Tuesday 27 July 2010

Retro Cherry


This was just a simple look i did when going to a friends house. Pretty basic, just eyeliner, brows and then slightly overdrawn lips. Sort of 40s inspired.
Can't remember what was on my face, which is annoying because i think it was looking particularly good. Typical!
Eyes: Sleek circus palette white (terrible pigmentation, but was just used to highlight my browbone), black eyeliner, black mascara
Eyebrows: middle colour of the brow powders on Jelly Pong Pong's Wakeup Makeup kit
Lips: NYX Round lipstick in Black Cherry

Lips like these look good (to me anyway) when i have a neutral  or slight smile but when i really smile i look bizarre! Check it out:

I think it's because it's not my natural lipline, which makes it a bit clownish looking. Which i don't mind because i like clown makeup, though usually i do more Pierrot inspired looks not whiteface or auguste types.
As you can see i need to re-dye my hair.

Excitingly my air inspired look won second place in MizzWorthy and Illamasqua's Elementals contest :) Thank everyone who commented either on my blog or the contest page with kind words.

Also i just hit 400 followers, which is absolutely amazing! Thank you so much to any new additions reading this :)

xxx

25 comments:

  1. Aaaah I love that lipcolor! Stunning on you :) Don't think I could pull it off :(

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  2. I'm just upset you didn't win! as I loved your look more than the winning look.

    I may pick up this lipstick, it's beautiful on you xxx

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  3. The color of your eyebrows against your pale skin is so pretty.

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  4. Yay for hitting 2nd place! I really love the lips!

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  5. The deep sexy lip is perfect on you!

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  6. Black Cherry looks so sexy on you! ^_^

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  7. The lip color is perfect, I so love bold lips and a simple flick of eyeliner. Fab! xxx

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  8. Aw Lillian you're too cute :) I'm so happy you got 2nd place!

    Also I sent your package out on Friday :)

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  9. Fab colour. You're not allowed to smile in colours like that. You have to do moody. ALL day.

    Congrats for the Illamasqua comp. I loved that series you did.

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  10. Lovely lipstick! And I'm jealous of your white skin in summer, my freckles take over when they see sun and it's not pretty :P

    Congrats here too for your Illamasqua competition's 2nd place! Well earned :)

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  11. That lipstick is so beautiful!! x

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  12. You look amazing and HUGE congratulations, that's amazing!

    xoxo

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  13. The lip colour looks fab on your!!

    Congratulatios on 2nd place x

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  14. Your face can takes any kind of makeup very well.

    I know that sounds like a really creepy thing to say but I'm sure you know what I mean, your looks are seldom the same and yet they all seem to work.

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  15. Congratulations, Lillian! x

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  16. Congratulation on the competition!
    Your make up looks flawless, love the lipstick on you :)

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  17. WOWSERS!! I always love the way you do your lips...they always look fabulously plump and full and gorgeous! I might just be a teeny weeny bit jealous :)
    xxx

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  18. I love the lips, and I dont think they look weird at all when you smile :)

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  19. Wow you look stunning with that lippy! It's perfect on you! Gorgeous. :-)

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  20. You pull this look off so well! Its gorgeous

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  21. I really like your style:)Its original:))

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  22. you look so amzing in those pics! and your naturally beautiful too :)

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  23. This retro style fits you so well!
    I just discovered your blog, and ending up reading it all :)
    About the liptick, I have actually the same problem: I just sweep the middle of the lower lip to get less liptick on that spot, and it's looking much more natural.

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  24. Hi, what blush did you use? It's very pretty! Nice look. :)

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