hourglass girl Lip Stylo in Creator, one of 20 shades in the new $32 girl Lip Stylo line
How far would you opt for the ideal nude lipstick? What would (or wouldn’t) you do? To what ends would you traverse?? Girl, because I know I’d go far! I’d wake up from a dead sleep at the witching hour, and then walk several miles, uphill, both ways, IN THE SNOW, to find a ideal nude lipstick.

I’m dedicated to mah nudes! and the one thing I want from them much more than any other? — that they play nicely with my lip lines and don’t work out in them.

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Well, that and that they don’t make me look half dead… You know what I’m talking about. Those nude lipsticks that wash you out, and make you look like a throwback to Michael Jackson’s Thriller video?

Batch #2 of the new $32 hourglass girl Lip Stylos (here was batch #1)
I’m so pleased that this second batch of 10 new hourglass girl Lip Stylos — the nudes, pinks, peaches corals and browns — is just as smooth and pigmented as the 10 bolder, brighter colors we looked at the other day. They’re fantastic!

Hourglass girl Lip Stylos from the top: Achiever, Influencer, Dreamer, Idealist and Futurist
Hourglass girl Lip Stylos from the top: Believer, Creator, Explorer, Seeker and Peacemaker

Hourglass girl Lip Stylo in Believer
Hourglass girl Lip Stylo in Explorer
Light like a lip balm, these girl Lip Stylos are pigmented like a medium-to-full-coverage lipstick (depending on the shade). They have a faint vanilla flavor and scent, and the non-stick formula lasts about two hours on my lips, which isn’t long, but it’s what I expect considering the texture.

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Hourglass girl Lip Stylo in Seeker
Hourglass girl Lip Stylo in Dreamer
Hourglass girl Lip Stylo in Idealist
Another thing I like about these: the powerful names. They have names like Believer, activist and Futurist, which is such a refreshing change from the typical variations on “Girl Boss” and “Sexy Slayer” that I keep seeing.

Yeah, they’re lipsticks…but they’re also fabulous. and they’re incredible little reminders, too, that we’re much more than just our makeup. The tagline is “Recognition, not competition.” recognize the good in yourself and the good in others, and I think that’s a beautiful message.

Hourglass girl Lip Stylo in Futurist
Hourglass girl Lip Stylo in Influencer
Hourglass girl Lip Stylo in Peacemaker
Hourglass girl Lip Stylo in Achiever
I love all of these, but keep an eye out for Believer (it’s a cool pink nude), developer (a warm, peachy pink nude), Explorer (a coral) and Seeker (a medium rosy pink). Those are my faves in this batch.

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They’re all $32 each — which is kind of expensive, but that’s hourglass — and they’re available now, if you’re curious.

Your friendly neighborhood charm addict,

Karen