This post is going to be a little brief and lazy because I am feeling really sick today, but I still wanted to post something, so I’m just going to use this photo from the eye shadow review and write some thoughts, OK? Next week should be a more proper beauty blog.
So I bought the Brink Lippie Stix and Lippie Pencil from ColourPop with the thought that it might be a nice Pantone Color of the Year 2015 Marsala sort of shade, but it’s really not quite marsala, it’s maybe more terra cotta or something? They call it a taupe on their website but I think of taupe as more grey-brown and not nearly this reddish. Whatever you want to call it, it’s a neat matte color and I like how it looks on me. If you’re looking for something earthy, or something for the 90s grunge throwback look, this is a good choice for you. I think it’s good for tribal belly dance looks when you really want a more subtle color palette instead of red lips.
I really appreciate that ColourPop has pencils available to match ALL of their lip colors. As such, I’ve been able to do the trick of coloring my entire lip area with the pencil and then putting the lipstick over it. This came in handy last night since I had to emcee at the last minute while coming down with a cold, so I was drinking tea in between performances, which means I was losing lipstick but you couldn’t tell because there was pencil underneath. I also appreciate that they’re only $5 each, so you can buy both the stick and the pencil and not break the bank.
I’m also pretty happy with the product in general. Both the pencil and the lipstick apply really smoothly, and even though this is a matte color I didn’t find it excessively drying. When layered together they seem to wear well for the 4-5 hours I’ve worn them for. I haven’t done an all-day test yet because I really don’t do lipstick on a daily basis, even though I’ve been doing a “makeup every day” challenge for myself, I usually apply it in the afternoon and remove it sometime in the evening, and often just do a tinted balm.
I’ll probably pick up at least one more color from this brand next time I order some of their eye shadows. At the price, it’s definitely a good way to try out some more unusual colors that I’m not sure about, or a specialty color that I need for a character piece but won’t wear often otherwise.
Also, I filmed a video of myself getting ready last night and I wanted to link it in this post, but YouTube has been processing my edits for about FOUR HOURS now. I really don’t understand YouTube. What does processing edits even mean? Why does it take so long? At this rate, maybe it will be ready for me to share on Monday’s blog post.