LittleMissYaya: Lipstick Queen

Lipstick Queen - Jean Queen

What cosmetics do you wear with jeans? Sometimes we pile everything on, being that denim has become as universally flattering and accepted as the color black has. Poppy King, Founder of Lipstick Queen has been asked which lipstick and gloss matches denim so often that she decided to create a product that did exactly that, the Jean Queen.

The lipstick and lip gloss come separately. Both are a rosy and sheer color with darker undertones. From a glance they seem to be the color that can flatter any skin tone because it is a light wash, and because it has the pink hint that is natural to the human lips.

The pink is meant to offset the blue tones from your jeans, as well as light up your face. The shine in the lipstick and the gloss is also meant to juxtapose the matte nature of most denim.

The roles are reversed, as the lip gloss is of a thicker and a bit darker consistency than the lipstick. For the $18 price tag, if you can't get both, I'd say it's smarter to get the lipstick. Just seems like you'd get more wear out of it, thus making your money work harder. The sheer wash of the lipstick can be layered for a bit of a deeper tone, or the two can be paired together.

Lipstick Queen Chinatown Glossy Pencils

I remember the first time I bought a creamy lip pencil and was mesmerized by the fact that this wasn't just a liner. This was a tool that could apply creamy color to my lips without needing a twist cap or being careful on how to apply pressure so as not to break it.

It was like a crayon, but for big girls. I had that sucker in a berry/neutral color and I am still to this day surprised that I lucked out with such a good color at such a young and not as knowledgeable state. I used up that bad boy all day every day until the pencil would be scraping my lip and then run around seeking a sharpener to give me my fix again. But when it was done, it was done. And I haven't seen a good product similar to my first pencil-ed love until...