I didn't mean to repeat a brand so soon. I'd have an excuse if I were working through my lipsticks alphabetically by name, but that's a lot easier to do when you have only 30 neatly corralled in a makeup tackle box. I have a few more than 30, and am basically reaching into a drawer and making a quick decision as I run out the door.

That said, if you were planning a road trip to Burlington or Halifax, or setting up to place a please-ship-to-me order, it's good you see this now. Sweet, sheer, and perfect for a gloss addict trying to break a habit, this is Lipstick Queen Butterfly Ball Shimmer Treatment Lipstick in Trance, $20 USd.

Available at Mills Brothers in Halifax, NS, and Saltridges in Burlington, ON; lipstickqueen.com.