22. Find the perfect red lipstick

I managed to cross this one off my list the day before my birthday, when I went to the drugstore looking for the perfect lipstick to compliment my vibrant new eyeshadows*. My lucky shade? Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Fire & Ice. It looks like a very dark pink/coral shade in the tube, but comes out looking surprisingly like a true red on me. I think it compliments my skin tone well: not too bright, not too dark.

It's a classic too: this shade has been around since the 1950s.

Dorian Leigh in the legendary "Fire and Ice" ad, shot by Richard Avedon.

Elle.com also included this shade in its "21 Must Wear Red Lipsticks for 2010." Not bad for a random trip to the drugstore, eh?

Revlon's Fire & Ice with Revlon ColorStay lipliner in Pink/Rose, topped off with
Milani 3D Glitzy Glamour Gloss in Leading Lady

*I actually wound up returning these shades (MAC pigments) for smaller, sample sizes of the product that I found online. Call me a cheapo, but part of me just didn't feel right dropping that much dough on eyeshadow. Plus, a little goes a loooong way with that stuff so you don't need much anyway.