Of tiny dogs and black lips

[mmymoon]

Oh goodness, my baby girl chihuahua is... very small. (We're probably going to go with Chloe, but I haven't completely decided yet.) Hansel definitely behaves like a chi, but his dachshund side makes him slightly more like a normal dog: a tiny bit sturdier, heavier, and more grounded. Chloe is all chihuahua. If Hansel is dainty and sometimes odd, she's dainty and odd concentrated --

She's the Chibiusa to Hansel's Sailormoon. A tiny little brat!


So we all know about MAC's Style Black collection, no? I know a few of us bought it already; I've seen ashbet rocking it in pictures!

While I've been miserly with my pennies so far, I must admit, I'm very tempted. I've always been somewhat lazy with my makeup and NEVER do touch-ups, which black lipstick rather demands -- I could learn, of course, but I hid behind my olive complexion and perkigoth status and figured I could just avoid black lips. After all, they (almost?) never costume Abby Scuito in black lipstick, and she looks consistently adorable. Yet The Lady of Manners over at Gothic Charm School wrote up a review (and defense of the black lip) which is weakening my resolve.

To make matters even bleaker, as it were, Lime Crime has a new lipstick line with Styletto black lippie, which looks delightfully pigmented. Doe Deere wore it to a goth wedding, so it's been gothically field-tested!

I dug out some of my Wet and Wild from three Halloween seasons ago...




So what do you think? Am I finally old and cosmetically versed enough to rock the black lip? (And if so, which products should I get?)


Bonus Out-take:



Chihuahuas have no concept of personal space.

Comments

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

which MAC ones are interesting to you?

I think with your dark hair and facial shape that a black lip looks really cool on you! I always feel I look a bit silly with a dark lip (not nessesarily black,... bright red, I'm not brave enough either) but you look great!

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

The two black glosses -- both pinky-purple (Blackfire) and olive-golds (Blingblack) can work on me, so they sound really tempting.

(As opposed to the standard black-with-blue glitter, which, alas, looks just awful and weird on my skintone, as far as I'm concerned. Tried it often with previous MAC releases... never happy with blue-tinted lips, ever.)

Yee! Thank you! <3 It's taken me years to get it right, finally!

I can't do the reds, either. It's too... too much! Too clown. I can (and often) wear MAC Viva Glam 4, but it's honestly not much of a bright red, just a sedate, mature, reddish burgundy. Looks great on me, but not much in the way of glam so much as "I am totally going to ace this job interview." ;9

[ashbet]

I really like the lip gloss -- I haven't decided yet how I feel about the matte-ish black lipstick as something other than a mixer. Then again, I don't usually wear lipstick straight out of the tube -- I put on a little Vaseline or lip conditioner first, since I'm prone to chapping.

However, mixing the matte black with the "Blackfire" Glimmergloss is really nice -- I don't like lip gloss in general (doesn't work with frequently having hair in my face), but the mixture of the two is sufficiently non-sticky.

I need to play with it more, I haven't gotten it out since I got home, given the onset of The Plague.

LOVE the peektures!!

-- A :)

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I wasn't going to go for the actual lipsticks -- I hate matte lips in general, and the review-pics of the regular lipstick didn't look all that promising. However, I LOVE glosses... but, like you said, sticky is annoying, particularly with curly hair! (Mine is short now, oh ho ho ho, but still.)

MAC's are kind of hit-or-mix, texture-wise, with me. I looooooove Plushglass. ("Oversexed" is probably the only lip color I should be wearing!) I'm not super fond of the regular Lipglass, and the Dazzleglasses are completely meh. While I'd probably shell out my Ridiculous Amount of Money for another tube of Plushglass when I run out... I don't know that I feel like playing with these new glosses.

I'm actually moving more into the tinted balms/creams for everyday; I've finally found a few mineral makeup-y ones that don't go all Kool-aid red on me. (Aromaleigh's Bete Noire is good for everyday-goth purple-y sort of looks, although I'm amazed she hasn't done any LE "really stupid subculture color" glosses or anything.)

[batchix.livejournal.com]

once upon a time I had black GLOSS. It was thick and heavy and stayed where it was supposed to and so GORGEOUS. It looked so lovely over reds too. but alas I lost it and wet and wild has never seemed to re-release it.

