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However, I do not mean of the skirt variety – I am pushing my third decade after all – but I love mini sizes of my fave cosmetics.

My latest find is Bare Escentuals A Wink & A Kiss Buxom Lip & Lash Duo–in it, you’ll find their fabulous lip polish as well as a mini mascara, both of the Buxom variety.

I’m a huge fan of the Buxom Lip Polish immediately – it’s super shiny, but it also is loaded with antioxidants. So it’s sort of like taking our vitamins! The lash booster is very much the same concept – it adds volume and length, but it’s also super vitamin-enriched,  something your lashes will very much appreciate!

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I recently received a sample of Kryolan’s new lip emphasizer – this is a company that has been made famous for their theater industry products, so I was hesitant to give it a try – but I was so happy once I did!

Kryolan

The ingredients activate blood circulation, warm your lips and seem to – at the same time – really truly increase volume. Bee-stung sex goddess, here we come!

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I was seeking a quick fix, and I found one from my favorite brand – MAC’s new DSquared Tinted Lip Conditioner is just awesome.

Since it’s MAC, it has great shades and awesome packaging. That’s a given.

But the product is fab too, which too is pretty much a MAC given. I  just used a few strokes and my lips stayed moist and hydrated for hours – and the coverage is  just enough, not too heavy, and not too fleeting.

Give it a try – because dry lips are so not worth kissing.

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Let me explain. (Actually, just look at the packaging!)

Too Faced Love Lisa Luxury Lip Balm is a fabulous lip balm with SPF built in, with an even more incredible sotry behind it: It’s inspired by brand founder Jerrod Blandino’s sister, Lisa, who is battling 4th stage melanoma (and kicking its butt). And, actually, a huge portion from the sale of each product will go to the Too Faced Love Lisa Melanoma Research Foundation Grant to help find a cure for this deadly disease.

So, while supporting a really amazing cause, you instilling a moisturizing mishmash of shea butter, almond oil, apricot kernel oil, orange essential oils on your lips! So, you can look good, feel good, and have packaging that looks just like me!

What else could you possibly want?

Image: Sephora

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OK, I actually STILL sort of think that: But I am dealing with it, because it actually seems to work. Luscious Lips is essentially a pump that uses a vacuum seal around your mouth in order to draw fluid toward the lips.

If you use it daily, your lips are supposed to get 50%  larger. Scary, yes, but sure beats Botox.

Now, I don’t know if that’s quite true: But they DO look a little bit plumper. This pump retails for $49.95 – a lot for a plumper. But then again, I’ve never seen a contraption quite like this before, either!

Image: Cynthia Rowland

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I recently received a sample of Kryolan’s new lip emphasizer – this is a company that has been made famous for their theater industry products, so I was hesistant to give it a try – but I was so happy once I did!

Te ingredients activate blood circulation, warm your lips and seem to – at the same time – really truly increase volume. Bee-stung sex goddess, here we come!

Image: Kryolan

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For only $5, we love the hydrating, softening lips created by ELF. (available at eyeslipsface.com)

For a real taste of luxury, Too Faced Lip of Luxury, is a champagne-infused line smoothing lipstick drenched in shea butter! ($18 at Sephora)

Don’t let skin allergies get in the way, VMV Hypoallergenics Lip Bliss Lipstick is clinically tested and validated hypoallergenic, free of 25 known skin allergens, and it’s 100% fragrance free.  ($23 at vmvhypoallergenics.com)

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Do you wear tarte Lip Glosses? How do you like them? I would love to hear about your experiences!

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Finally getting back with my opinion on LipFusion XL! I like it, I really do. As long as I am good and hydrated, I think it does what it says it does, especially when using it overnight, where it really stays on my lips. Also, I really feel like I can see the results for a day or two. Being good and hydrated is critical though.

However, with a $50 price tag on the LipFusion XL, I am going to try the regular LipFusion next, which sells for a much more reasonable price of $36. I will be sure to let you know how that goes when the time comes!

All product links to Sephora.

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Laura Kinney from Sephora offers these tips for kissable Valentine lips:

Make lips more pouty with an overnight treatment. LipFusion XL, available at Sephora, works while you’re sleeping to plump lips. It uses microscopic spheres to penetrate the skin and deliver collagen and hyaluronic acid below the surface.

Wear a lip mask while you’re doing your hair. Too Faced Intensive Plumping Lip Mask (at Sephora) dramatically plumps your entire lip — the pillow and the perimeter.

Add flavor. For your special date, swap your normal gloss for one that’s spiked with flavor to make your kisses even yummier.

The hot look for red lips this season is stained and smudged, almost as if you’ve been sucking on a cherry Popsicle. To achieve this look: Prep your lips with balm, and use your fingers to rub on a tiny bit of red lipstick, concentrating the color in the center of the lip and blending outward.

If you have dry lips, stay away from matte finishes. Use these only if lips are supple and moisturized.

Always prep lips with a primer or balm before applying lipstick. This fills in fine lines and clears away flakes so the color goes on smoothly.

I take issue with this: If you put lip balm on your lips just prior to your lipstick, you will lose any hope of long lasting lipstick. I say use lip balm all other times, then you won’t have to worry about it! My favorite lip balm is from BeautiControl, if you can find a rep in your area. Satin Lips from Mary Kay is great too, and Kelly from our own Thrifty Mommy is a Mary Kay rep-if you’re interested in trying it, give her a shout!

By the way, my very favorite lipsticks are the long lasting Lipfinity lipsticks by Max Factor (picture linked to drugstore.com). Some of the very light colors don’t last quite as long as the others, but the rest last forever – in fact they often are still coloring my lips the next day if I don’t specifically take them off. One of the best things about them is that once they are on, you can use lip balm OVER them. Works great! Each lipstick comes with a lipgloss as well. I have these in every color they make for cool skin tones, and often buy several if I fall really in love with a color.

Valentine graphic from Pats Web Graphics!

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