As much as I dislike lip balms of the Chapstick, Blistex, Carmex variety - that is how much I love lip gloss.

Lip gloss is shimmery, shiny, usually sheer and lusciously moisturizing on lips. Gloss doesn’t wear as long as lipstick usually, but if you use a lip liner and a good gloss, you should get decent wearing time. Try using a neutral lip liner all over the lips first to “set” the gloss.

One of my favorite lip glosses is Avon’s GLAZEWEAR Liquid Lip Color. It comes in a variety of long-lasting colors and moisturizes with Vitamins A, C and E.

Lip gloss is a great light-catcher and that catches eyes too. Lip gloss is absolutely the right look for the holidays, to shine as much as any of your holiday surroundings.

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This bust of Nefertiti is one of the most famous examples of classic beauty. Wife to the pharoah, Akhenaten, her name means “the beautiful (or perfect) woman has come”.

We can see why she was so named. Note the symmetry of the face, the distance between the eyes and their shape are both perfect. High cheekbones and a well-shaped mouth add to the classic ideal of beauty. But notice also what she has done to emphasize her natural attributes.

The eyebrows are soft arches in a natural line. They are neither too thick and bushy nor are they pencil thin and sharply angled. The high cheekbones are emphasized with a deeper shade of makeup under the ridge. Slight shadows in the crease of the eyelid make the eyes appear deeper. Eyeliner was popular in Egypt and Nefertiti made good use of it, lining both the upper and lower lids; defining the eyes and emphasing their shape. The lips are stained with a berry red.

The Egyptians were some of the most ardent and artful masters of makeup the world has known. Although the images we often see appear to be overstated in the use of makeup, this bust of Nefertiti was used by the scupltor as a guide for creating official portraits and was not itself for display. Therefore, this is most likely to be a true representation of one of the most famous faces of all history.

Love the shine and shimmer of lip gloss but disappointed in how quickly it wears off? High gloss lips get noticed, but who wants to be noticed re-applying their gloss all day long?

Cover Girl has a solution. New from Cover Girl comes Outlast Double Lip Shine. These lip duos have an opalescent lip color on one end of the wand and liquid lip gloss on the other to give you shimmering lips that last up to 10 hours. The formula is resistant to food oils and water. There are 20 shades that include neutrals and bronze, various pinks and plums, berries and my favorite, Cabernet, a shimmery near-red shade.

Oh and check your local paper on Sunday, October 1, for a $1.00 off coupon on all Cover Girl products.

Lip liners can bring to mind some horrifying images of stark dark lines and mismatched lip color. But lip liners aren’t meant to be clown makeup at all.

Lining your lips will help define them, and keep lipstick from bleeding. The key is the shade you use and the method of application. Choose a shade that closely matches your lip color or you may choose a neutral shade that compliments your skin tones. Make sure your lip pencil is sharp so you can make a finely drawn line.

Women with thin lips who want them to look fuller are often advised to apply the lipliner outside the natural lip line to create an illusion of fuller lips. This technique is used by professional makeup artists but often goes awry when attempted by an unskilled hand. If you decide to use liner to alter the shape or appearance of your lips, make sure you have a steady hand and don’t overreach. Lines drawn too far above or below the natural lip line look unnatural and clownish.

The best method is to line very carefully, drawing from middle to corner on the upper lip, just on or inside the natural lip line. Draw from corner to corner on the lower. Then apply liner to the whole lip, use much less product and blend with a fingertip. This will make a base for your lipstick and increase it’s wear time. Finally, apply your lipstick or lip color and finish by blotting excess.