ThisThatBeauty Contributor Jennifer L. investigates Smashbox Limitless Long Wear Lip Gloss. Read on for Jen’s two cents …and follow her beauty babble via @plushpinkallure

A trusty pink lip gloss is timeless and classic, but one in particular may actually be extraordinary… Smashbox Limitless Long Wear Lip Gloss SPF 15 in “Infinite” is eternal perfection. Upon application, my lips felt transformed. For those who admire that Jennifer Lopez look (you know,  that innate superstar glow)…well Smashbox shares that admiration and delivers. “Infinite” is a plush pink shade with gold undertones. The gloss glides on with ease…I attribute this to the uniquely slanted wand. It lasts long after application, and doesn’t wear off easily.  It comes in a range of 10 playful but delicate shades that illuminate a variety of skin tones.  You will look stunning, yet feel effortlessly put together.  Composed of vitamins A, C, and E, sea kale, and SPF 15, Smashbox Limitless Long Wear Lip Gloss SPF 15   leaves lips soft and supple without residual stickiness.  Priced at $22.00, it is wearable for any girl, anytime, anywhere… for all eternity.

Believe it or not, there is a proper technique for applying lip gloss…and it’s not haphazardly spreading it across one’s lips from end-to-end. Recently on the Bergdorf Goodman blog (5th/58th) I took a swipe (get it?..”swipe”? lol) at breaking down the how-to’s of lip gloss application. Read on and be enlightened:)

More on the Bergdorf Goodman blog, 5th/58th

Is it me, or is Pat McGrath, the Grand Dame of makeup, unstoppable? She is truly a collaborative fashion + beauty powerhouse. Her current venture with CoverGirl and LeSportsac is a collection of makeup bags inspired by her favorite shades in CoverGirl’s Lip Perfection collection. Ranging from $25 – $120, I’m thinking there has to be a $50ish dollar makeup travel case with my name on it

The entire collection is available June 2011 via LeSportsac

I am a certified, card carrying, full-on red lippie kind of girl….a blue-based red if we’re splitting hairs. However, this summer I find myself positively infatuated with orange. Follow my summer beauty shenanigans as I explore countless oranges — red-based oranges, sheer oranges, slick oranges, matte oranges, and more.

First up is Stila Long Wear Lip Color in “Outrageous”, a matte deep orange that’s long lasting without drying out my precious puckers. See for yourself. And share, what’s your summer lip obsession?!

Clearly, the girl loves red.

Today we pay homage to ThisThatBeauty’s red lip of choice – Stila Long Wear Lip Color in Fiery

Do you have a favorite red? Please share, as I am always on the hunt. Mwah!

Want the deets on Lipstick Queen‘s newest product? Well check me out over at TheMakeupGirl for the full scoop on Lipstick Queen’s recent NYC launch event.

Click here to read the article over at TheMakeupGirl!