GirlsGuideTo | {21 Summer Fashion Essentials #7}: Hot Pink Lips

We’re counting down until the official start of summer with one of our fave fashion bloggers, Gabrielle of Resort Rock Sugar. She’s made a list of the 21 fashion and beauty essentials no girl can do without this summer. Make sure to check back daily to kick off your summer looking fab! Take it away Gabrielle:

Hot pink lips seem to compliment white the way that nude lips compliment black. Don't be shy, your white mini (#6 Summer Fashion Essential) is begging to be worn with bright lips!

Here are my favorite shades, from sheer and shiny to bold and matte, for when I’m ready to embrace my inner Barbie!

Givenchy Gelée D’Interdit Smoothing Gloss Balm Crystal Shine in Vibrant Fuchsia: For those who want to tiptoe into in the trend but not go full-force, this new gloss from Givenchy is the perfect solution. It’s light and bright. {Sephora}

Dior Addict Lipstick in Diorkiss: If it’s good enough for Kate Moss, it’s good enough for me. Diorkiss is the shade Kate wears in the ads; it will give you a pink that’s not too neon and not too shy. The colors are creamy and a little bit sheer, but there there will be no mistaking the fact that it’s there. {Dior}

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Addis Ababa: This product is genius in several ways. It goes on with a wand like a lip gloss, but has the finish of a lipstick. It doesn’t require a lot of precision to apply, and you get a perfect lip without liner or a lot of fuss. It’s creamy and matte at the same time, and the color lasts forever. Oh, and it’s only $6. {NYXCosmetics}

NARS Pure Matte Lipstick in Carthage: New for summer, this lipstick is really rich, really matte, and really pink. {Nordstrom}

Maybelline Color Sensational Lipcolor in Fifth Avenue Fuchsia: A traditional lipstick with no gimmicks. It’s creamy with a lot of pigment, and this color gets me compliments every single time we wear it. {Maybelline}

Sephora Collection Cream Lip Stain in Forever Fuchsia: Once you paint this one on, you’re committed. It applies as a cream, and transforms into a stain. The color will stay put, even through several summer cocktails. {Sephora}

*Written By: Gabrielle, a self-professed fashion junkie, and the blogger behind Resort Rock Sugar, leads a dual life. Quite paradoxically, she spends her days in a downtown highrise office building as a busy civil litigation attorney, but you wouldn't guess it if you peeked inside her closet. There you would find everything from fringe tank tops to short leather mini dresses, essentially nothing she can wear to her 9 to 5, err, 8 to 8 job. On the weekends, when she isn't discovering hot new designers whilst hitting up her favorite shopping haunts in LA, or taking in the brilliant fashion that is LA's scenester crowd, she is documenting it all via her blog, and probably from a prime seat at the Coffee Bean on the corner of Beverly and Robertson, because in LA all you need to do is step outside to get a little fashion inspiration.