All the Green Lipsticks!

Elsewhere on the internet, someone was looking for swatches of green lipsticks and I sort of put so much effort into this it seemed like it should be its own post. So!

OCC Wasabi, OCC Rime, Fyrinnae Narwhal Nuzzles, MBA Cosmetics Emerald, Melt Blow, OCC Derelict
under flash.

OCC Wasabi, OCC Rime, Fyrinnae Narwhal Nuzzles, MBA Cosmetics Emerald, Melt Blow, OCC Derelict
Daylight

Of these, MBA Cosmetics Emerald is probably the most true green. Also, this is the Sugar Babies formula of their Emerald, which is more of a super pigmented gloss than a lippy, but from what I can tell, the Emerald Color Rich Lipstick they offer is exactly the same shade.

A photo posted by Niamh (@bluehairedbeastie) on Sep 22, 2015 at 6:15pm PDT

Melt Blow is pretty close in tone to Emerald, but Blow has a much deeper shade. It's more of a jungle green than Emerald. Blow is super pigmented and goes on true to the colour in the tube in one swipe, but I do find the formula a bit drying. I don't actually have a picture of me wearing Blow just on it's own.  This photo has Sugarpill Goldilux patted over it.

Melt Blow with Sugarpill Goldilux patted over top. 

OCC Rime is a green with a lot of blue undertones. I guess I would call it sea-foam green. This has also has a rose gold mica or something in it that gives it a really nice, subtle shift. I think this is probably the one out of the bunch that I wear most frequently.

OCC Rime 

Fyrinnae Narwhal Nuzzles is probably the least green that's still mainly green. It's more of a turquoise. It's a really lovely colour, but I find the formula difficult because it's so slippery that it's hard to get it to go on the lips without looking sort of patchy in places. For this reason, I always wear this over a liner, usually black or blue.

A photo posted by Niamh (@bluehairedbeastie) on Jul 6, 2016 at 3:55pm PDT

OCC Derelict is definitely green, but it's a khaki or olive green. It has a golden sheen to it but a very grey undertone. I do wear this one a lot more often than I thought I would. Despite being green, it's very wearable possibly because of it's the sort of colour that I think of as a nude/neutral. And also, I have very green undertones so I don't think it looks out of place on my face.

OCC Derelict Lip Tar

OCC Wasabi is the brightest here. It's a spring/yellow green. I don't really think the camera picked up quite how eye searingly bright this colour is, but it is so bright. If I want to completely remove the red from my lips, this is the colour I go for. I mainly use this to do ombre lips and I think it works really well for that.

OCC Wasabi Lip Tar
Excuse the no makeup face, please!

OCC Wasabi Liptar with Fyrinnae Wraith

OCC Wasabi Liptar with Kat von D Naye0n

I hope this is helpful. I know I enjoy seeing other people's colour comparison posts as it helps me figure out if I already have a similar colour. What's your favourite green lipstick?

My Pretty Zombie Swatchfest and Mini Review, Part 2

Welcome back to part two of my Pretty Zombie Swatch and Review.

The second group:

My Pretty Zombie Brisket, Anthrax, Everything Looks Better on a Meat Hook, Blue Fungus on Corpses
Flash

My Pretty Zombie Swatchfest and Mini Review, Part 1

Hello, hello!

I know, I disappeared again. I do that sometimes. The truth is that it's so much easier to make a post on Instagram or on Tumblr, I tend to just do that. I post on Instagram almost every day, so you should definitely add me there if you're interested in watching my makeup evolution. I also post on Tumblr almost every day, mainly makeup related, but also a load of art stuff and pretty pictures.

Anyway, My Pretty Zombie had a flash sale last month and since I've been ogling their shadows for several years, I finally decided to go for it. Because I'm in the UK, I emailed the owner first to ask if it would be possible to get full-sized products in baggies instead of jars to make shipping cheaper. She emailed me back within the hour and said it was no problem and then sent me an invoice for the ones I wanted. She even added the flash sale discount (you had to use a code on the website) without me having to ask. Because of the baggies, my shipping was about $11 cheaper. The owner was very nice and I really appreciated that she didn't mind doing things that way for me.

