Are you ready for 14 Days of Ravishing Red? Stay tuned as we explore ravishing red ? lipsticks, lip liners and glosses every day on our way to ? Valentine’s.
Blackened matte red lips were my “going out” lip color in the mid-’90s, and I still lurve them, but back then I couldn’t just whip out a matte red tube of magic from my makeup bag, like BAM! There was a lengthy process involved.
First, I had to line my lips with a matte black eyeliner. Next, I had to fill them in with said liner, and finish with one, or sometimes two, meticulously applied layers of my red lipstick du jour.
On the occasions when the lipstick wasn’t matte enough for me, I would then dust a layer of loose matte powder on top.
I knew I had it right when I looked like a vampire ? who’d just eaten a few people for dinner but forgot to wipe her lips.
This ravishing blackened matte red is the result of two products…and neither one is an eyeliner! I’m wearing MAC Retro Matte Liquid Lipstick in Carnivorous and MAC Mahogany Lip Pencil.
Ah, kids today! They’ll never know the trials and tribulations we endured in the pursuit of the perfect vampy red lip.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Chelsea says
February 5th, 2018 at 6:19 pmI love these! Blackened red lips are some of my favorite for going out. I got a sample of a really nice burgundy Fenty Beauty lipstick as a 100 point from Sephora that is pretty nice.
Karen says
February 6th, 2018 at 7:08 amHi Chelsea,
I’ve heard good things about the lipstick! I still wanna try the red liquid one. Have you given that one a go yet? Everyone who I know has it loves it.
Bibi says
February 5th, 2018 at 7:31 pmThis look is amazing! I’d love to see what you used on the eyes too.
Karen says
February 6th, 2018 at 7:07 amHi Bibi,
Sure! I’ll be happy to do a tutorial. 🙂
Lindsay says
February 5th, 2018 at 8:04 pmThis look is stunning! Tutorial please!?
Karen says
February 6th, 2018 at 7:06 amHi Lindsay,
OK! I’ll put it on the list. 🙂
LindaLibraLoca says
February 6th, 2018 at 12:45 amI had to do all the same things back then. And dusting loose powder on top is not fun it is drying and may lead to coughing which leads to your mascara smudging. Been there, done that!
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Karen says
February 6th, 2018 at 7:06 amHa! The things we had to do back in the day!
Icequeen81 says
February 6th, 2018 at 2:52 amHi Karen,
Those kinds of red are my thing. They look amazing.
Karen says
February 6th, 2018 at 7:06 amHi Icequeen,
I love them too! There’s something kinda 40s screen siren about them, which is why I think I love the look.
I hope you’re doing OK and having a nice week so far!
Icequeen81 says
February 7th, 2018 at 3:26 amHi, yes there is a 40s vibe with it but also a mysterious and elegant. I am doing ok so far, hope you are doing well too.
Katie says
February 6th, 2018 at 6:22 amI feel like, even though these colors are super dramatic, they’re weirdly universal! I don’t really know anyone who can’t pull off a color similar to this.
Karen says
February 6th, 2018 at 7:05 amTotally. I’ve seen this shade on pale ladies too and it looks great!
Kim says
February 6th, 2018 at 6:57 amI love this look on you and, you know I’m stuck in the 90s for lip color, so I think it’s awesome. My version is the vastly toned down Black Honey but, you know, sort of similar. 😉 I didn’t get a chance to dig through my stash yesterday for the nude lipstick/red gloss combo. It was like I was hit by the Crazy Train and then it backed over me a few times when I left work last night! HAHA!
Karen says
February 6th, 2018 at 7:05 amOh no, is everything OK? I hope that whatever craziness happened that it’s chilled out a bit!
Kim says
February 6th, 2018 at 12:22 pmOh, gosh, yes – sorry! It was just a bunch of running for the fellas/their high school hockey team. Nothing bad at all, just busy in a really short time frame. And I’m the type who almost never uses the phone so, to have it ringing 3 times in 10 minutes was quite wild. HAHA!
Indya says
February 6th, 2018 at 8:14 amOhhh I love this one! You look so bad @ss!
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ChynnaBlue says
February 6th, 2018 at 9:53 amI love these pictures! In that outfit you remind me of Maze from Lucifer. She’s awesome.
kellly says
February 6th, 2018 at 11:27 amI love that color!
Tatiana says
February 6th, 2018 at 5:25 pmLove this look! You look fierce!
Diana says
February 6th, 2018 at 9:43 pmStunning!!! You have to do a tutorial on this ?