More OCC Lip Tar Swatches

These once a month posts need to stop! But it's hard when I'm not really feeling like I have anything worth posting about.

But anyway. I did some extra quick swatches of some new lip tars I got in the colors Melange, Memento, and Grandma. This time they're in the new packaging which has a much slimmer opening that the previous one. I really like it a lot more, definitely better for control since you literally only need a pinch to cover your lips completely.

Melange (terracotta neutral):

 Memento (Midtone pink/plum):

Grandma (Classic coral):

 

Okaeri~

Lately, the only things I've been buying have been books, since I wasn't able to sign up for a class or two this summer but still want to learn, and things for my apartment. So to have bought something makeup related that doesn't have pages is a pretty rare treat these days lol.

With that being said, these are the two items I received in the mail yesterday.

MAC Caqui and All of My Purple Life Lipglasses

Caqui and All of My Purple Life

Caqui

All of My Purple Life

 I had a mirror when I did Caqui, but not All of My Purple Life which would have been helpful.

I love both colors for different reasons. They're both pigmented and bold in their own right in terms of color (I still to pinks/my lips but better colors mostly). I like Caqui because I've been wanting to try some kind of orange, but figured a lipstick would be too much for me...so this is a nice medium. Baby steps. Besides, I think it has excellent summer potential. I like All of My Purple Life because never in my dreams would I pick up such a purple color for my lips, regardless of the fact that it's my favorite color...unless it was on a whim. Surprisingly, AOMPL makes me want to experiment....I actually have a few ideas in my head. The funny things colors can do when they're in unexpected forms.

I maybe had two other colors I was looking at, but I'm unsure if I'll go back and get them =[. At the very least, I am please with what I have though! As a whole, this collection had me more interested in MAC because I think the blogger's who participated made some colors that weren't like a rehash of things that has already been put out by them before.

I'm off now~ I'll be back sooner than the gap between this post and last.

Favorite Lip Combo of the Week

Lately I've been wearing Wet N Wild Lipliner in Chesnut with Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss in Pink Pop as my go to lip color. Add a little bit of Korres Blush #22 Purple and simple black eyeliner, and you pretty much have my everyday face. I'll have to post a picture before work sometime this week.

Actually, I have a few things to post about. New favorite cream liner, finally hitting pan on my first item, new foundations i'm trying, plants growing well, etc. Okay...I'll try to be present this week lol

NARS Giza Swatch

I hate not updating regularly, but finals are beating me upside my head. I'm finished Friday though and after one more day of work, I'll be home on Sunday.
Since I'm not coming back next semester, I'm also in the process of packing up all of my things to move out.

A part of me really doesn't believe that I finished school a semester early. I don't think it will hit me until everybody is moving back in in January and I'm not....Its so surreal...I still don't know what I want to do with my life!!! Or tomorrow...or even today!

Actually no...Today I want to attempt to deep condition and then twist up my hair..

But you get the point I'm sure....

Anyway, how about a lip swatch of what I think is the most used lipgloss in my FOTDs?

GIZA!

this..

plus this..

 Gets these (with flash)

Bare Minerals Iced Coffee Lipgloss Swatch

Despite having enough lipgloss to last eons, I went and bought another one. This times its Bare Minerals Iced Coffee Lipgloss.

Bare:

Iced Coffee:

 Tada!

Brush Wand:

I don't really have much to say about it since I just opened it tonight. It has a very sweet smell, reminds me of...mm cupcakes I think. I love brush wands...and maybe this isn't super cool, but the fact that every time I pull the wand out of the tube, it seems like it has a little stopper guy to keep it from getting messy amazes me. The wand always looks clean~!

Maybe I'll wear it tomorrow and see whats up.

NYX Round Lipgloss Swatches Final

Finally! The last few of the lip swatches. Out of all of them, this set were definitely the sloppiest and I apologize as I was in a rush. However...I can finally stop looking at my mouth up close, so I know I'm happy.

Bare Lips:

Frosted Red:

Whipped:

Frosted Plum:

Honey:

Golden Plum:

Brown Topez:

In all, I'm a fan of NYX lipglosses. I love that they're not sticky, I like the scent, and I get pretty okay wear out of them. They're also pretty pigmented. Overall, a solid buy in my book.

NYX Round Lipgloss Swatches III

More swatches...

Bare lips:

Sorbet:

Pink:

Pinky Natural:

Chocolate Moose:

Real Nude:

NYX Round Lipgloss Swatches II

Back with more swatches.

My bare lips:

Mauve:

Ballerina Pink:

Red Tint:

Natural:

Vamp Red:

The formula for Vamp Red was a lot thinner than the others and way too much came out on the wand.

Bronze:

And for now, that is all =]

NYX Round Lipgloss Swatches I

As promised, the beginning of the swatches of the lip glosses that I bought.

For reference, my bare lips:

Cafe Latte:

24 Karat:

Soap Opera Queen:

Queen of Africa:

Wild Orchid:

Amethyst:

Still working on getting this photo uploading business. A lot easier than wordpress as long as I remember to upload the photo I want on top last so I don't have to have issues trying to rearrange...

Nevermind. I'll just add the rest later.