am an extrovert. Oh and that I’ve been up since 6am LOOK AT MY LIPS NOT MY EYES THANK YOU PLEASE.

My over-arching point here is that lipstick transforms an outfit for a fraction of the cost of well, a new outfit.

Make like Temperly and go Orange:

Katy Perry has always nailed Hot Fuschia 

And who better than Dita to demonstrate the classic red lip.

Please don’t be afraid to experiment! I hope you won’t regret it. 

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