I am search of a soft day lipstick, as I prefer red at night. Dolce & Gabbana's "Mandorla" has caught my eye. The name means "almond" in Italian, which I'm guessing is the literal reference, although I also like the definition in iconography: an "almond-shaped aureole of light surrounding the entire figure of a holy person; it was used in Christian art usually for the figure of Christ and is also found in the art of Buddhism. Its origins are uncertain. The Western mandorla first appears in 5th-century mosaics decorating the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, where it surrounds certain Old Testament figures." Brilliant. Shine on.
[D&G Shine Lipstick, $30 at Saks Fifth Avenue]
Windowlicker - from the French for window shopping: faire du lèche-vitrine - often appears on Tuesday and Thursdays at 10am EST-ish.
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