Tuesday March 26, 2013   

Yesterday I received this Shu Uemura lipstick compliments of Yesstyle. The shade is PK 315 – a soft baby pink with a neutral undertone. It’s a creamy but somewhat sheer shade from their Rouge Unlimited line. The color builds easily. I found dabbing it on lightly is great for a matte pink lip. It’s creamy but feels a little dry since I’m always wearing slick lip balm. I’ve used both a gloss and clear stick balm over the lipstick today and it blends great with no feathering or creasing when adding the top layer. I’m wearing it alone in the photo below taken right after work today.

The color reminds me of two other lipsticks I’ve used. First, the texture and color are reminiscent of MAC’s St. Germain. However Shu Uemura’s lipstick is more forgiving in color payoff and moisturizing. It’s easily made to look subtle and doesn’t crease the way my MAC St. Germain constantly would.

The other lip item it reminds me of is Baby Lips Pink Wink.
(Which is a limited shade in the duo pack.) I actually think the Baby Lips would be a great dupe for this. Though the Shu Uemura lipstick lasts much longer with less fading and isn’t shimmery like Baby Lips, the Baby Lips is more moisturizing and also bubble gum flavored.

This is my first Shu Uemura lipstick and I’m a bit obsessed with the packaging. It’s sorta a little futuristic. The case catches the light so beautifully and it just has this overall feeling of sleekness in its design.

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Saturday March 23, 2013   

I got home a few hours ago. Spent the better part of my day at the National Gallery. It’s a beautiful space in and of itself.

Mike’s degree in Fine Arts gives me access to answers that my many stupid questions ask.

I honestly just wanted to stare at pretty things today. Nothing more. Nothing less. It turned out to be a really wonderful Saturday :)

I also took the time to make a certain appointment for my birthday in 2 weeks. I was also planning to bake a cake from scratch for it but it’s turning into a daunting task. I need to sit down and really comb through recipes online and pick one! I’m decent at baking I just haven’t made any from scratch is a super long time but I thought it would be a nice treat. Any cake recipe suggestions?

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