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Beauty Blog (Archive)
Sunday, February 15, 2004
posted by TheBroadroom.Net at
9:45 AM (Pacific)
I really insist that I'm not the first to use flowers as inspiration. When I thought of it, I realized, "Of course! Artists have been using flowers and nature as inspiration forever!"
Haven't tried out the combo yet though. I'm still a bit afraid of eyeshadow. Also, I've been using each of my lipsticks and glosses with only mascara and blush and I want to finish with that before going back to eyeshadow. Two more lipsticks to go! It's been a fascinating journey. I've discovered some of my staples actually don't look that great with eyeshadow and that some that I never knew how to use really light up my face.
MAC Twig is a lipstick that's just a bit too brown for me. It works with eyeshadow but not without. Nars Dolce Vita is much better because it's more pink. Chanel Pin-Up glossimer, MAC Lust, MAC Prrr, and MAC Underage lipglasses as well as MAC Syrup lipstick also look best with eyeshadow. Granted, all of these are quite pale so they're very useful when doing a strong eye. It also explains why I used them a lot before. They're still very useful whereas MAC Twig is just plain too brown. I kinda still want to finish MAC Twig though because I'm so close to the end of it :) Won't repurchase it though.
Other than that, I've seen that bright lipsticks really light up my face. Bright reds and pinks mostly like UD Gash (both lipstick and lipgunk), MAC Redwood, Craving, Viva Glam IV, Acrylicka, Nars Fire Down Below and Captiva (more plum but very nice as a stain). I never thought a strong lip could work on me because I have a small mouth and thin lips but as long as the lipstick is bright rather than dark, it looks quite good.
Other discovery: when using a not too bright lipstick and only mascara on my eyes, I can use more blush. That's very pretty too. That works best with something like MAC Sophisto (my lips but better on me with a bit of sheen) or Maybelline Pink Diamonds. I love going heavier with something like L'Oreal gel blush in Rouge Glow (such a healthy look on me), Benefit Dandelion (nice and pink), or Nars Sin (love that flush).
When I finish up with the lipsticks, I'll go back to eyeshadow but I want to start out with washes. I want to see what each of my shadows looks like on its own. I may do the Gerbera daisy look at one point just to try it out but combinations won't be my focus at first. This is all part of the cleaning out of my stash process :) It'll give me a better idea of what it is that I have and what it does for me.
So you asked about the lustres... I have two: Sophisto and Syrup. Syrup is a light mauve pink. Pretty. Sophisto is, like I said, my lips but better. It's a pinkish-reddish but not bright colour. I don't detect any brown in it. And it has a gleam to it. Like there's shimmer in it but very little. It's like the lipstick glistens a bit on the lips. It gives an otherwise boring lipstick more punch.
Raphaelle
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