If this is the first time you’re hearing about the Lipstick Bandits, this post should suffice for an introduction.

After a lot of digging around our massive lipstick wardrobes, we present to you our must-have lipstick for fall.  When I think of fall, I think of girls with perfectly berry-stained lips.  Berry lips are incredibly flattering on all skin tones, and of course MAC’s vast lipstick line would have something that is perfection.  My pick is MAC Lipstick in Amorous ($17.50).

MAC Amorous Lipstick

MAC’s description of Amorous cracks me up; they call it a “lovestruck cranberry.”  *snickers*  Whatever.  It’s a beautiful hidden gem from their permanent collection.  Amorous is from MAC’s Satin line — a semi-matte, pigmented and long-wearing formula.  I wore her for the first time for IMATS Toronto this weekend and fell in love.  After a solid nine hours, its pigment hugged my lips without drying them out or settling into fine lines.  I can’t even believe I don’t own other Satins in my lipstick collection.

MAC Amorous Lipstick Swatch

Wearing MAC Amorous Lipstick

It’s one of those colors that makes you feel instantly put together even without a lot of eye makeup.  However I chose to pair it with an antique gold — Illamasqua Pure Pigment in Ore — for a very autumnal and flattering palette.  Oh how I love berries and golds!

Wearing MAC Amorous Lipstick, and Illamasqua Ore Pure Pigment on eyes

The other Lipstick Bandits picked out some amazing lipsticks, too! Check out these posts for all our fall picks:

• Tracy at Beauty Reflections
• Dani at Call It Beauty
• Larie at Eye Heart It
• Arianne at Glitter Geek
• Makeup Morsels
• Xiao at Messy Wands
• Jen at My Funny Valentine
• Paris at My Women Stuff
• Rocaille at Rocaille Writes
• Rae at theNotice

IMATS Toronto 2011 Sneak Peek!

In other beauty news, IMATS took Toronto by storm again this past weekend.  Here’s a little teaser photo of the student winner of the fantasy tribal contest.  I am absolutely slack jawed.  The finished look is so arresting!

First place winner of student make-up competition

P.S.  How have you been?  Sorry I haven’t been around that much lately.  I have so many things that I want to do with this makeup thing, and first I want to get an online portfolio started.  What do you think of ArianneMakeup.ca, or MakeupByArianne.ca?