Obsessive Compulsive Lip Tars:

Demure and Hoochie

If you haven’t heard about OCC’s Lip Tars yet, it’s time to jump on the bandwagon!! Not even joking, these things are amazing! I have all of the older colors so you can imagine how excited I was to hear that they were debuting four new shades at The Makeup Show LA!!

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The Obsessive Compulsive booth was my first stop because they have a track record of selling out within hours. I decided to buy two of the four shades, Demure and Hoochie. The other two (Complex and Vapid) were pretty light and I don’t think I really need them in my kit at the moment. I’m sure I’ll change my mind next week

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Check Out These Swatches!!

**Also, let me add that these are even MORE pigmented than the pictures. I wasn’t able to capture their true beauty on my digital camera*

Twilight Makeup

I was in Hot Topic the other day and spotted this! I heard that Twilight was coming out with a line of makeup, but I didn’t think the rumor was serious! haha. Anyway, I swatched a few of the products because I figured that some people might care

The Low-Down:

The eyeshadows were nice, a little flaky but the colors were pretty pigmented.

The lipglosses on the other hand, were not that impressive. Enrapture wasn’t bad but it reminded me of the kind of gloss you give to children to make them feel grown up, but it’s really just a creamier chapstick with a hint of color.

Feel me?

And don’t even get me started on Arsenic! Who wants grey lips??? I know that black lips were trending last year, but this is not what they were talking about lol! The color is super sheer and it just made my hand look really dirty.

Needless to say, I’ll be passing on the collection. I am however more intrigued to see the movie! If a movie inspires a makeup collection (good or bad), it must be doing something right!

The Hottest Purple Around

.MAKEUP FOREVER’S #92 eyeshadow has been taunting me for months. On one hand, I don’t work with a lot of colors (since I do mostly commercial work), so I question if I would ever use it. BUT on the other hand, it’s supposed to be mind blowingly gorgeous, which is reason enough to cave in.

And cave in, I did.

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Check It Out

The color is SO vivid. Usually I’ll reach for pigments if I want such intense color, but as you can see, MAC’s Violet pigment doesn’t even stand a chance when paired with #92.

Albatross Review and Pictures

I finally bit the bullet and bought NARS’ infamous highlighting powder, Albatross. While it’s no secret that I am in love with their Copacabana Multiple for highlighting, this gorgeous powder definitely gives an old stand-by some new competition!

At first glance this highlighting powder looks white, so I was pleasantly surprised when it went on perfectly golden and warm!  I placed it on the tops of my cheekbones, and it gave me a gorgeous candlelit glow that wasn’t too glittery. I have heard some people compare it to MAC’s Vanilla Pigment, and while I can definitely see the similarities, Albatross is less gold and way more velvety.

Most of my highlighting products are liquid, and I love that Albatross is pressed! It’s perfect for those who want easy highlights without dealing with the mess and hassle that some liquid ones cause. It’s also small enough to throw in your purse for touch-ups.

When applying Albatross, I recommend using a fluffy large blending brush, or a small blush brush. The key to highlighting is placement and if you use too big of a brush, you might get it everywhere. Swipe some along the tops of your cheekbones, and down the bridge of your nose, and you’ll be glowing in no time!

On a personal note: I really like Albatross a lot, and I am definitely going to be putting it in my makeup kit BUT I still love Copacabana more  The foundation I wear on an everyday basis is very matte and I feel that Copacabana gives me the dewiness I need in order to counteract that.

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It’s not the easiest product to get to show up on camera! If you look on my upper cheekbones, you will be able to see a subtle golden glow…

The Perfect Lip Color For World AIDS Day

Today is World AIDS Day and it’s geared toward educating the public about the people living with HIV and AIDS. In observance to this important day, Obsessive Compulsive is donating 100% of the sales of their red Nail Lacquer “NSFW”  to NAESM.ORG. I have never tried their nail polishes but I am in LOVE with their lip tars!!!

I am wearing their NSFW Lip Tar, in honor of World AIDS Day:

It’s a little bit darker in person. More of a deep blood red.

A recent photo shoot of mine where I used NSFW Lip Tar as well. I love it!

Makeup: ME

Photographer: Casey Rodgers

Model: Alexandria