Tarte 24/7 Lip Sheers

Sometimes money just burns a hole in my pocket, especially when I dare enter Sephora in downtown SF. In fact, I'm pretty sure I saw some smoke coming out of my pants on my last visit.

I'm obsessed with lip balms, tints, stains, sheers and the like; whatever I can convince myself looks natural and not too makeup-y.

Perusing the aisles, I stopped by Tarte. You always hear of fancy-pants celebs using this stuff. My internal cheap bastard usually prevents me from spending more than 6 bucks on lip balm but I could not resist their 24/7 lip sheers. Reminds me of Clinique's Almost Lipstick, of which they've all but discontinued. (Poo.)

So many pretty, subtle colors. I decided on Wednesday, a brownish-red. Love the color, and the name. (Like Wednesday Addams. Right, James?) Looks nice and does not dry out my lips. Not feeling too guilty on this $14 splurge. My only gripe is the mild "lipstick" taste it has but if I just remember it's not food, it's okay.

» Check out Tarte's 24/7 Lip Sheer.

Happy 2007!

I guess I'll start the first post of the year. For Christmas, I received a sampler kit filled with facial skincare products by Dr. Hauschka and discovered a couple new favorites.

I'm completely in love with Dr. Hauschka's Cleansing Milk. I have a thing for rose-scented products, so again, this stuff smells like fresh roses. So divine! I have dry skin, so this cleansing milk does a great job of both cleaning and hydrating my face. It'll even wash make-up right off! Also, there's no oily residue.

The second product included in the kit that I fell in love with is the Facial Toner. I've never thought much of toners as they usually don't seem to do much for my skin. However, after dabbing this stuff on following the cleansing milk, my face feels really soft and healthy.

I'm going to have to hit Whole Foods and buy myself full-sized bottles of both!