Nitraa B Beauty Guru

 (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCanxV6P3uYyM_QjIy9p-L_A) 

I love this makeup look because it is very neutral and relaxed but girly at the same time. I thought this specific tutorial was interesting because this lip color is more on the nude side and it is a pink nude, and those tend to look not so hot on myself, so after viewing this I really want to try this lip idea. If you want to watch the full makeup tutorial go right ahead, and if you're more interested in viewing the lip section skip to 7:17 

Products: MAC Soar Lipliner

Aromi Toasted Almond Liquid Lipstick

M.A.C Silly

 Silly 

(http://www.temptalia.com)

MAC's Silly Lipstick is a matte, brightened medium pink. It has subtle blue undertones but it pulls more to the lavender side which is why it doesn't look good on darker skin because as most of the lip products on this blog, it washes you out. 

Silly without any liner

The color and the way it covers my lips, makes me feel like a clown. I tend to stray away from bright/opaque colors especially pinks, because it washes me out and makes my lips look like clown lips

I added MAC's Cremestick Lip Liner in Pink Treat and I rimmed all around my lips and filled in the bottom half and a little bit of the top. After that, I dabbed on Silly and rubbed it around with my ring finger. It is a very matte product so don't be generous or else it will look chalky and unappealing

As you can see, it's toned down and still a cute pink for day or night :)

M.A.Candy Yum Yum

Candy Yum Yum swatch (http://www.temptalia.com)

 Candy Yum Yum 

(http://www.temptalia.com)

Candy Yum Yum is a really matte formula. It appears almost chalky in a way on my lips and I would strongly suggest exfoliating the lips then moisturizing and dab off the excess product with a paper towel or cloth. The color itself is a neon blue-based pink. The picture and lighting does NOT do much justice to how terrible it looks on me. It washes me out badly and I had a hard time even trying to make this work for my complexion. Not a favorite lipstick

 Not much of a difference but if you want to try out Candy Yum Yum, first exfoliate, then moisturize- dab off excess, then line the corners of your lips top and bottom with MAC's Cremestick liner in, Pink Treat, then dab on the lipstick with your ring-finger and pat it around until you get the desired amount that you want. By adding the darker lip liner, it tones down the brightness but still giving you the neon pink effect of the lipstick

M.A.C Heroine & Smash Hit

Heroine 

(http://www.temptalia.com/)

Heroine swatch 

(http://www.temptalia.com/)

Heroine is a beautiful and bold, bright violet-purple. It has a satin finish (so moisturize before!) This color looks beautiful on darker complexions

Here I am just wearing Heroine alone

 Smash Hit (http://www.temptalia.com/)

 Smash Hit swatch (http://www.temptalia.com/)

MAC's Smash Hit is a very cool lipstick for adding on top of another lipstick because it is a sheer golden sparkle lipstick just to add some dazzle to your lips! Speaking of dazzle, the finish of this lipstick is called "Dazzle Lipstick" which just means sparkly. Unfortunately this lipstick limited edition, but any sparkly lipgloss would go great with Heroine! :)

Here is the dynamic duo! Heroine + Smash Hit

Disclaimer: The reason why it's very glossy is because I did add just an average drug store brand lipgloss to amplify the sparkles

M.A.C Lady Danger

       Lady Danger 

from (http://www.temptalia.com/)

 Lady Danger Swatch

from (http://www.temptalia.com/)

 

As you probably noticed, Lady Danger shows up somewhat the same on the model and I. The only thing I would add is that the color shows up more orange on her, and more red on me. Lady Danger is a beautiful summertime color. It is a bright coral red with a beautiful matte finish. I would take note that Lady Danger tends to be very drying so I would suggest moisturizing the lips beforehand. I didn't line my lips so it looks a little messy, but for anyone who has darker pigmented lips like myself, you can line your lips with MAC's Lip Pencil in, Lasting Sensation for a flawless lip look. Look down below to see what it looks like :)

Not much of a difference but it's a lot neater :)

M.A.C Show Orchid

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring
-Marilyn Monroe

M.A.C Show Orchid

MAC's Show Orchid is a extremely beautiful fuchsia. It is vibrant with fuchsia-purple iridescence. It has mostly opaque color coverage and an amplified finish. If you were to use MAC's Pro-Long wear lip pencil in Pink Treat, it would be the best dynamic duo! 

It's rich in color, comfortable to wear, and wear on the longer side (because it's more intense, so it's more apt to stain, while the finish is creamier so it clings to the lips)



(http://www.maccosmetics.com/search/esearch.tmpl?search=show+orchid&search_submit.x=0&search_submit.y=0) 

(Buy it here) ^

Wearing Show Orchid :) 

 

M.A.C Dreaming Dahlia

MAC Dreaming Dahlia

from (http://www.temptalia.com/product/mac-cosmetics-lipstick/dreaming-dahlia)

Dreaming Dahlia is a Limited Edition lipstick and it is absolutely perfect for the summertime! It' Luminous finish makes it noticeable but also a lightweight wear so it looks natural. It has a warm undertone and it is a coral color. Goes well with tan/deeper skin! (Why do you think I love this?!)

In this picture, both of us are wearing Dreaming Dahlia. As you can tell, they surprisingly work for both of our complexions and lip pigmentations so this is a very versatile lip color. The only thing I would recommend doing for myself (and for anyone with deeper skin) is lightly lining the lips so it looks neater and because my lips have a darker pigmentation compared to the model, and the lipstick is not matte, the color will fade quicker, so the liner will help it look less messy and keep the color in tact

Here I lightly lined my lips as I talked about above and it looks neater. This challenge was easier than all the other ones :D 

LIME CRIME Chinchilla

Lime Crime Chinchilla 

from (http://www.limecrime.com)

Chinchilla is a toned down cool colored opaque purple with some gray undertones so people with warmer complexions as myself (I'm more neutral than warm), tend get washed out from wearing this color. On top of that madness, because it is a purple, it does make the teeth appear yellow :(

Chinchilla Swatch (http://samantharoserussell.blogspot.com/2014/04/lipstick-review-lime-crime-chinchilla.html)

                                  

Here I am wearing Chinchilla and although it looks somewhat "ok", I would never walk out in public like this because it tends to make me look washed out and it doesn't compliment my skin complexion at all. 

Here you can see more of the contrast between the model and I. On her, Chinchilla looks darker and more gray, she can pull off the color better than I, whereas on me, its brighter and doesn't contrast well with my natural lip color or skin tone.

So to improve the look, I used MAC's More to Love Pro-long wear lip pencil amd I lightly rimmed my lip line because the liner is darker than Chinchilla and almost more pinky purple, after that I applied Chinchilla but lightly but generous amounts. Don't just rub the product all over your lips because you will take off the liner. The finished result looks a lot better than just Chinchilla alone - But it's still not something I would wear out