Ravishing Red

14 Days of Ravishing Red! — Day 8: Fire Engine Red Lips With MAC Fashion Legacy

February 9th, 2018 by Karen 6 Comments

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.

Ya know…some days you just feel like a fire engine ? red on your lips. A blazingly bold, no-questions-asked red that doesn’t pussyfoot around — a red that isn’t a beige red, or a pinkish red. It isn’t a coral or brown. It’s just really, really, really red.

MAC Fashion Legacy Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour ($21, and one of 28 shades) is that kind of red.

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14 Days of Ravishing Red! — Day 7: Matte Reddish Nude Lips With Maybelline Super Stay Matte Ink in Ruler

February 8th, 2018 by Karen 12 Comments

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.

Another starter red for my friends who really want to wear red, but then put a red lipstick on, look in the mirror and immediately blot 95% of it off with tissue before applying a bunch of gloss (I’m talking to you, Kim).

If a rich red is too much for you right now (And if it is, I totally get it. I used to be that way too.), then reddish nude Maybelline Super Stay Matte Ink in Ruler might covert you to #teamredlips.

Remember this glossy nude red from last weekend? Maybelline Super Stay Matte Ink in Ruler has a similar vibe.

It’s… I don’t want to call it demure. It’s more like a wink of red. 😉 It’s the next step after you feel ready to go redder than a light red stain or gloss.

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14 Days of Ravishing Red! — Day 7: Matte Orangey Red Lips With Tom Ford Cristiano

February 7th, 2018 by Karen 16 Comments

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.

There’s absolutely nothing shy or coy about a fiery, orangey red, especially one that’s as opaque and matte as Tom Ford Cristiano. I think it has a little bit of a vintage vibe to it, yeah? Like Betty Draper would’ve gone MAD HARD on this lippie back in the day.

I’ve noticed that orangey red lipsticks, particularly matte ones like Cristiano, look extra vibrant when you wear them with a navy blue or denim top. I don’t always coordinate my makeup and my clothing, but if a bold statement orangey red is involved, I’ll grab a blue dress or shirt when I’m getting dressed in the morning.

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14 Days of Ravishing Red! — Day 6: Bright Reddish Coral Lips With MAC Relentlessly Red Lipstick

February 6th, 2018 by Karen 15 Comments

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.

When I say the words, “red lipstick,” and I picture a tube of a righteously redolent red, I don’t picture matte pink or coral. I picture a raucous rouge. Of course. But that’s why shades like MAC Relentlessly Red are so fun and interesting — because they don’t just fall into the basic, run-of-the-mill red category.

Relentlessly Red is red…but just barely, because it’s infused with mucho coral.

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14 Days of Ravishing Red! — Day 5: Blackened Red Lips With MAC Carnivorous Lipstick and MAC Mahogany Liner

February 5th, 2018 by Karen 21 Comments

mac carnivorous mahogany — Deep moody reds are my jam, man!

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.