This weekend I went hunting… for the Iris Apfel lipsticks!
I went into the MAC at Dillard’s in San Tan, talked to an amazing woman who called the Scottsdale Fashion Mall and the woman over there found me a couple of their last colors and held them for me while I drove over there. It was worth it. I was afraid that they would be wrong for my skin tone, but turns out I was able to pull off both colors! Normally this doesn’t happen and I turn out a little clownish looking.
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| Packaging | Party Parrot | Flamingo |
If you haven’t seen the new MAC Collection with Iris Apfel, I think you should go check it out even though almost all the lipsticks are sold out 
. Party Parrot is a bright fuchsia/red matte color that’s great for going out. Flamingo is a peach/pink lustre that I can easily wear everyday, but I wouldn’t because I’m too scared to use it all! That’s the hardest part about collection pieces I think, you begin to covet or hoard them. Sometimes I go a little Ariel, “Look at this stuff isn’t it neat? Wouldn’t you think my collection’s complete? Wouldn’t you think I’m the girl, the girl who has everything? Look at this trove, treasures untold, how many wonders can one…” vanity hold? Do you ever feel like your stash is more of a collection? You pick out pieces with purpose not just for their proper use. Well that’s a topic for another day.
Back to the point… As MAC said, Iris truly is a “rare bird who has always been ahead of her time.” Into the Gloss wrote a great article on her that you should also go check out to learn more about Iris. I resonated with her not only for the incredibly fun colors from her collection, but also her views on beauty. To me, Iris is a lot like Audrey Hepburn in their traditional fashion sense, but she’s not mainstream.
“I’m not good at putting on makeup, but you have to be a moron not to be able to put on lipstick … I like the orangey-red lipsticks. Those are my favorites. I like them all actually, and I love a nice hot pink.”
Me too Iris, me too.
Also, if I ever go to Vegas on a road trip with some girlfriends and we take a convertible (it could happen), I will be wearing this scarf paired with my big sunglasses. Classy, right?
Source: jewelry.hsn.com via Amy on Pinterest