My items shipped out about a week later, well within the TAT.

So what did I get?

Swatchfest: My Colourpop Lippie Stix Collection

When I went to the States in October, I picked up a whole load of Colourpop makeup. I reeeeeaaally wish they would start shipping to the UK, because I enjoy almost all the makeup I purchased from them. I don't have any of their liquid lipsticks at the moment, but I have just asked a friend to order me two of the Ultra Satins. For now, here's a quick swatch of all the Lippie Stix I currently own.

The top picture in each of these was taken on the same day with flash.

Tootsie

Colourpop Tootsie

I am not a wearer of neutral lipstick as a general rule, but Tootsie is probably my favourite Colourpop shade so far. I like that it's sort of a grey-beige. If I'm in a hurry and don't have time to select a shade, it goes with basically everything. I will be very sad when I run out.

Colourpop Tootsie

Wifey

Colourpop Wifey

I bought Wifey because it looked like a bright purple on the website, and perhaps it would lean more purple on someone who isn't the colour of milk. On me, it's a blinding pink. I think I've worn this twice on its own, because I am so not a pink lipstick person. However, the formula is really nice, and I like using this with really dark purples to make a nice ombre lip.

Colourpop Wifey

Leather

Colourpop Leather

I bought Leather because purple, and it is a really lovely colour. However, the formula for this specific colour is not so great. It goes on fairly patchy and seems to slide around on my lips. I can make it work with lip liner and a bit of finagling, but I feel that shouldn't need to be the case.

Brills

Colourpop Brills

Brills is a very light pinky-lavender. On me, it's mostly lavender. This is another one where the formula seems too slippery. However, since it's such a light colour, it doesn't show up patchy. It's very comfortable on the lips and is another colour that I often use for making ombre lips.

Fern

Colourpop Fern

Oh look, another purple. I can't help it. I just love purple lipstick. Fern is the only Lippie Stix that I also bought the matching lip liner for, but I never use the liner with it because it doesn't need it. I do use the liner with Leather or Brills, because it works really well with both of those. Fern is probably the colour I wear most often after Tootsie. It's just the perfect, easy purple for me. It's a little more glossy than I would prefer, but I still wear it at least once a week.

Colourpop Fern

Grind

Colourpop Grind

Grind is the perfect warm-toned purple. No issues with the formula and it isn't drying. I wear this one frequently and love it.


Flawless

Colourpop Flawless

Flawless is a very nice, deep berry shade. The formula is great and it dries almost matte after a few minutes on the lips.

Colourpop Flawless

Wet

Colourpop Wet

Wet is pewter grey with sort of an olive undertone. This one has issues with formula as it likes to slide around. It tends to go on patchy, so I generally have to put it on, blot well, and then do another layer. However, the colour is so great that I don't mind having to finesse it a bit. It is very glossy leaning toward metallic.

Bossy

Colourpop Bossy

Bossy is an absolutely lovely warm-toned red. The formula is great and the look is classic.

Colourpop Bossy

Blood

Colourpop Blood

As beautiful as Bossy is, it doesn't hold a candle to Colourpop Blood, at least for me. This is the perfect blue-based red. This is vampire lipstick and I wear it aaaalll the time. 

Feminist

Colourpop Feminist

This is a purple so deep it's almost black. The formula is fabulous, not patchy or too slippery. I can put this on and reliably get at least 4 hours of wear before I need to retouch. One of my absolute favourites. 

Colourpop Feminist

Corset

Colourpop Corset

And lastly, Corset is another colour that looked more purple on the website than it tends to on my face. This is a fairly light purple/pink that can go either way depending on the the rest of my makeup. The picture above, with really neutral eyes, looks purple, but the picture below, with warm red eye makeup, looks very light pink. Either way, this is a very nice colour, and one of the few "pinks" that I don't mind on myself. 

Colourpop Corset

So, that's the entirety of my Colourpop Lippie Stix collection. Even with the few...disappointing shades, I still really like these. And at $5 US, they are definitely worth checking out. Now if only they would ship to where I live!

