Safia Michelle and I want to wish everyone a safe and blessed new year celebration. May your 2010 be filled with fashion, beauty inside and out, and love. Keep tuned into Lipstick Mixtapes for continued inspiration and the best of the best! MUAH MUAH MUAH! See ya next year!
Behind the scenes with Designer Sonia Rykiel lingerie fashion show. Shes partnered with H&M (whoohoo) on these ultra sexy undies! I have never seen a fashion show like this before, its almost not a fashion show, more like a world. J’adore Paris!
We said that we’re going to be doing more posts on makeup… and since I keep “having dreams” about this lip I figured I needed to speak up! GOOOODNESSSS GRACIOUS THIS RED IS BANANAS! Shoot, forget the song! I felt a “Get the Look” was in order. With Christmas and the new year vastly approaching I’m getting a lot of women who want red lips for holiday parties but are utterly terrified of the color. I for one, as a makeup artists feel that every woman in the whole world should have a sick red lipstick in her arsenal that she can whip out at a moments notice, that being said, I got your back ladies!
Cutting out the middle man and hop straight for the lip. Cherry and Brick lip pencils by M.A.C all day long with “Hollywood Red” Lipstick by Smashbox, finish off with M.A.C’s “Venetian” Lustre Glass.
Pointers
Opt for softer shimmery eyes in warm golds or cool silvers unless your as daring as Ms Rihanna and want a smokey eye too.
Don’t be afraid of your lip pencil. Wearing a combination of liner, lipstick, and lip gloss will last you a whole lot longer then wearing them individually.
Lip primer will save your life!!! Sometimes red lipstick can feather a little so be sure to apply lip primer before going red.
BE REALISTIC! It’s red ladies and it’s a high maintenece lip, IT IS WHAT IT IS. Your going to have to touch it up and your going to have to peep yourself in every morror to make sure its where u put it.
… and Finally…. this one is important. DON’T ASSUME YOU CAN DO IT ALONE! Go to whatever makeup store or counter you can get too for help in choosing the right shade for your comfort level. Nothings worse then going to a drug store where you can’t try anything on, only to get home and hate it! Now your turned off from the idea all together. Makeup Artists exist for a reason, use them.
HOPE THIS HELPS. YOU CAN ALWAYS CONTACT US DIRECTLYAND WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
This weeks Feature Friday is from one of my dear friends Marie Lackey, an amazing woman, wife, mother and now she can add photographer . Thank you for sharing your gift with Lipstick Mixtapes! 7 days till Christmas.
Safia is available to do Makeup, Hairstyling, Nails, and Imaging for Print, TV, Video, and Fashion Shows.
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