This month our assignment was to admit our beauty obsession! Here is mine! Find it on shine, here!
OBSESSION:
Main Entry: ob·ses·sion
Pronunciation: \äb-ˈse-shən, a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling; broadly : compelling motivation [Merriam-Webster]
When asked directly what my beauty obsession was:
First thought: I don’t have any obsessions!
Second thought: Uh oh! I have a bunch…hair products, , lip products, eye shadows, nail polishes….
Third thought: I just moved and cleaned stuff out! Got rid of a lot of out of date or old products. Shucks!
I sat on this assignment for a few weeks, contemplating what my beauty obsession really is!
It should be noted that the first 2 runners up were Eye Shadows and Nail Polishes.
The ultimate winner: Lip Gloss/Lip Stick products.
If this assignment would have been given to us about a week before, I would have had about 75 or more to show in a picture. WAY WAY too much!
So this obsession probably started at about 4 when lip smackers were part of Christmas and birthday gifts! The flavor sets were the best! I was always weird-ed about by any chocolate flavor but loved the Dr. Pepper and Grape Soda flavors (even if it turned my lips blue).
Then at about 12, I was allowed my wear my first makeup products—clear lip gloss and mascara.
During teen years, It used to be only lip glosses. (the glossier the better! Though I quickly 
realized boys didn’t like that very much!) Bring on the glitter, high shine, and even better if it was flavored! After years of over the top red lips for dance recitals, I was against lipstick!
If I got a sample though I never turned it down. My collection has now turned into a nice mix of lipsticks, lip balms (I couldn’t live with out Burt’s Bees!), and lip glosses.
I think I first realized I had obsession with the stuff when I found 14, yes, 14 lip products in my purse and had a reason for needing each one.
Currently, I have (hold on lemme count) 9 lip products in my purse! Three of them are the Cover Girl-Shine Blast ! I have 4 lip products in my desk at work, and way way way more at home. (I know of at least one bin that has about 20 products in it.)
Now that I’ve admitted my obsession I can’t say I’m proud or embarrassed by it. That’s’ just they way it is. I’ll update this soon with pictures from my home collection!
I love my lipglosses, lipsticks and balms.
I’m going to keep on swiping on color and shine! But in the mean time, what’s your beauty obsession?
I’ll admit, I’m a huge sucker for shiny pretty packaged lip gloss.
