Time for frivolity.

[sofiaviolet]

I have decided I like red lipstick:

Its texture helps remind me not to bite my lips all the time (much like the slickness of nail polish helps remind me not to bite my nails).

Red lipstick + pale skin + dark hair = seems not inappropriate when my clothes required any degree of effort above "jeans and t-shirt." Not necessarily always the "right" choice, but probably not egregiously "wrong."

On the other hand, I'm not sure how well it goes with purple. (I am always purple, thanks to the hair. But so is a lot of my clothes, and most of the eye makeup I own.)

At any rate, the possibility that my mouth clashes with my hair shall not stop me from testing ALL THE RED LIPSTICKS at Sephora tomorrow before the munch.

My eye makeup skills are still subpar. I can kindasorta apply eyeliner now (I never thought I'd learn that skill! *excited*), but I still can't get it nice enough to wear in public. More practice needed. Eyeshadow... I can apply one color to my entire eyelid, that's about it.

Comments

[amryfal]

maybe a darker, purply red? though i agree with those who have said that red is unlikely to clash with purple.

i have been having a makeup moment lately. generally i don't bother at all, but sometimes i love it. i still need to find red lipstick (that wears and doesn't clash with the red streak in my hair) so i'm eyeing the l'oreal that was mentioned :)

i also went on a quest for red eyeshadow recently. it's impossible to find. i was finally directed to sephora, which might be my new favorite place ever. eyeshadow can be tricky, but once you get the blending and the general shapes that compliment your style, it's quick and easy. i love the smokey eyes look - i have black and red eyeshadow, and use a light touch and skin-toned shadow to keep it from looking theatrical and over-applied.

it's fun to practice and play around with different looks. i'll also second the youtube idea. great place to learn new makeup techniques.

[sofiaviolet]

I think Make Up For Ever is my favorite Sephora-carried brand for omgwtf colors. :) No red eyeshadow for me, but I do own bright pink.

I hear food things about reds with slightly blue undertones to them; apparently they have a tooth-whitening optical illusion going on? I think I might eventually wind up with one bright red and one darker/richer red. But I really shouldn't need more than that.

What sort of red is your streak? I'm not all that sure about getting makeup that doesn't clash with hair that's the same-ish color (for the eyeshadow, I just go with purples I like and don't worry about it, but I wear glasses which cuts down a bit on the noticeablility of eye makeup).

[amryfal]

i use manic panic's rock 'n' roll red, which looks darker than it ends up being once i put it over the bleached-out bangs (i don't use a toner so the brassy offsets the blue tone). it comes out bright scarlet, about a shade lighter than fake blood :)

i don't worry too much about the eyeshadow clashing, because i don't put it on thick enough to be OMG RED ON MY EYELIDS...it's mostly noticeable in the creases of my eyelids when i blink. lipstick, though, i would have to be careful with, i think...the red frames my face. and red is so picky. i wouldn't worry so much about matching the exact color, as long as i was in the ballpark with the shade. cool red+warm red = clash. but then, i'm really OCD about shades of red.

and then the stupid red fades about once a week until it looks pink around the edges. *sigh* i'm almost ready to give it up. not quite yet, though.