Lipstick Swatches and Mini Review Pt. 2

Part two, because I didn't realize just how many lip products I had. Sadly, this still isn't all of them. Most of these I don't wear nearly as often as I do the others in part one. On to the swatches!!!

KAT VON D BACKSTAGE BAMI is a matte pink. If you ever want a "Hey look at my face" lip color, this is it. Backstage Bambi can look very different depending on who is wearing it. This is a liquid lipstick, meaning you apply it like lipgloss and it dries matte. The KVD line is one of the easiest to work with in my opinion. Also, it will stay all day. The downside? it will stay tomorrow and the next as well. Well, not unless you scrub your lips until they fall off... just kidding... not really... 

HOURGLASS ICON is a matte red. Another liquid lipstick, this one is a little harder to apply, if you don't get it right the first time then you're gonna have some nice uneven lips! This one definitely looks more like a stain than a lipstick. 

STILA DOLCE is a matte pale nude. I know a lot of people love Stila's liquid lipsticks but I just can't get over how bad the formula is, its like it never completely dries and its very sticky. This color gave me a nice "I'm dead and have no lips" look, even though it looks quite normal in this picture.

STILA SONYA is a dusty wine. I really love the formula of this lipstick, its creamy without being too much. Even though this color looks like a normal lipstick, when I wear it I feel like I'm wearing a neon green. Just too normal for me.

BUXOM MENACE is a "rich wine". Wearing it for this picture is most likely the last time I wear this lipstick. Not because its a bad lipstick, but because it decided to live no more and broke. Even when it wasn't broken I didn't wear it though, only because I have so many like this color. Nothing about it really made want to wear it more than the others.

REVLON SIREN is a coral with light shimmer. I've worn this for a total of two times. Once, because I was feeling brave and the second time was for this picture. There is something about orange that I feel doesn't look good on my lips against my skin tone. I wish I could wear oranges though, they're so pretty. Formula wise, this isn't something that I prefer, it feels like it just slides all over the place.

REVLON BLACK CHERRY is basically a darkened cherry. There are so many things I hate about this lipstick. One, its way too creamy, like you feel like you have ten layers of lipstick with one swipe. Two, its so patchy despite being really creamy. Three, I dont remember the other reasons.

COVERGIRL DIVINE is a semi matte orchid. Before getting into lipsticks, or makeup at all really, I used to wear red only. Then I got this color, I thought it was way to bright pink for me. I don't know if its supposed to be matte, but it is, and it has really good staying power. This lipstick definitely holds a place near and dear to my heart. Without it, I'd still be wearing red.

MILANI CANDIED TOFFEES is a frosty copper. Milani lipsticks smell like baby wipes, which is my main concern about this lipstick. When purchasing, I had no idea that it was going to be a frost. Its okay, not something that I like to wear. I feel like it makes me look 10 years older than I am.

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE COSMETICS (OCC) BLACK DAHLIA is a deep wine. I should have made these lip tars a post all together, but, what the heck. Personally, I apply these with a doe foot applicator if I'm wearing it straight from the tube. Some people feel doe foot applicators wastes a lot of product and would rather use a brush, its all about preference.  These can be a little drying, which is why I rarely wear them straight from the tube. This color was my first experience with dark colors and lip tars, I fell in love instantly. Black Dahlia is one color I know can look completely different on different people.

OCC STALKER is a classic red. My lip tar obsession grew, so I kept getting more. Then I realized, wearing these straight from the tube is pretty high maintenance. You have to be very careful of what you do, and bring it along to reapply if needed. 

OCC VINTAGE is a brick red. Despite the picture, it has a touch more brown to it. Again, these can be very drying straight from the tube.

OCC MELANGE is a coral-y nude. I love this color because its coral enough to make me feel like I'm wearing an orange but nude enough to not be scared of it. This color is a little harder to use, for me, since my lips are somewhat dark. 

OCC STRUMPET is a very purple pink... so magenta? This was so hard to take a picture of and get its true color, it kept coming out red. This was the only picture that showed its true color. I feel like this color is a color everyone should have. Especially if you don't wear too many different colors. It's in between normal and taking you down that road to bright pink.

OCC FEATHERED is white. What I love about lip tars is that, there is almost every color you can think of. If theres not, then you can mix them up and make it! I didn't buy this white to wear on its own. Its purpose was to make my own colors. I really wanted a certain blue and purple at that moment and creating it myself what the only way to get it.

OCC TARRED is black. So, if you leave your lip tars laying in your lipstick drawer with out touching them for months, they kind of start separating. Some mix well than others, Tarred and Feathered are worst, in my experience. I spent a good twenty minutes mixing and shaking this tube and when applying it still separated on my lips. Although, if you get a good tube to start off with this black is the blackest black to ever black.

