Here’s a fun thing: 90% of the time, I look at pictures of myself and realize that I wasn’t wearing any lipstick. Excellent.

Of course, when I remember to put lipstick — or really, lipgloss — on, I wind up with it all over the rim of my coffee cup (or worse, all over that white Starbucks lid, which is really classy). What’s a girl to do???

This: invest in a good long-last lip color. Specifically, Cover Girl Outlast Lipstain.

Outlast Lipstain is the bomb; it lasts all day and doesn’t dry my lips out, and it has just the faintest strawberry smell, which makes me feel kind of like I’m in eighth grade again, putting Bonnie Bell Lip Smackers on and pretending it was lipstick. I bought the Berry Smooch, which is the perfect balance of dramatic and understated (but check the colors carefully and choose one that’s right for you — of course). But the biggest bonus is this: even though it’s a long-wearing formula, I can layer gloss over it, for a more dramatic look or just for moisture, and the color goes on and on.

Try it! You’ll love it. Especially when you see yourself in pictures.