Lipstick from upcoming Lime Crime collection (Sept 2009)

  • Get inspired by random colors and textures – a stranger’s blouse, eggplants in the produce section or a sun flower.
  • Forget about warm/cool/neutral. Wear colors that make you happy, today!
  • Take a friend makeup-shopping with you if you’re too shy to go alone.
  • Try on a color you’ve never sported before. Declare it your signature shade for the season.
  • It’s ok to splurge on 1 item you really, really love & can’t live without!
  • Embrace color! It’s your choice; you can do it!
  • Incorporate spring colors colors into your palette – like bright greens, yellows and lavender.
  • Get excited about neon lipstick (get ready for the L.C. lip collection this summer!)
  • Wear a heart beauty mark for a week.
  • Apply makeup in public. Why reserve such a glamorous procedure for the ladies room? Pop open your compact and powder your nose amidst the junk food isle in a supermarket. Touch up your lipgloss in a line to a movie. Fluff up your lashes with an extra layer of mascara while waiting for your friend in a cafe. Do it, do it, do it!
  • Got a lippie you never wear? Use it to write girl-empowering messages on mirrors & doors in public bathrooms. Hee hee.
  • Unusual, fun nail polish is all the rage:

  • Dare to wear a bold lip without lipliner!
  • Can’t decide on a color? Pick one out with your eyes shut – and see if it works!
  • Post inspiring makeup photos around your work space.
  • Sign letters with a lipstick kiss. Reds and hot pink shades preferred!
  • Join the blogosphere – post close-ups of yourself wearing your favorite products, review makeup you like or write about new stuff you’re super excited about!