Evidently Aleve will only work on one thing at a time.

I threw my back out (yes again) doing something (yes, something kinda stupid) and this morning I took three Aleve.

Back feels great.

I have a headache.

W.T.F?

Bah, Vortex. That's effed up.

(1) All y'all have seen me; I'm fair, tending toward VERY pink, especially in the summer. Do I want a lipstick with a blue(ish) undertone [pls. bear in mind that my teeth are...not as white as they could be]? I'm really bad about knowing what shades/undertones work on me.

1: those Whitestrip things actually work. 2: you need cool undertones in your lipstick. Warm ones would make you look washed out and blah.

My pink-ness has blue undertones, actually, versus peach or yellow. Does that make a difference?

Yes. This is why you want cool undertones.

I'm not on Clomid, so what's my excuse?

You went outside for 3 seconds, or your office has bad AC.

Salem is supposedly 5 degrees hotter than Boston. What. The. Fuck.

My pink-ness has blue undertones, actually, versus peach or yellow. Does that make a difference?

Yes. This is why you want cool undertones.

What Plei said. It means you have a similar skin tone to me, and you absolutely want cool undertones.

So when you say "cool undertones"....that's colors with blue-ish-ness?

1: those Whitestrip things actually work.

I have non-porcelain veneers on the 6 front-most top teeth; whitestrips don't do anything on them b/c of the material they are. And I've had them for over 10 years, so all that coffee has discolored them.

What I need to do is get porcelain veneers or crowns. But I'm (1) lazy and (2) trying to get OUT of debt, not incur more, even for something that will make me not hide my teeth when someone takes a picture of me.

What Plei said. It means you have a similar skin tone to me, and you absolutely want cool undertones.

Of course, you can go a lot darker with lipsticks than she can, and she can go a lot brighter (Tep could rock a blue-based hot pink, for example), so Tep, don't go stealing Jilli's lipstick wardrobe.

So when you say "cool undertones"....that's colors with blue-ish-ness?

Yes. The best example I can think of that you could take a look at is the NARS lipstick Scarlett Empress. That is a blue-toned red. I know that it's probably a darker color than what you're looking for, but it's a great example of a lipstick with cool undertones.

And I've had them for over 10 years, so all that coffee has discolored them.

Lipstick with the right undertones will actually make your teeth look whiter. That's the surefire way I can tell if a lipstick is wrong for me.

I have non-porcelain veneers on the 6 front-most top teeth; whitestrips don't do anything on them b/c of the material they are. And I've had them for over 10 years, so all that coffee has discolored them.

Aha! You may want to try the Sally Hansen lipsticks that are supposed to make your teeth look whiter, assuming they still make 'em.

Tep could rock a blue-based hot pink

I'm raising my eyebrow in doubt at the idea of a hot pink on me, even one that has the proper undertone. IJS.

NARS lipstick Scarlett Empress.

*Really*??? I like that a LOT.

it's probably a darker color than what you're looking for

Not necessarily. I wouldn't wear it to work, for instance, but I'd wear it at night.

but it's a great example of a lipstick with cool undertones.

Excellent. Now I know which way to aim. Thanks!

I'm raising my eyebrow in doubt at the idea of a hot pink on me, even one that has the proper undertone. IJS.

Hee. Try it in a sheer gloss sometime.