Lancome Rocks with "Pink Irreverence"

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I never thought a gloss with this much glitter could win my heart, let alone in a traffic-halting hot pink. In the last few years, I've laid all the makeup weight on my eyes and left my lips lightly glossed (following that cardinal rule most sane women abide by - that you can do major eyes or do major lips, but to do both leaves you looking like a drunk hooker.) However, it's hard to not be mesmerized by Lancome's new La Laque Fever ($26.) It's a mega-shine, mega-sparkle, mega-hued gloss in an angular case, with a flat edged, pointed tip applicator that allows for a defined cupid's bow. They seem to have thought of everything!

The good: It stays on for hours. Even when the sheen of the gloss dulls, the color remains true, and the glitter isn't lost with the goo. It's really about as glam as it gets - Hedwig herself would be stocking up.
The bad: This ain't no slap-and-go gloss - you'd better carry a mirror if you plan to reapply. With a product this intense, anything but precision will leave you with a psychedelic 'stache or a neo-kinderwhore smear.

The Electric Pink pictured above is just one of several luxuriously punked-out products in the "Pink Irreverence" Spring 09 Color Collection by makeup artist Aaron De Mey, Lancome's International Creative Director.

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Just a head's up: The color fever gloss in this collection called Piha Black (above, layered over red lipstick) sold out like crazy on it's first release, so if you want to try it, jump on it now. It's a sheer, glittery black created as a topcoat to dramatize an existing lipstick shade - or it can be worn alone for a more avant garde look.

P.S. - Want this tee? Send your email address to HeartsLikeStars@gmail.com with a photo of you and your favorite Lancome product. One winner (chosen by staff) will get this super cute American Apparel shirt and their photo featured on Hearts Like Stars. (T-shirt available in size small only.)