Monthly Archives: May 2010

FOTD: Bright Fuchsia Lips and Thick Liner à la Gwen Stefani.

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Remember when I said last year that I couldn’t wear bright lips in public?  Well, ladies, things have changed here at Glitter Geek.  Not only am I posting a bright lips FOTD, but I am glad to say that I now wear fuchsia and red lips in public.  Unfortunately I have nowhere to go today so only my cat is seeing me all gussied up.

Today’s look was inspired by Gwen Stefani’s makeup in InStyle magazine April 2010.  Work it, Gwen!

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Get the Look

For the eyes, fill in the brows.  You don’t want wimpy brows with a very strong lip look.  Using a fluffy crease brush (MAC 217), apply a warm matte medium brownall over the lid and past the crease.  Next, take a dark matte brown and apply all over the lid.  Blend.  Using a smudger brush, apply the same dark brown to the outer crease, and outer two-thirds of the lower lash line.  Using the liner brush of your choice (Sonia Kashuk bent liner brush), apply a thick line of black eyeliner on your upper lash line.  Take your time, go over it a few times to get the right shape and deep colour. Finish off with lots and lots of mascara.

For the cheeks, contour with a matte bronzer on your temples and hollows of your cheeks.  Add a coral blush to the apples of your cheeks.

For the lips, line and fill in with a cherry red lipliner.  Top off with a bright fuchsia lipgloss.

Click here to find out what I used and more pictures!

Pretty New Things: MAC Hipness Blush and Hush Cream Colour Base.

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Here are some swatches of the newest members in my makeup collection. :)

MAC Hipness Blush

This colour is so pretty that I couldn’t pass it up.  It’s just really too bad that the packaging is incredibly ugly.

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MAC Hush Cream Colour Base

I bought this specifically to keep my powder blushes in place.  I have very oily skin, especially now that it’s hot, and my powder blushes tend to slide around my cheeks as the day goes on.  I’ll have to report back on how well it does the job.

Hush CCB / Hipness Blush / Hipness Blush over Hush CCB

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The swatch of Hush CCB above is very heavy.  In real life it wouldn’t be that opaque, but instead just a sheer whisper of shimmer.  The layered colour looks a little bit like the infamous Marine Life Highlight Powder, don’t you think?  I guess I didn’t really need that one after all. :)

What’s New With You?

Is there something pretty you bought recently?  Perhaps from MAC To The Beach?  To my American readers, what’s the plan for the long weekend?  Something else you feel like sharing?

My boyfriend will be moving into a new apartment on June 1, and my web server will move with him.  We expect about 2-3 days one day downtime for Glitter Geek, which is going to be sad.  We’ve been buying tons of furniture for this first big move (I can feel my wallet ache), but mostly it is a very exciting time for us! :D

Lipgloss Fights Back: FACE atelier Peach Lip Glaze.

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Whoever said that lipgloss is dead clearly hasn’t tried FACE atelier Peach Lip Glaze. I must admit: over the past year, my love for lipstick has outgrown my old preference for lipgloss. But FACE atelier has given me a reason to give lipgloss another chance.

Recent lipglosses I have tried are so sticky that the colour not only sits on my lips, but also infused in my hair and smeared across my cheeks. I’m looking at you, MAC. And yet others are sparklebombs. While they are great if you are a 7-year-old playing model, it just doesn’t translate well on a twenty-something in the office.

Fortunately, FACE atelier Peach Lip Glaze is none of the above. I have been playing with a $1 sample I purchased, and here’s what I have to say: L. O. V. E.

Unfortunately, this is the $1 sample size.  So stingy!

Before buying this, I actually didn’t own any peach lipgloss (this is the part when you become shocked at this revelation). It has a sheer-medium pigment so it’s pretty to wear on its own. Because of its gorgeous fine shimmer, that is how I prefer to wear mine. It also layers beautifully over lipstick, adding extra oomph to pink, coral and peach lipsticks.

Lip Swatches

I’m a bit awkward at lip swatches, hence you rarely see these on the blog.  I just don’t know how to position my lips!

Take note, cosmetics companies: lipgloss doesn’t need to be sticky. It can be non-sticky and fabulous. I will definitely buy a full-size lip glaze soon, most likely at IMATS Toronto in November.   I am really afraid to run out of my samples.  Rating: A+.

You Did It Again!

This is the second product I have tried from the line (the other is their amazing foundation), and both times the products hit it out of the ballpark. How do you do it, dear FACE atelier?