Summer

I’m generally not lucky with long-lasting lipcolor, but the recently launched dual-ended Pro Longwear Lustre Lipcolor glosses by MAC are the exception. 

One side contains a long-lasting gloss with a shimmery finish, the other end contains a super-shiny gloss.  Intended to be used together, I think they’re equally fab on their own!  The long-lasting Pro Longwear lipcolor stayed put through my morning coffee, with no problem!  And the formula is designed to last for a whopping 8 hours, making this the perfect selection to wear for that wine tasting you’re planning to attend.

Available until September 2008, MAC’s color selection smartly straddles the seasons.  From a summery light pink/ iridescent gloss combination to an autumn deep brick red/ golden bronze combination, you’ll find options to wear now and then!

Retail price $20 at MAC Cosmetics Online, NORDSTROM.com, macys.com and other fine beauty retailers.

Prolongwear Lustre colors available include:

Pink Air/White Top
Lustre Light pink with pearl
Top Coat Clear white with red and pink (lustre)

Ripe and Ready/Soft and Lush
Lustre Clean bright pink coral with gold pearl
Top Coat Yellow pink with gold pearl (lustre)

Custom Rose/Pink Virtue
Lustre Berry plum with pearl
Top Coat Light blue pink with silver pearl (lustre)

Gypsy Rose/Shimmer It
Lustre Berry red with gold pearl
Top Coat White gold with multicoloured pearl (lustre)

Boss and Ready/Slave to Pink
Lustre Chocolate bronze with pearl
Top Coat Champagne neutral with pearl (lustre)

Red Flame/Orange Flicker
Lustre Intense bright yellow red
Top Coat Bright yellow red with gold pearl (lustre)

Red Reflection/Mirror
Lustre Deep berry magenta with pearl
Top Coat Clear with white pearl (lustre)

Coco Lust/Sweet Sexy
Lustre Deep red brown
Top Coat Copper brown with gold pearl (lustre)

Alta Moda/Hip Love
Lustre Deep blackend red
Top Coat Deep plum with red pearl

I love me a bit of gloss nostalgia!  These Vintage Lip Colors by TINte will take you back to your childhood…  The greedy gloss girl in me wants one in every flavor!

During girlhood, some of my most prized possessions were cosmetics.  In the late 70s, I owned a Village Lip Lickers gloss in bubblegum.  I kept it in the back pocket of my jeans, and would apply it to my lips with a playground-dirt-encrusted finger.  I adored that gloss, and used it until every last bit of it was scraped from the side of the tin.

These fond memories have manifested themselves in some serious gloss nostalgia.  Many have seen me wield a Chanel Glossimer in one hand and a Bonnie Bell Lip Smacker in the other.  Am I alone in thinking the glosses of our younger years are a fond reminder of simpler times? 

Apparently, the founder of TINte Cosmetics is in agreement.  Stacy Provines has developed a fun line of product reminiscent of the gloss of your youth- complete with fun colors and flavors (and yes–even a tin).

Nostalgia aside, this tiny tin is filled with a gloss that’s worthy of an adult.  I sampled Vintage Moisturizing Lip Color in "Blackberry Jam" and was delighted with the sheer wash of shiny berry color it left on my lips.  This gloss even passed what I refer to as the "coffee test".  Many glosses completely disappear after drinking a cup of coffee, forcing a Sisyphus-style perpetual reapplication.  Vintage Moisturizing Lip Color left a very subtle berry color on the lips.  Beautiful!

TINte Vintage Moisturizing Lip Color can be purchased for $14 at Makeup.com, TINte Cosmetics and other fine beauty retailers.