Ombre Lips, Inside and Out

Can you do ombre lips?
Ombre has hit every other feature it seems--clothing, hair, nails, eyeshadow...

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And they've done a form of ombre lips... but I find them kind of scary.

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They look like something off a mannequin-faced character standing in the background of a science fiction movie. I don't like that the top and bottom lip don't match, and when done this way, the bottom lip vanishes into your chin, like the top lip dripped..? or something.  Ick.

So I decided to do an experiment--ombre lips with the darkest color on the outside, and then on the inside. You know, just some fun beauty testing randomosity.  Here we go!

Let me warn you I consumed a donut (maple bar, mmmmm) immediately prior to taking these photos.

In case you're wondering about the telltale sugary flakes around my lips.

Here are the colors I used--

the lightest, a nude, is Mac Snob;

The medium shade is Maybelline Color Sensational Vivids in pink pop;

The darkest is Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in candy apple!

First I put on the nude shade at the center of my kisser...

Then added the medium, and finally traced the deepest on the outside.
So I looked scarily like this...

 I blended and blended the three together but I still looked like a silly version of a 1990s heroine
that hadn't quite mastered the subtle lipliner look.

So I did the reverse! But only with the medium and dark shade--
I put the deep red at the center of my lips, and then added the medium pink elsewhere.
So it looked like I had been sucking on a cherry popsicle for 4 hours.  It is unique and cute!

And far more practical for hanging out than the icky lipliner look.
It is especially good for playing with your puppy.

 Who happens to look like a savage beast in this image, but he's just playing, as you can tell by the cool look on my subtley ombre-lipped face!

September Faves

My favorite items this month!

And they are---

Garnier BB Cream (the Oily/Combo kind)

Yes to Tomatoes roll-on zit remover

Pixi Smoky Eye stick

Revlon Vivids (this one is Pink Pop)

Kuumba Made roll-on perfume (in Egyptian Musk)

Equate Eye Allergy drops (these help me so much during the season transitions and they instantly whiten and brighten your peepers)

On Overalls

I couldn't help myself... I bought a pair a few weeks ago.
They are overall shorts and something about the softness of the denim, with the worn in shredding, and the clink of the metal links and the pressure of the straps on my shoulders took me right back to the 90s and my childhood.  I loved overalls.  They were really trendy and I was always on the quest for the perfect pair (Old Navy had some good ones!!).
So yeah, I've seen the overall trend coming back (is it, or is it in my mind?), and I just had to have these. So I made them mine!
And I've taken a bit of flack for it (people without a shred of fashion sense calling me "farmer" and teasing me about my little 1990s flashback) but I don't care--I love my overalls and I have a romanticized vision of farm life, so what does it hurt?

This is how I wear my overalls--

The saucy way: (pardon my demonic red eyes)

Overalls: Solissa | Shirt: H&M

The sweet way:

Overalls: Solissa | Shirt: Express

Both require bangs and bravery.

I highly encourage you to pull out a pair and throw them on.

They add something special to the everyday beyond jeans and a t-shirt.  So be plucky! Try the trend.
It will be a trend...right? I heard it would... either way, I'm happy.

*Items purchased and styled by yours truly!