Of tiny dogs and black lips

Oh goodness, my baby girl chihuahua is... very small. (We're probably going to go with Chloe, but I haven't completely decided yet.) Hansel definitely behaves like a chi, but his dachshund side makes him slightly more like a normal dog: a tiny bit sturdier, heavier, and more grounded. Chloe is all chihuahua. If Hansel is dainty and sometimes odd, she's dainty and odd concentrated --

She's the Chibiusa to Hansel's Sailormoon. A tiny little brat!


So we all know about MAC's Style Black collection, no? I know a few of us bought it already; I've seen ashbet rocking it in pictures!

While I've been miserly with my pennies so far, I must admit, I'm very tempted. I've always been somewhat lazy with my makeup and NEVER do touch-ups, which black lipstick rather demands -- I could learn, of course, but I hid behind my olive complexion and perkigoth status and figured I could just avoid black lips. After all, they (almost?) never costume Abby Scuito in black lipstick, and she looks consistently adorable. Yet The Lady of Manners over at Gothic Charm School wrote up a review (and defense of the black lip) which is weakening my resolve.

To make matters even bleaker, as it were, Lime Crime has a new lipstick line with Styletto black lippie, which looks delightfully pigmented. Doe Deere wore it to a goth wedding, so it's been gothically field-tested!

I dug out some of my Wet and Wild from three Halloween seasons ago...




So what do you think? Am I finally old and cosmetically versed enough to rock the black lip? (And if so, which products should I get?)


Bonus Out-take:



Chihuahuas have no concept of personal space.