My Lipstick is Poppin'

Bright colored nail polish was one thing but now there are lipsticks of every color of the rainbow. It is almost impossible to find a girl not wearing a bright shade of lipstick during a night on the town. What is it that made lipstick the thing to be wearing?

            There are so many different colors of lipstick that you could choose one based on your skin tone. Oddly enough, bright red lipstick looks good on pale people because it makes them stand out. On a person with tanner skin, it stands out but not as much. When you go to any makeup store or counter an associate will help you to find your best match. If it does not look as bright as you would like in the bottle, odds are when you put it on it will look a lot brighter than you expected.

            Many celebrities have been seen with brightly colored lips as of lately. Celebrities such as Sarah Jane Crawford, Alina Baikova, and Kaya Scodelario have made bright red lipstick such a big trend. Christina Milian has worn black lipstick, and Beyonce wore plum colored lipstick in her new Haunted music video. Beyonce has been loving the bright lipstick as a matter of fact. In her blow music video she wears neon orange lipstick and it was said to be “very entertaining and sexy from start to finish. Beyonce and her girls looked like they were having so much fun in all the scenes…” (Brightlipsticks.com).

According to RealSimple.com five of the most flattering lipstick colors are NARS Schiap Lipstick, MAC Perpetual Flame, Maybelline Plum Perfect, Revlon Orange Flip, and Dior Pink Caprice. “I love lipstick. I wear it every time I go out, and I have tons of different shades. My favorite is MAC New York Apple. It makes my eyes pop and makes my outfit turn out just right,” says senior Alex Drexl.

While lipsticks may seem expensive, in the long run it will last you a while and it will definitely not go to waste. It is a good purchase that you will not regret. Next time you are shopping for makeup, pick up a bottle of lipstick and let the experience begin.

Day to Night Looks

Do you ever come home from a long day of work and realize you have to go right back out? Luckily these days there is a solution for everything. It is very common to wear something during the day and have it be appropriate to wear out to a function in the night. There are plenty of ways to achieve this look and it will not even look like you did it on purpose.

            Why do girls sport these day to night looks? Most commonly it is because they do not have time to change between the two intervals. They look great no matter what time of day they are worn. Celebrities are notorious for doing this, especially since they often have to rush from one spot to another. “There’s something to be said for the mystique of transformation. During her turn as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Audrey Hepburn- everybody’s favorite fashion icon and early champion of the Little Black Dress-updates her simple shift in minutes with the addition of a hat, gloves, and kitten heels,” says Christine Whitney of Harper’s Bazaar.

            Looking at Audrey Hepburn may not seem very modern but the feeling of adapting a look for day and night is more hip than ever. No one wants to carry around a change of clothes anymore, people have started to become more creative and to be honest its for the better. Changing in a crammed bathroom stall is harder than it looks.  The easiest look to adapt from day to night would be the little black dress. By adding colorful jewelry or heels after work will make this outfit pop for the night. Stylist Cristina Ehrlich says, “It’s the most iconic and easy thing a woman can fine. You’ll never have to go home and change.”

            Wearing a day to night outfit causes a lot less stress as well as saves time.  It is amazing what can spice up an outfit without that much pressure. Chunky necklaces are extremely popular now, and if you add that to almost any outfit it dresses it up. Changing your shoes is also very common in making an outfit pop from day to night. You can wear your normal heals to the office but once you get out slip on that pair of shoes in your car that are fun and you have been waiting to wear. Whether they are bright red or even leopard, they will definitely take your outfit to the next level making it ‘night appropriate.’ When asking Sacred Heart students if they have done this most are very quick in responding with yes. Senior Kim O’Connell says, “I have my internship all day on Friday, so when I am meeting my friends for dinner or drinks afterwards sometimes I don’t have time to stop home. I will wear a nice blouse and colored pants to my internship and throw on a necklace to meet my friends. This saves me a lot of time and stress of picking the perfect outfit.” This trend is common among many adults as well as people our age that we can relate to. So next time you have a hectic day, don’t worry about people recognizing that you wore ‘that outfit’ all day, because chances are they have done the same thing.