BBQ'd Beauty: Memorial Day Makeup Strategies

Memorial Day = BBQ Day.

At least, that's what it seems like. I'm not sure how this holiday was observed before the advent of outdoor grilling, but I have more invitations to barbecues than I have actual friends.

The average person will entertain themselves at these cook-outs by eating at least one burger or one hot dog, chips, coleslaw, potato salad, and any number of desserts festooned with coconut or suspended in Jell-O.

That's more than 1,500 calories for just for one meal. Yeah...how hungry are you not right now?

In my book, there are two ways to approach this:

1) Prevention
Slather on your glossiest, juiciest, slippery-est high-enamel gloss. The kind that, once applied, is so slick and looks soooo fantastically good, you'd physically slap any person or bat away any food plate that so much as threatened to muss your mirror-finished lips .

For this, it's best to go with what the models are wearings: Dior Dior Addict Ultra Gloss Reflect.

2) Acceptance
Oh, just give in. There are 364 other days to be all diet-y. Go slap on a lip stain that plans to stick it out through greasy drumsticks, salads dressed in oil spills, a third glass of wine - and still be visible on your lips when you whisper to your host, "What flavor is that delicious gelatin dessert?"

Go with the ultimate stay-put pro: Stila Long Wearing Lip Color.