Lancome Rouge In Love: Corail In Love 322

Happy Friday Eve! I took a couple of days off of work for my birthday, which was yesterday, to hang out around the house and hit up the beach. 

My birthday dinner was very low key with my mother, sister and boyfriend at a cute little restaurant at a marina nearby. My lipstick of choice for the evening was this gorgeous Lancome Rouge In Love lipstick in the shade Corail in Love #322. I think I got this lipstick during the Sephora Friends and Family sale last year. I saw a swatch of it on Instagram and immediately added it to my cart.

This is my only Rouge in Love shade but it's one of those staple, everyday pinky coral shades. The Rouge in Love lipsticks are meant to provide a balm like consistency that wears for hours. 

The Rouge in Love lipstick glides on super smooth and provides a glossy finish to start. One coat gave me a nice tint and then became more opaque when I applied a second layer.  I found that after a couple of hours wear, the glossiness wore off and I was left with more of a stain. When the sheen wore off I also felt my lips become very dry.

In the photo below I applied Corail in Love over a neutral NYX lip liner. As you can see it still settled in the lines of my lips. 

Overall, the Rouge in Love line offers a great selection of colors and a formula that will satisfy some. For me personally, its not my most favorite formula but I do enjoy the effects of it for the first couple of hours if wear. My main concern, being the dryness, is easily fixd by applying another coat and achieving that glossy, moisturizing sheen again. 

Do you own any of the Lancôme Rouge in Love lipsticks? Are there any shades in the range that you want to try? 

Pink-Peach Ombre Nails

Hello lovelies! Today I am sharing a different take on an 'ombré' mani. I created this type of manicure a while back using different greens which you can see here: http://nicnacksnails.blogspot.com/2011/08/green-striped-mani.html?m=0

This time I brightened it up why using China Glazes Peachy Keen as the base. Then staring at the right side if my nails I applied a strip of Revlon's Passionate Pink followed by a strip of Sally Hansen's Coral Reef. 

I love this kind of manicure for when you want something fun to look at but you don't have much time for nail art. 

One recommendation I would suggest if you attempt to recreate this look is to use easy to work with, thinner polishes. These formulas were on the thicker side and if I had to go back a touch up I had to work with the polish so it didn't become a globby mess, if that's even a word. 

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Back At It - Requests

::peers out from computer screen:: I have been gone from this community for way to long and I think it's about time I become active again! The last time I made a post was way back in November. I was working part time in retail while I was in between jobs and I had so much more free time than I do now. I began a position in NY around the beginning of December. The commute takes about 1.5 hours out of my day so by the time I get home I have missed out on all the good sunlight for natural light photos. 

I have also began the search for a home to purchase so you can imagine I am doing my best to cut back on spending, even on beauty related items :( 

I have  revived my Twitter and Instagram accounts though and have posted on both of those outlets frequently in the past couple of weeks so please follow be on there if you do not already!

I definitely want to get back into blogging, even with my limit stash growth! I have already drafted a couple of posts - I just need to photograph the products before publishing them. I would love to hear from you guys, who, by the way, are amazing for even sticking around - I truly thank you for that!

Feel free to reach out to any of my accounts and leave comments and requests listing post you would like to see from me.

Hope you guys are having an amazing summer!