OCC ANIME is a bright blue pink. I love this color so much, but I always tell myself no when I think about purchasing a full size. Only because I have a few others that look just like it and are 100x easier to apply. 

OCC RX is blue. This is another one that I have that separates constantly. It can look so much better than this, just make sure if you do buy a lip tar that the color isn't already separating. 

OCC TECHNOPAGAN is a dark purple with blue shimmer. This happens to be my new love. Its just so amazing. It doesn't quite show the true color in picture, but, if you haven't tried this then head to sephora right now! When would I possibly wear this? I dont know, but it needs to be in my life forever and ever.

OCC VAIN is a dark teal. I completely forgot to take a close up picture of this, so here is my face. This is almost the blue I've been wanting, but just as beautiful.

The way I wear my lip tars is mixing them with lip balm, I think its a perfect alternative. Now that I'm finished writing about all the lipsticks I swatched, I keep thinking of all the other lipsticks I forgot. Like, how do i forget those! Thank you for taking the time to read this. This is all how I feel, personally, about these lip products. I know there are some people that have different experiences with them. Plus, stay tuned for a surprise I have coming soon!

Lipstick Swatches and Mini Review Pt. 1

Hello again! I was recently looking for some lipstick swatches and I realized that there aren't too many for people with dark skin. So, I pulled out my lipstick drawer and got started. I wasn't able to do all of them because after a few it felt like my lips were going to fall off.  Also, I want to add that the sun kept hiding behind the clouds, changing how a few pictures looked. So, sorry about that.

MAC HAUTECORE is a matte black. This was part of the LE Punk Couture line. I wear it when I'm home bored because I don't have the guts to wear it out yet. It is a little patchy and doesn't have the same drying feeling as normal matte lipsticks.

MAC STUDDED KISS is a matte brick red. Also part of the Punk Couture line. I only wear this with a liner because it is very patchy. Also doesn't feel like other mattes.

MAC PUNK COUTURE is a matte a dark plum. I rarely wear this because its it patchier than the others. Even with a liner I cannot get it to look normal.

MAC RUSSIAN RED is a matte classic blue red. If I wear this lipstick I feel so fancy. I dont know what it is. I love it. Also, it lasts a very long time.

MAC FILM NOIR is a matte reddish brown. Although you can see a lot of red in this picture, its mainly due to watching Russian Red before. This is mentioned in one of my top favorite lipsticks, and it still is. I am definitely ready to wear this 24/7.

MAC FLAT OUT FABULOUS is a matte blue-ish pink. One of my go to lipsticks. I can't help it, I don't know how I lived without it. Its just so amazing, you need it.

MAC TAUPE is a matte ... nude? I'm not sure. Peachy brown? This easily became my favorite nude. I had been looking for a matte nude for such a long time and finally came across this. I am SOO glad I did. 

MAC TOUCH is a "Lustre" reddish creamy brown. I love lustres because they give me that "barely there" look that I do too often. This was my go to nude, until I longed for a matte. I do, however, prefer this finish in the spring/summer. It usually looks a little less red, but my lips were super stained by this point. 

MAC CREME IN YOUR COFFEE is a "Creamsheen" mauve-like lipstick. Depending on what time of the year it is, this lipstick can be a MLBB. I don't reach for this as often as I used to, unless I really want that "I want you to think I'm hardly wearing makeup" look.

MAC GODDESS OF THE SEA is a "creamsheen" creamy berry. The only reason I bought this is because it was limited edition and my MAC counter still had a handful in stock. It is a great color though. 

MAC VIVA GLAM RIHANNA is a frost blue red. I think I liked the packaging more than the lipstick itself. I just read that its a frost... not what I imagined a frost lipstick would be like. It does have gold shimmer, but its not too noticeable unless your two inches away from my face looking for it. 

BITE BEAUTY POMEGRANATE is another classic red. I think the Bite pencils are hydrating. They are neither matte nor glossy. I don't really reach for this one because it looks so similar to my other red lipsticks and I'm scared of finishing it.

BITE BEATY RHUBARB is another mauve like color. Also a MLBB. Again, I dont tend to reach for this because I'm scared of finishing it. This has a very matte look to it and a very creamy feel. I want 100 of these to sit in a drawer so I can never use them from being too scared. This is one of the few colors that I carry around with me in my purse for "just in case".

MAKEUP FOREVER (MUFE) ROUGE ARTIST INTENSE 15 is a metallic purple. I want to love this color so bad. Its SOO beautiful but equally patchy. I always put this on but get frustrated with the patchiness and take it off, but when I sit home alone, I wear it all day. Another thing that keeps me from wearing this brand is the smell... they unfortunately have that smell of foundation when foundation smells.

