Purple Ombre Lipstick Tutorial

I've been feeling uninspired again, so I've been slacking a bit on creativity and posting. :P I really have the worst artist's ADD ever! I can't really stay focused on one thing for too long because I get terribly bored and then I'm off looking for something else to pour my imagination into. I haven't really found it at the moment. *sigh* Oh, well. To pass the time, I made a little pictorial tutorial on how to create the ombre lip looks where my attention has tragically begin to wane, lol. Don't get me wrong, I love the way they look, but now that I feel like I've gotten a handle on the art, it's time to move on to something new!

Products/Instructions

1. I like to prime my lips by applying a bit of balm to the center and buffing liquid foundation or concealer around the edges with a light dusting of pressed powder on top.
2. Next, I shape my lips with pencil liner. Here, I'm using black pencil eyeliner by L'Oreal.
3. I apply the darkest shade of lipstick around the edge of my lips. Here, I'm using Styletto by Lime Crime.
4. Then I apply the medium shade of lip color inside the darkest shade. I let them overlap a little so that It forms a softer gradient. For this step, I used Airborne Unicorn by Lime Crime.
5. I apply the lightest shade last, to the center of my lips. For this step, I used Feathered lip tar by OCC.

I like to carefully, and gently press my lips together maybe once or twice to soften and feather out the gradient.

Thanks for reading and hope you enjoyed today's tutorial! Hope everyone is having a fun weekend! :D

Hugs,

Cat

Orchid Ombre Lips

Rumor has it, the color of the season is…orchid? Whether or not this is true, it certainly is a lovely hue and I decided to do an ombre lip look in this shade to celebrate the recent warm weather. :D

Lip recipe:

1. outline lips with an orchid-colored lip pencil. I don't have one, so I used nude. lol
2. color outer portion of lip with MAC Girl About Town
3. color inner portion of lip with Lime Crime Countessa Fluorescent
4. apply a tiny bit of OCC Feathered Lip Tar to the very center of lips
5. outline lips with the barest amount of Lime Crime Styletto to darken border
6. gently and carefully press lips together to soften the gradient

Takes a little bit of practice, I admit that ombre lip art isn't easy. However, once you get the hang of it, the results are worth it. In the case above, when using wearable colors, ombre gives the illusion of full, pouty lips that have and additional dimension than a single, flat color.

Hope you guys are enjoying my lip looks and thanks for reading! <3

Hugs,

Cat

Candy Lips: My Lime Crime Lipstick Collection

I don't have anything terribly exciting to report as it's midterm week for me. I thought it'd be fun to do a colorful post compiling my little collection of crazy lip colors from Lime Crime:

Mint To Be

Airborne Unicorn

My Beautiful Rocket

Styletto

Countessa Fluorescent

Lips!

Hope you guys enjoyed this colorful post!  Happy Tuesday and have a great night!

Hugs,
Cat

Odile

I love Swan Lake.  The ballet is stunning and the music, breathtaking.  Funny, I've always been more fascinated with Odile than any of the other key players in the story.  I don't know if the characters were ever quite clearly defined, I feel that there are aspects of Swan Lake that are left to the interpretation of the audience.

In my mind's eye, Odile is enigmatic and seductive, her persona laden with dark mystery and yet a hint of melancholy.  I feel that she has a compelling story of her own.  I like to think that her character is often misunderstood in the ballet.  So, here is my little creative project that I did over the weekend, my homage to Odile.  I would never flatter myself to compare myself with her, this is simply my tribute to her:

I used Urban Decay's Urban Lash Kit to adorn my eyes.  Since the lashes themselves are somewhat feathery in design, I felt that they worked very well with the swan theme.  As for the lipstick, I finally had a valid excuse to break out Lime Crime's Styletto!  It was the perfect touch to capture the essence of Odile!  Last, but not least, the gorgeous laser-cut mask.  When my husband and I married, our wedding was a masquerade ball theme.  I ordered several masks from a company called Bluemoon, based out of Venice.  Prices were reasonable, service was quick and friendly, and quality was superb.  The model I'm wearing here is called the Queen Strass.

Hope you all liked it!  This was a really fun project, I'd been thinking about doing this forever and finally had the time to pull it together now that I'm on spring break.  I'm especially grateful to my husband and his incredible photography skills.  We ended up being pressed for time because of unforeseen events and he still managed to get some really good shots.  Bravo, honey! :D

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Hugs,

Cat