Seeing Red.

There are basically two reasons for today's FOTD:

1. It's hotter than Hades here and if I spend longer than 10-15 minutes on my makeup, I get sweaty and irritated (obviously not a very cute combo), so a complicated eyeshadow look was out of the question.

2. I wanted to wear something a bit out of the ordinary (for me).

BRIGHT RED LIPS IT WAS!

Face:

Origins VitaZing

Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda Concealer Palette

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder in Sand

Too Faced Chocolate Soleil bronzer (thanks, Arianne!)

Benefit Sugarbomb

Dior Amber Diamond

Eyes:

MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study

Eyeko Graffiti Eyeliner Pen in Black

Cover Girl Lash Blast mascara

Lips:

Eyeko Liptastik Glossy Lip Pen in Lip Lover

I forgot to take a picture of the lip pen, but it's the one that looks like the NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils...you know what I mean. Click here if you want to see what it looks like (it's not an affiliate link). 

 Lip Lover is a bright, tomato red, and I was actually pleasantly surprised at how nice the Liptastik formula is. It...

 -is very pigmented and opaque

-glides on smoothly and effortlessly

-is moisturizing

-has a shiny finish

-feels rather light on the lips

The best part about it? You don't have to sharpen it, despite it's deceptive pencil packaging...it twists up from the bottom like a normal lipstick :)

Eyeko Liptastik Glossy Lip Pen in Lip Lover

Like I said in this post, I do tend to feel a little "made-up" when I wear full-on red lips, but at least this feels comfortable on my lips (ie not thick, goopy, or drying), so I don't feel like I have to worry about it bleeding at the edges of my lips throughout the day or transferring onto my teeth when I'm talking, etc. Oh, I could just go on and on about the fears and inconveniences I associate with red lipstick! 

And, while I find most red lipsticks a bit high-maintenance, meaning I usually have to use a lip brush and lip liner to get the application to not look horrific, Lip Lover's application is a breeze. What you see above is how it looks applied straight from the tube (pencil?). 

I'm still not really a red lipstick kind of person but I must admit, I feel pretty bad ass every time I wear it ;)

Disclaimer: The Eyeko products were sent to me free of charge for review purposes only. I am not affiliated with this company, nor am I getting paid for this review. The opinions expressed in this review are honest and based solely on my own experience with the products.