MUFE ROUGE ARTIST N9 another mauve-y color. Less opaque than the others though. Not patchy like the 15. I don't use this one at all really, because I cannot handle the smell.

MUFE ROUGE ARTIST N45 is a sheer red. This looks more like a tinted balm. A little patchy, not unbearable. Again, it smells too much to wear.

WET N WILD CHERRY PICKING is a matte dark magenta. These WnW lipsticks are probably my favorite drugstore lipstick ever. Like, I feel like everyone should try these out, because not only are they affordable but, they are really amazing lipsticks.

WNW STOPLIGHT RED semi-matte blue red. For not wearing red that often I have a lot of reds. I think that lately its between Russian Red and this one though.

WNW MOCHALICIOUS is a matte reddish light brown. If Film Noir and Taupe had a baby, it would be this. This is was made me want Taupe. I love the darkness of this but wanted a nude a little lighter.

WNW MOCHALICIOUS + JUST PEACHY. Just peachy is a very light peach color that is extremely pastel looking on me. So I wear it over mochalicious, just lightly dabbed in the middle.

URBAN DECAY TURN ON is a creamy light pink. I bought this because I wanted something that I didn't have. I don't think I hate a lipstick more than this one, only because the way it looks on me. Its such a pretty color but, it is also too pastel and it makes me feel clownish.

UD VENOM is a deep plum with fuchsia shimmer. I don't know what happened to application in this picture but apparently I threw it out the window. This was my first mid range lipstick. It feels so nice and creamy but not too creamy.. like just enough cream... hahah.

UD ANARCHY is a bright blue pink. When I first got this lipstick I could not get enough. Like, when I die, this is the lipstick I want to be wearing. As much as I love it, it does take a little more effort to wear. Without liner it starts to seep out of your lip line. Also, wearing this, you'll have nicely stained lips for a day or two after.

Top Five Lipsticks of 2013!

Oh myy... Let me just start off by saying this was one of the hardest decisions to make. I love all my lipsticks and I wish I could wear them all in one day. Luckily, all I had to do was look at my pictures and see which ones I wore the most. So, in no particular order, because that would take another 5 hours to decide which is better, here are my top five favorite lipsticks of 2013.

1. Urban Decay Anarchy Revolution Lipstick

I first tried this as a sample, from ipsy, and I immediately fell in love. I went out and got the lipstick and matching lipliner. A year ago I thought bright pinks made me look horrible, boy did this change my mind. The formula of the Revolution Lipsticks are great, but with this one you definitely need the lipliner, or at least in my experience, it would not stay on my lips. 

2. OCC Black Dahlia Lip Tar

Again, the first time I tried this was a sample and I loved it so much I bought it. It was my first "dark" lip color. I had so much trouble with this lip tar because I really wore it all the time. I think the only con with this is when/if you need to reapply. What I did after a few times wearing and applying with the brush is,  heat up a Burts Bees Lip balm and mixed some in. Now theres not so much work to applying/reapplying.

3. MAC Touch (Lustre)

After getting lots of pinks, reds and berries I craved nude lipstick. It took me about a week of searching online to find a good nude lipstick that would go with my skin tone. At first I was totally set on MAC Spice until I learned that it was LE and the wrong finish. Luckily someone recommend this one to me. It is totally my go to lipstick. I even wear it when I don't have any makeup on because I love how it looks with my skin. 

4. Homemade Red

Like I mentioned with Black Dahlia, I mixed the lip tar in Vintage with Burt's Bees Lip Balm. This is the most perfect red lipstick. Vintage is more of a dark brick red, but when mixing with the lip balm it became more of a true red. My only regret is not paying attention how much lip tar I mixed with it, so when its gone, its gone.

The paper swatch came out pink, but it is a true red.

5. Mac Film Noir (Satin)

So after wearing Black Dahlia all summer I craved something darker. I went to the MAC counter and bought this on a whim. The only thing that saddens me about this lipstick is that it does not photograph well, on me its a nice dark chocolate color. Lately, this is the lipstick I want to wear everyday. Partly because every time I do, I have big dramatic hair to go along with it and get PLENTY of looks. But, oh well. I.LOOK.FABULOUS.

There are a ton more lipsticks I wish I could add, but these are the ones I wore the most and kinda wore them for weeks before changing to a different lipstick. I think looking back I am very surprised. all I used to wear was red. Actually, My lip actual "lipstick" was Revlon's Just Bitten Kissable balm stain in "Adore." I hate anything but red and anything pink was repulsive. Now, I have more pink lipsticks than I can count and I absolute love each and everyone of them. I know it might sound cheesy, but I hope this encourages you to try different lip colors. Who cares what people think, if you think and feel fabulous, you are!