Merry Spring ladies! It’s a lovely time of sunshine and fresh flowers. There are gentle reminders that school is coming to an end and margaritas on pool chairs and lazy days and summer shenanigans loom on the horizon. In the midst, we can often lose ourselves in a sort of transition mode – who hasn’t fallen prey to dry winter skin or the dull repetition of an overused wardrobe that needed to be spiced up all the way back when we idolized Posh Spice?
We can’t all afford Dior Couture, but we can still have a taste of that haute level of luxury. So, why not inject some of that pigmented instant elegance into your daily life vis-a-vis the smaller splurge of a beautifully colored, not to mention packaged lipstick?
A self-proclaimed master, I find lipstick a daily essential. I’d even wear lipstick with pajamas. In fact, I do. I wear red, orange, pink, nude, and even the occasional purple. Honestly, life is too short not to work it, whether it be a neon shade or your grandmother’s plum color from the 80’s.
Thus, we at HerCampus Kenyon have compiled a full list of beautiful lipsticks to amp up your spring wardrobe with just a simple swipe. Somehow I always find a way to validate my purchases. Its called spring fever, and I’m coming down with it. The remedy: Dior Addict Ultra Gloss in Pink Croisette 464. Lips are for more than kissing ladies, they’re for art.
REDS
Dior – I’m not going to lie and say I don’t have this exact lipstick in 5 shades. It isn’t called Addict for nothing, $31.00 in Bellissima 789
Laura Mercier — $26.00 (At the recommendation of my future roommate) in Red amour – classic neutral red
Yves Saint Laurent – I can’t even express how much I lust for this, $34.00 in 4 Rouge in Danger
BRIGHTS
Nars $26.00 in Heat Wave
Givenchy – 205 Fuschia Irrésistible $36.00
Sephora Collection — $12.00 Desire 25
Clinique — $16.00 in 05 Plushest Punch
Revlon – A beautiful lipstain with built in balm that stays within budget! $8.99 in Sweetheart
NUDES
Fresh – A nice and ultra-hydrating sugar-flavored balm, $22.50
Too Faced – A lip-gloss for those times you need shiny lips $19.00 in First Time
DARKS
Tarte – A berry colored lipstain that is bound to make you the talk of the town with it’s sharp contrast to Spring’s light florals – level: seduction $24.00 in Fiery
Clinique — $15.00 in Berry Freeze
Chanel – Who can say no to Coco? $34.00 in 38 La Fascinante
NYX Lip Cream — $5.99.What a steal! Not to mention the names are lofty travel destinations of mine, in Monte Carlo