Makeup at the gym

Earlier this morning I went to the gym... mind you I went right when I woke up so I didn't have any makeup on. But yes, if I go to the gym at the end of the day OF COURSE I have makeup on!! What do you think I'm gonna go wash it off just to go to the gym? Don't be an idiot, lol. Now there is a difference between someone who is going to the gym, with a FULL FACE of paint on their face, and don't even sweat while at the gym, cool thats fine, we can totally make fun of those people lol. Okay, maybe not make fun, well sometimes... lol just understand that you are beautiful enough without your makeup, you don't have to plaster it on before going in the morning, do it after. =). Now, on the other hand.. both when I go to the gym later in the day and I do have makeup on, and to those who lather it on before hand to feel better, lets get down to the honest truth. And I have also had many of my guy friends wonder why girls wear makeup to the gym... and the simple answer is, our makeup looks BETTER when we have been sweating. I don't know if you all have this experience, but I swear my skin has more glow and my makeup is like perfection after sweating. Last June, I had gone to New York with girls from my school, and it was balls hott outside, and I swear we all looked better at the end of the day than the start. lol. Well there you have it, thats why women do not wash their face off before going to the gym. WE LOVE LIPSTICK...STAY TRUE

Loving it!!

So as far as blogs are concerned, I would much rather have conversations than to tell you how to do makeup. Plus, there's plenty of other blogs that are successful in coaching you along the way anyways!! So I would rather be here as a friend, we can have conversations, relate to one another, see resemblances or differences.. Whichever, I don't exactly want to be a teacher. This may be because I was never taught how to do makeup, I had older sisters who I always admired.. But nobody ever taught me how to do anything. I am very visual, which means that is the language I speak. I understand through pictures, so I translate through pictures. Which is why I can appreciate blogs that show you along the way, and especially tell you what products they are using. The beautiful Bobbi Mechelle from Arizona, has a great beauty blog called bobbimechelle@wordpress.com. Not only does she have a great blog, but she was kind enough to use Elle Michelle Cosmetics lipstick, "confident" which is a matte, brick red shade. These are the moments I live for. I love seeing women across the country using my product, and especially enjoying it. And it is extremely fun for me to get to shout them out as well! So this is for you Bobbi, thank you for putting my product on your blog, I very much appreciate your support!!! - Lauren Michelle

Okay, so yesterday I got the chance (for the second time) to guest speak at my amazing school FIDM... I graduated last June, and I am pretty sure I could live there. Anyways, I always find it weird when asked to guest speak, whether it be in classrooms or at open house.. while it is fun, I am not quite sure what much anyone can learn from me in such beginning stages of owning my own business. It is a lot of fun, it costs money, I have to constantly be creative, and I get to share a part of myself everyday with others... which has got to be the biggest reward... that and seeing everyone with my brand and giving me their feedback, that's super exciting. But I find myself wondering if they are thinking "why is she here? she just started this brand, and everything she makes goes right back into the company anyways?"... which is true, and I find myself thinking the same thing. But then I realize, I did just graduate, I am not going to be rich over night, I will probably make mistakes and that is okay because I will learn how to make the brand better because of those mistakes. So yes, I do have something to show when speaking at FIDM, or to anyone for that matter. While I may be in the beginning stages, I am doing something a lot of people are too afraid of doing... and I'm not afraid. I get to make my own decisions, I get to take everything I learned at this AMAZING school and incorporate it into my everyday life. It has been about 3 months since I have launched my own lipstick line. give me three years and see where I am at =).

Let's Get This Weekend Started!!!