Swatches of Indrid and Rime: OCC Lip Tar Spring 2016

Because I am neither rich nor famous, I was only able to purchase two colours from the latest OCC collection. I would have loved to get all of them, even Wasabi. But, because I had to be choosy, I went for one that I had nothing like, Rime, and one I hoped would be suitable for everyday, Indrid.

So, Indrid first:

OCC Lip Tar Indrid

OCC Lip Tar Indrid

OCC Lip Tar Indrid

I absolutely adore this colour. Indrid is a greyed-out pink with a bit of silver in it. I could wear this every single day, and normally I hate pink lipstick. But the grey tones in this just make it so special. Plus, as it fades, it gives me a really neat ombre look, as the centre of the lips starts to be more silver than pink. Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of that at the moment. I'll add one in later if I can remember to do that.

I also purchased Rime, mainly because I don't have anything in my collection that's like it.

OCC Lip Tar Rime

OCC Lip Tar Rime

 Rime is also amazing. This would be the colour of lipstick that mermaids wore if they existed. It's a sea-foam green with a rose gold duochrome. This one also gives an ombre effect as it fades and because of the goldiness, it naturally highlights the centre of the lip and the cupid's bow.

I am so glad I picked up both of these. I do wish they were offered in the squeezy tubes, just because you get so much more product in the tubes, but I really love the new doe-foot packaging, I find that I don't even need a lip liner any more, which is excellent. Somehow, with a lip brush, I always ended up applying just a little too much and then had feathering. That doesn't happen now, so I think that's probably a far trade-off for getting less product.

And just as a bonus, here's a picture of OCC Derelict, which I know isn't part of this spring collection, but it's the only other Lip Tar I've purchased in the RTW format.

OCC Lip Tar Derelict

OCC Lip Tar Derelict

I have actually worn Derelict a tonne since I purchased it. I don't know what it is about it, but the greyed-out olive green just works for me. This also has some rose-gold duochrome in it. I just love it.

Have you gotten any of the new OCC RTW stuff?

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Reverse Smoky Eye Tutorial

My latest tutorial is now up on Youtube!

This is an eye shape that I have been playing with a lot recently and I really love it. Not only does it look cool, it's super easy and fairly quick.

I've done it in purple:

Colourpop Drift and Fantasy

Colourpop Drift and Fantasy with OCC Sebastian & Pleasure Model on lips

And also red:

Urban Decay Sonic, Alien, Bondage, Truth

Check out the video to see it in green!

Hellboy Inspired Makeup Tutorial and BeautyBarBaby Matte Attack Liquid Lipsticks

My latest tutorial is up on Youtube:

I did this tutorial with two options for the lips:

This super bright, very blue lip.

Urban Decay LSD and Saffron #25

And this more neutral, toned down look.

BeautyBarBaby Fortune Teller

You can find a full product list for this look in the Youtube tutorial.

I do just want to quickly talk about the BeautyBarBaby Matte Attack Lipstick that I'm wearing for the second lip look. I received this colour, Fortune Teller, and another colour, Poison Apple, for Christmas. I think I've written about my love/hate relationship with matte lipsticks before, but just to refresh: I like how long-lasting they are, but I hate putting them on and having my mouth feel like a shriveled raisin.

BeautyBarBaby Matte Attack Liquid Lipstick in Poison Apple and Fortune Teller

The BeautyBarBaby Matte Attacks seem to get the best of both worlds, however. They do last a fairly long time, in the range of 5 to 6 hours, but they don't go on like cement. I can put these on, let them dry, and still move my mouth like a normal human. Also, they don't flake off in disgusting chunks like my LA Splash ones do. I'm very pleased with the formula, and as they have a tonne of colours, I'll definitely be picking up a few more.

And here is a look I did using both the colours, plus some Sugarpill Lumi in the centre.

BeautyBarBaby Matte Attack Liquid Lipstick in Poison Apple and Fortune Teller

BeautyBarBaby Matte Attack Liquid Lipstick in Poison Apple and Fortune Teller
with Sugarpill Lumi Patted in the centre