Yes, that’s a liquid lipstick up there (MAC Retro Matte in Retrochrome), and yes, I am deeply contemplating using it as an eyeshadow.
I’m curious — how do you feel about using products in unintended ways? I see it all the time on Instagram lately with makeup, particularly among MAC artists. They’ll take things like lipsticks and blushes and use them on lids. I’ve even seen a few artists use a lip liner… Gosh what was the name of that one? It’s a dark purple… I think it’s called Nightmoth. I’ve seen it used as an eyeliner, and not just along the lash line, but on the water line, too.
Yeah…that kind of freaks me out, but I have used cream and powder blushes on my lids before, so I’m not one to talk. I’ve also used lipstick as an eyeshadow base, and that went OK.
I’ve never tried using a liquid lipstick as a cream eyeshadow, though, but I want to now because of this brown smoky look by one of my favorite artists, Ana Siguenza. That’s a liquid lipstick on the eyes.
Super pretty!
Ana’s cool, by the way. You should totally follow her if you aren’t already. She can do lovely natural looks and high-fashion makeup, too.
Anyway, I woke up thinking about this this morning… This, and bread. ????
Oh, yeah! Today is bread baking day! — except, one small hitch so far, the dough I proofed in the microwave last night appears to have deflated overnight, so I have to figure that out…but hopefully either way I’m eating all teh carbs by dinner time tonight.
Before I don my apron and embark upon a baking adventure, here are some articles that caught my fancy this week…
- FYI, men also get makeovers at Sephora. This dude went in for one and documented his experience and what he calls a “smooth and judgement-free” process. I think his end result looked great, too. Very natural! I’m impressed with the brows, and I love that the artist used Make Up For Ever HD on him. It’s one of my favorite under-eye concealers. I think it’s one of the most skin-like concealers around, and I’d recommend it to any guy friend looking to hide a dark-circle situation.
- Fascinating read: Before Fenty: Over 100 Years of Black Makeup Brands. The makeup landscape for women of color was very different 30 years ago.
- If you visit this speakeasy in Austin, Texas, you can leave your own makeup mark on their kiss wall. The owners keep a supply of fresh lipstick tubes on hand specifically for this purpose.
And you’ll also get a champagne toast. ?
- This courageous cow ? escaped her farm to join a pack of wild bison!
- People REALLY love their Nutella (I should know). Apparently, they love it enough to take off their hoop earrings and throw down at the supermarket! In France, a discount on the sweet spread led to outright riots at local grocery stores. “They are like animals. A woman had her hair pulled, an elderly lady took a box on her head, another had a bloody hand,” one customer told French media (!).
100 Years of Beauty in Hawaii (Side note: this woman is SO beautiful!)
According to the speaker in this video, researcher Brené Brown, “Courage is contagious. Every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better and the world a little braver.”
I hope you feel good today (it’s Caturday, after all), but if you’re feeling anxious or worried for any reason, girl, I’ve been there. I’ve been there this week! Please take some time to remind yourself that you’re loved and you’re special.
I know that sounds cheesy, but it’s important. It’s more important than brushing your teeth or filling in your brows.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Diana says
January 27th, 2018 at 11:54 amWhat a great inspiring mix of a Caturday post. I’m not down with the Nutella madness but I do use blush on my eyelids so I say go for the liquid eye! Have a great Saturday, hope your weather is good ?
Karen says
January 27th, 2018 at 12:12 pmHi Diana!
I hope you and Kitty Face are having a nice Caturday. Tabs every so kindly kept me company while I ran on the treadmill this morning. I think he’s contemplating a career change to a personal trainer, haha! What are you and Kitty Face up to today?
My no-kneed rustic bread is in the oven as I type this, and I’m about to dive into a French bread recipe that’s allegedly good for bread baking beginners. The weather is sunny out here today (yay!), so later on this afternoon I’m going to pop by HomeGoods to buy a glass mixing bowl. I only have plastic and metal ones, and they’re really hard to mix dough in because they’re not heavy, so when I move the dough around, the bowl moves too.
But before that, perhaps I’ll have a liquid lipstick as eyeshadow adventure, haha!
Lex says
January 27th, 2018 at 3:14 pmHey! I’ve totally started repurposing make-up. The best I’ve come up with so far is using the bronzer shades from the By Terry Sun Designer palettes as eyeshadows. They’re some of the smoothest powders I’ve ever felt. Recently got them in a sale at SpaceNK and basically got both shades (Savannah Love and Tropical Sunset) for the price of one. They’re matte and kinda blend themselves in the crease… Love that!
kellly says
January 27th, 2018 at 5:22 pmI use bronzers and highlighters as eye shadow, in fact I don’t even use bronzers on my face at all. I use lipstick as blush and have used glosses as eye shadows, altho they end up as a sticky disappointing mess.
Lulle says
January 27th, 2018 at 5:45 pmThe Nutella riots are so embarrassing… I can’t believe people would fight over jars of Nutella because they’re saving a grand total of 3 euros. Okay Nutella is amazing on crepes, but 3 euros. Come on people.
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Dollie says
January 27th, 2018 at 7:40 pmI often use products meant for one area of the face on another. The MAC RMLL especially are so good for use as blush and eyeshadow…I’ve done a look using them on my Instagram if you’d like to check it out.: https://www.instagram.com/p/BbtL8TDhklk/
Can’t wait for the Metallics to launch in India coz they would look even more fabulous on the eyes.
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Robin says
January 27th, 2018 at 8:07 pmI always love your blog, especially for Sat reading. The article about black makeup brands was fascinating!!
Swoozy says
January 27th, 2018 at 10:38 pmFor proofing bread, on a warm summer day, I leave the dough in a metal bowl in the sun with a damp towel or foil to cover the dough. In the winter, putting your oven on a warming setting does the trick (again, covered with a dampened towel so the dough doesn’t dry out). Never tried a microwave. Hope your bread cam out great!
Chelsea says
January 28th, 2018 at 5:03 pmI’d be really careful about using lip products on the eyes – lip colors often have pigments that are not approved for use on the eyes. That color is gorgeous though.
Kim says
January 29th, 2018 at 7:23 amI can’t wait to hear about the bread! The cauliflower crust pizza went well for me on Friday night. 🙂 You are loved and special! But, totally don’t forget to brush your teeth. 😉