So yes, Valentines Day was yesterday, although all I did was sit in LA traffic for about 3 hours.. and hang out with my best friend. But now that it is over, we have a 3 day weekend upon us people!! What should we do? Go to a cabin? Go to Vegas? Maybe Disneyland, or just relax with friends all weekend and eat some cookies!!!! But let's just say we want to go out for a night, whether it  be the movies or a club.. which I have been to enough of those to last me a life time, so no thank you, lol. So now you have to plan your outfit, your makeup.. whatevs I'm just gonna wear some sweats, but my hair and makeup will be done so I will be fine. It's true, thats a real situation that I tend to do sometimes lol. Regardless what your plans are, if you want a long lasting lipstick, that literally does stay on for hours upon hours, Elle Michelle Cosmetics lipsticks are extremely long lasting.. especially the matte colors. Anyways, I had stayed out all night a couple of weekends ago with some girlfriends, and I wore my POWERFUL lipsitck (the one in the picture), came home late, went to bed without washing my face... woke up and my lipstick was still perfect as if I had just out it on! Mind you, I did nothing at all that night to smear my lipstick in any way, except maybe eat some chicken wings, but of course I did you can't turn that down! So go live up your weekend.. take a bunch of selfies.. and personally I really like the kissy face... DO IT IF YOU WANT TO!!! I know I will be... and dont forget to put your lipstick in your bra where it's safe =).

Hearts of the Unique

There comes a time when we decide that fitting in with the crowd is far from exciting. How are you going to stand out? What differentiates you from the chick standing next to you? For some women, they do not want to stand out, they are afraid of trying new things, and they love looking at women pulling things off "that they could never pull off". Now lets be real... YOU can pull off anything you want, you can wear anything you want, dye your hair any color you want, and voice your opinion WHENEVER YOU WANT!!! I just told my niece this the other night. The only opinion that matter's is hers.. well and mine and her parents but you know what I mean =). So for those of us who were born with this unique heart, we find this easy.. and may find that sometimes our mouth gets us into trouble. Maybe I shouldn't always tell people when they have close minded, ignorant opinions... but I will absolutely stand up for that shy quiet person who is being bullied by that same person. So let me help the ones who are afraid to truly be themselves, STOP WORRYING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLES OPINIONS!!! And I am hoping that we can all learn to empower and uplift each other. Seeing as that I am from Los Angeles, CA, it is quite clear that everyone is selfish, intimidated by people who share our dreams (which is ridiculous), and honestly, all the girls just want to be famous, or score a pro athlete. OMG I CANT! So I decided, that lipstick is something that we all love, and actually have in common... so let's start this brand that represents individuality, being positive, empowering each other instead of feeling threatened and stop being "a bitch". All of us with unique hearts, need to take advantage of being able to have a voice and looked up to. Let's all PUT ON SOME LIPSTICK AND MAKE A GOOD NAME FOR OURSELVES!

Elle Michelle Cosmetics Finally Has a Blog!!!

While there may be plenty of people who know nothing about this brand yet, that does nothing but excite me all the more. There's so much room to grow, so many lives to touch and engage, and most importantly.. so many more lips to MAKE A STATEMENT!!! Yes, of course, makeup in general is one of our obsessions.. notice I said one because I'm totally obsessed with the beach, Sex and the City, tattoos and beanies, but whatever totally not the point right now. Makeup is one the best things to show our individual creativity. Do we want to be bold, sexy, daring women today? Or do we wanna be flirty, girly, with a hint of "thuggish ruggish"? We see each day as a new day to represent ourselves. Whether it be the way we feel, the way we want to feel, or to represent the inner self that sometimes we may be shy to represent. Either way, makeup is by far the cherry on top of the entire look. Our eyes are the secret to our souls, or so we want you to believe... but the lips are the doorway to what we are about to unleash upon the world. So of course, with our mouth being our most powerful piece to decorate, I decided I wanted to start a cosmetic "lip" company. For now, there are ten lip colors. All vibrant, opaque, long lasting, bold, and cruelty free... because more often than not, I like animals more than I like people =). While the brand grows, there will be many, many more lipstick, as well as lip liners, gloss, and whatever else delightfully perfect lip product I can think of. So as of now, I want to say THANK YOU to all of my current customers/supporters, and to let you ALL know, that this is just the beginning.. only one knows what the future brings, and you are all welcome to be apart of this ride that I never intend to get off of!!! Oh, and of course, STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF.