China Glaze Crackle and NYX Soft Mattle Lip Cream

China Glaze Crackle in Broken Hearted over Sally Hansen silver city.

A good tip: let your first polish dry completely, then apply a VERY thin layer to get the full crackle effect. as you can see..my pinky had a bit more of a thicker layer so it doesn't look as crackled.

On the left is Tokyo and the right Milan.

Tokyo is a light baby pink and Milan appears hot pink on my lips..for some reason. It'll probably appear a bit lighter on nude lips.

These are a delight. They will accentuate chapped lips, so exfoliate before applying this and possibly lip balm too. The colors are so opaque, they are beautiful. I don't feel drying at all!! The best part about these is that they are $6 at Ulta right now. They do have good staying power once they are set, I don't know how long but i'm sure i'll have to reapply eventually.

NYX puts high end cosmetics to shame sometimes. sigh

Do you do the double mirror check?

..you know, the one where you check yourself one last time inside your home..then one in the car?

i think it's almost crucial to do so if you are wearing a lot of makeup. for example, one time when i did the double check in the car mirror, i found little black specks of eyeshadow on my cheeks!!! it was not good :/

the other day we were at tijuana flats and the server had orange streaks on her face. poor girl, i told my husband that if i were one of her good friends, i woulda told her a long time ago that her makeup or self tanner has gone wrong. i'm not trying to be mean, but it was VERY obvious..other than that she was sweet though.