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"It&amp;#x27;s been a little while since I&amp;#x27;ve gotten super-excited over a red lip. They&amp;#x27;ve been such a trend for so long now, they&amp;#x27;ve started to feel juuuust a little .... ehh. Then I saw Blair Waldorf&amp;#x27;s glistening ruby lipstick in last night&amp;#x27;s episode of Gossip Girl and was instantly and totally reinfatuated. Doesn&amp;#x27;t that imaginary heiress just have the darndest way of making everything look enviable?We&amp;#x27;ve freaked over the Gossip Girl character&amp;#x27;s headbands and obsessed over her around-the-crown braid. Now I think we have to add her perfectly executed red lips to the list of Blair beauty-spiration. Not the best close-up of the lipstick, but those of you who saw the episode know: It was super-shiny, and just the perfect shade (not too orangey, not too bluish). I don&amp;#x27;t know what formula was used, but what I&amp;#x27;ve learned is that with red lipstick, it&amp;#x27;s rarely as easy as copying a shade you see on someone else. You really have to go try reds on yourself, since your own lip, skin and hair tones can drastically change the color. Example: the classic Nars Jungle Red goes fully orange on me. Do you guys know of a red that that really does look consistently good on lots of people? Two more notes from the show ... One: Serena had straight hair. I thought it was pretty/a fun change, but it made me realize what a difference those loose waves make--I think she looks 10x more distinctive with her usual fuller &amp;#x27;do. What did you think? Two: In this sneak-peek photo from next Monday&amp;#x27;s episode, Blair has an updo that I feel might just be a wedding-hair contender for my inspiration files. I can&amp;#x27;t wait to see the back! Yes, I&amp;#x27;d be somewhat ashamed to admit I stole my wedding look from Blair Waldorf, but that would also be somewhat awesome/hilarious/of-the-moment, no? Let&amp;#x27;s discuss. Some red-lips tips and talk: * Red lips during casual daytime events: a Do or a Don&amp;#x27;t? * Matching red lips to your shoes? A Do! * One formula that really really stays put. * The gorgeous drugstore red my best friend rocked at her wedding! Photos: The CW"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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