Bit By the Beauty Bug

This lip gloss warrants a dramatic unveiling from behind red curtains. It warrants a hand model…. a drum roll. Check Hourglass’s new Prodigy Hydrating Lip Gloss. Possibly the only gloss that can be described as sexy, this hot little number is the latest from a brand where style and substance always coexist. In your palm [...]

The Beauty Bug is by no means frilly, or girly. As a rule she doesn’t wear florals, lace, pouffy-sleeved clothing, or pink (clothing or gloss). But there was just something about MAC’s Crazy Haute Marbleized Lip Gloss that tempted Her and made Her… re-think pink. Maybe it was the georgous marble swirls, or the blue [...]

True story… A few Fridays ago, The Beauty Bug was waiting for some friends at a bar. Just as they began to arrive, She went to greet one of them. Instead of the normal “hi, how are you”, The Beauty Bug got a different welcoming. “Your lip gloss is mesmerizing,” Her friend blurted, as she [...]

If you won’t be reaching for a vamp lip gloss this fall, The Beauty Bug recommends Lancome’s Rose Fishnets Juicy Tube available exclusively at Sephora. It’s a gorgeous high-shine rosy-nude shade that flatters any skin tone. Inspired by thigh the thigh-high fish-nets, the can-can dancers, and the stage lights at the Moulin Rouge in France, [...]

It’s often said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Well…if that’s true, then DazzleGlass, meet Lipnotic Gem Gloss. If the expression rings true then DazzleGlass should be blushing from the compliments. Let us look at the facts – DazzleGlass hit MAC counters first, and it really was the first product of its kind. [...]

This morning was a typical morning in The Beauty Bug household, that is until The Beauty Bug went to kiss The Beauty Bug Fiance goodbye before She left for work. She hadn’t followed her typical routine; usually She purposely kisses Him goodbye before She puts on the lip product of Her choosing, but today was [...]

With the winds nearly at gale force these past couple days in Boston, wearing lip gloss has been a challenge. These past 2 days by the time She got to work, The Beauty Bug had Orgasm coated hair. Gross. Double Ick. Think Something About Mary… But on to the more important part – The Beauty [...]

After a rough morning at work, at about 11AM, The Beauty Bug had had enough – She dropped everything She was working on and went to the MAC store for a Dazzleglass fix. She deserved it. She had been thinking about it since yesterday afternoon when Michelle from All Lacquered Up planted the Dazzleglass seed. [...]

The Beauty Bug already told you how much She loves Shu. She would have loved to have been able to have dinner with him – She can only image the stories he has to tell of his travels and discoveries. His products, his philosophy, and his boutiques are colorful, inviting, and don’t have that big [...]

Right before running out the door to take The Beauty Bug Boyfriend to His birthday dinner, The Beauty Bug grabbed one of Her new Heatherette glosses – Sock Hop. At first glance, when She first saw the gloss, it looked to Her like a natural cream color that belonged in the neutral/nude family. She attempted [...]