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I’ll admit I seem to have developed a style crush on a girl I’ve never met.  She is dating a Facebook friend of mine, and she pops up in his posts looking insanely glam every time.  So I’ve been following their courtship from afar, getting a sort of guilty pleasure in clicking through photos of their trips to Hawaii and Napa, just to see what she’s wearing and how she pulls it all together (wardrobe/accessories/makeup) perfectly.  The thing that really has me hooked is her bold lipstick color–sort of a red/orange–in almost every single picture, no matter where they are or what time of day.  She has dark hair like me, so I decided to steal her look.

Jason Wu did a more extreme take on the red/orange lips in his Spring 2012 runway show.  Here is the look, and the color used by his makeup artist.

I toned it down a bit (I’d call it a red/coral) and developed my own version with YSL Rouge Volupte Perle 110 lipstick and YSL Golden Gloss #3.  I love the look it gives with very little other makeup.  Thanks for the inspiration, mystery Facebook girl!