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Colourpop Ultra Matte Lip: StingRaye, $6.00
The search is always on for a classic red lip. For me, that ship has sailed. Red is a beautiful color that looks fantastic on everyone, but me. Not that I can’t find a good red. I have four-hundred- zillion shades of red lipstick just hankerin for a night on the town. The problem is, one step outside my door and I have it on my chin, my clothes, the steering wheel, my dog , your dog—you get the picture.
I’m more of a nude gal.
But, nudes can be tricky as well. If you don’t get it right, you’ll look washed out or like someone slathered a wad of silly puddy on your mouth. Not attractive.
Nudes will always be a thing. So, here are some helps to get that nude lip to look it’s best—or any lip for that matter.
MaryKay Satin Lips Set, $18
Exfoliate
Lips should be part of your skin care routine. I don’t do it every day but, I do try to do it at least once a week. My all time favorite product for this is Mary Kay Satin Lips. It comes with a mask and balm, and it leaves your lips baby soft.
A close second for me is a new product from Clinique—Sweet Pots Sugar Scrub and Lip Balm. Or, if you’d rather a multi-tasking product you can also use the same scrub that you use for your face. Just make sure it’s gentle. Your lips need a tender touch.
Clinique Sweet Pots, $19.50
Not So Opaque
Instead, try a more sheer nude that is a shade or two darker than your natural lip color. This trick will help you avoid paste mouth.
MAC Creme D’ Nude, $17 (use with light skin)
Don’t Go All Frosty
There was a time for this lip circa 1986. We want natural so go for a satiny finish. *hint, if it feels good going on, that’s your girl*
Clinique Chubby Stick: Graped Up, $17 (use with olive skin)
Use the Tools Given to You: Your Fingers
Instead of slapping that on straight from the bullet, lightly tap it on the lip with your finger and blot your lips together.
And voila, you’re nude.
Gladys Knight, the “Empress of Soul” will be headlining this year’s Homecoming Spectacular at Brigham Young University on Saturday, October 15. The performances will be at the Marriott Center on BYU Campus at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
The Georgia-born soul/R&B artist began performing when she was 16. Knight has garnered seven Grammy Awards and has had several #1 hits on the R&B and pop charts. Besides her music career, Knight is a humanitarian and philanthropist for the American Diabetes Association, American Cancer Society and the Minority AIDS Project. (www.drogueriasanjorge.com) Knight has also been honored by the NAACP and the Congress of Racial Equality.
Tickets for the BYU Homecoming Spectacular go on sale on July 11 as part of the BYU Arts Pass and on July 18 for the general public. Tickets are available atbyutickets.com and range from $10-38.
Also joining Knight are singers Peter Hollens and Lexi Mae Walker and BYU groups Vocal Point, Noteworthy, Young Ambassadors, the Cougarettes, Theatre Ballet, Synthesis and members of the Men’s and Women’s Choruses.
The final installment of June’s Ogden Twilight Concerts was a success. Concertgoers flooded the Ogden Amphitheater to see The National Parks, Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World, and headliners Peter Bjorn and John for the closing show. It was a warm summer night that cooled off as the sun set. There were food trucks and drinks from local favorite Wasatch Brewery. In between sets, sponsor Pepsi reps got the crowd to play a giant game of volleyball with oversized beach balls.
Pepsi provides beach balls for a giant crowd game of beach volleyball before Peter Bjorn and John
Peter Bjorn & John took the stage to deafening cheers from the anxious attendees. The Swedish trio exuded a stage presence only afforded to true European rock stars. Frontman Peter was the wild vocalist/guitarist leaping across the stage and spinning tales about his Swedish homeland. Peter was an awkward dancer (and he danced a lot), but he has killer confidence and his voice is mesmerizing, so all is forgiven. Bjorn was a quiet, brooding supplier of great guitar. John was the drummer who held it all together.
The group knocked out songs with rock, funk and techno sounds and an incredible energy. PB&J closed with an encore of what is perhaps their most well-known song, “Young Folks.”
Peter Bjorn and John rock out to close the show
The Ogden Amphitheater was the perfect setting for a captivating show that was definitely a result of careful planning and a desire for everyone to have a blast.
In a previous interview with Salt Lake Magazine, Jared Allen, owner of Ogden bar Alleged and founder of the Ogden Twilight Concerts, said about the concert lineups: “We didn’t take just anybody. Anyone who attends these concerts will be blown away.”
Allen was absolutely right. This concert had me dancing and singing along and wishing I could listen to just a few more songs at the end of the night. The rocking volume level meant I could only hear out of one ear when the show wrapped, and that was totally worth it.
Allen shared this tidbit on the Ogden Twilight Facebook page after the show: “Well that’s a wrap… Or is it? Be on the look-out for additional Ogden Twilight Presents shows later this summer/fall both on the roof at Alleged and at The Ogden Amphitheater. I would put August 12th, August 13th, and September 16th on your calendars… I can’t wait to share these artists. There may be another show or two in September as well.”
If these upcoming Ogden Twilight shows are anything like the concerts this June, you won’t want to miss them.
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