Ah, the nineties. What defines the decade? Maybe the biggest
thing that comes to mind for me is coffee.
Coffee as in The Real World: Seattle, getting “coffee” (coffee is
normally 300 calories and comes with whipped cream, right?) on the weekends
because, you know, grown-ups drink coffee and I wasn’t just some kid anymore, Central
Perk, and every other coffee shop on the set of every other primetime
sitcom.
Of course, this coffee craze ran into makeup too. In eighth and ninth grades, pretty much all
of my lip colors had names like Mocha Raton and Java the Hut. But none held a candle to Bonne Bell’s Lip
Glam lip gloss in Iced Toffee Coffee. And
every actress on 90210 managed to wear a different brown lip look in almost
every episode. But while the ladies’
lips of 90210 seemed to get matter (read: dryer) the further into college they
got, I took to the other side of the spectrum and went glossy and frosty. Nothing screams “I’m a teenager now, dammit!”
like hanging out at the mall with over frosted lips and a Raspberry Mocha
Frappuccino in hand.
If the runways and magazines are to be trusted, the return
of brown lipstick is upon us. And if,
like me, the idea of wearing brown lipstick sends mocha-almond-java-chip flavored
shivers down your spine, I’ve found your answer (and there isn’t a coffee pun
in sight).
Fresh Sugar Honey tinted lip treatment is the best way to
get the look while still feeling like you belong in this decade. Like all of Fresh’s Sugar lip treatments,
Honey is moisturizing, reparative, and has SPF 15 UV protection. It goes on smooth and leaves behind a splash
of nude color that has decidedly brown undertones. It is neither matte nor frosty, but rather gives
the lip a slight sheen. It doesn’t read
as full-on lipstick but isn’t exactly sheer.
Honey gives your lips a supple softness while the added color will light
up your whole face. I’m not saying you’ll
look as youthful as you did while scouring Claire’s for roll-on body glitter,
but you will be on-trend without
looking like a misguided teenager.
Find it online here: http://www.fresh.com/lip-care/lip-treatment/
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