I love lipstick and I can't live without it. Simple to apply, yet powerful -- enough to transform and complete any look. So how happy was I to receive a review package from Lipstick Queen, filled with her latest line of Lipstick Queen goodies? Ecstatic. I was literally jumping up and down when Fedex arrived. It was a crazy kind of happy. Okay, so what did I get?

• Medieval (LUV the packaging!)
• Black Tie Optional (LUV the packaging!)
• Black Tie Optional Shine
• Invisible Lip Liner
• Shine in Silver Saint, Gold Saint, Opal Saint, and Red Sinner

I had a blast trying each one with the Invisible Lip Liner. I'm especially fond of Medieval and Black Tie Optional (and Shine). Medieval was particularly intriguing since it was inspired by an era obsessed with the appearance of purity. It replicates the lip color worn by women in the Medieval period. Apparently, women during that time used lemons to stain their lips a see-through blood red and Poppy King, the Lipstick Queen herself, replicated the color by squeezing lemons to sting her lips a blood red color and then had her chemist match the exact shade. Unlike the pain lemons bring, Medieval is all goodness, full of Vitamin E and pigment.

Now, Black Tie Optional. This one was inspired by the flapper girls of the Roaring 20's, who challenged the stereotypes of their day by wearing their hair bobbed, their dresses slim fitting and their lips devilishly deep. Black Tie can be applied over other lipsticks or gloss shades to add depth and finish to any shade from red to nude. Personally, I like to wear it all by itself. Though it's not touted as a *Goth* color, it's very reminiscent of Lydia from the Beetlejuice cartoon -- subtle gray lips -- love it!