I think you look really good in the black. If it's gloss I can carry it off. if it's matte... I look like a high school student. >_>

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

You know, Wet and Wild has surprisingly good product! That's what I'm wearing above... I think I'm just going to wear that! I have gloss over it -- it's not matte, but not particularly glossy. And I agree, that gives it far more of a fashion feel and less of a "I AM SO DEEP OH MAN STUPID CALCULUS HOMEWORK" look. ;9

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

Me, I think you need to find a appropriately bat-festooned basket for the doggieh so you can take her with you, like a goth Paris, only cool.

[carnaval-noir.livejournal.com]

I concur!

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

I am the Pumpkin King!

Wait, what are we talking about?

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

(PS: I have a black wicker heart-shaped basket I got from a thrift store and spray painted black, if she can fit into it... I am soooooooooooo goooooooothhhhh...)

[stvicious.livejournal.com]

sorry Im no help with the makeup

but your baby girl is so utterly beautiful & you can definatley rock the black lips <3

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

She's so sweet! I need to take glamour shots of her and Hansel together! <3

[mythosidhe.livejournal.com]

You look like Death! I mean that only in the most complimentary sense, of course (less Gaiman, more Jill Thompson ;p) I like it :D

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

*cackles* Don't worry, that's how I instantly read it -- Jill Thompson version, of COURSE.

(Although, have you seen her little witchy children's series? It's like she's inside my mind...)

[rrie-selavy.livejournal.com]

It looks great, but I'd avoid LimeCrime only in that it's repackaged from another distributor (Stargazer for the lipstick specifically) with a significant markup:

http://www.lipsticksandlightsabers.com/2009/10/will-real-slim-shady-please-stand-up.html

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm, I honestly figured that -- I didn't quite, ahem, buy into the brand like some people do. (Because, really? Mineral makeup as new, special and unique? Maybe five years ago... cough. Also, you'll remember, I've been around the subculture for long enough to remember her first companies.)

But the lippie looked promising -- the packaging was adorable enough to tempt me into hearing what others have to say about it, wholesale or not. Although for $16 + $5 shipping?

Honestly?

I'm starting to think my $2 Halloween Black is actually pretty highly pigmented.


http://outinapout.blogspot.com/2009/09/comparing-wholesale-micas-to-retail.html <- Pretty much sums up my feelings on the matter; one is paying for the image of the thing. Also, MAC's pigments have amazing texture. As so Aromaleigh's, on the cheap. I think I'll probably venture into learning how to press my Aromaleigh minerals here, shortly. I can decorate the heck out of a few palettes! I should take pictures of the awesome packaging I made for my makeups.

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

(Actually, I could say a lot more about marketing oneself despite questionable product/content and my feelings on various attention bloggers with trendy colorschemes, but ah, you've heard it all before. And they always trackback links. But then, I've never been sparklie enough.)

[carnaval-noir.livejournal.com]

You look beautiful! You may be more crazy lately (conditions, meds, etc) but you've never looked more beauitful, imho. I think you're rocking it.

<3

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

Thanks, sweets. The sicker I get, the gother I get, so the prettier I get... ;)

[evilcresyluna.livejournal.com]

Can't help on the product front but I must say the bright pink + dark hair and black lips is a pretty awesome look.

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

I just want to look like a cartoon character! Seriously!

[blacklacewings.livejournal.com]

I swear I was going to write an entry on this same subject! Great minds! XD
I'm usually too lazy for black lipstick too. Well, any lipstick really.
Lime Crime's Styletto lipstick caught my eye too though. It's quite pricey, but if it has stayablity, it would definitely be worth it.

You rock the black lipstick, babe! Here's my attempt!
Whatcha think? You may have already seen that pic on my MySpace. It's ooold!
Back when I had my beloved black hair. D: I ought to try dying my tips!

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

Blah, I was going to edit; don't buy that -- buy Manic Panic if you're going to order out. (You're lovely with black lips!)

You have straight hair, so you could totally get some of the clip-in (http://www.manicpanic.biz/ct_CG10_humanhair-glamstrips_.htm) streaks and rock them!

Actually, they're one of the few companies that make CURLY ones... I want to get some different shades of pink and purple to mix it up a bit! <3

[blacklacewings.livejournal.com]

Ooh! I've never tried Manic Panic's lipstick. I have some of their eyeshadows though, which I adore!
Speaking of shadows, have you used Stila's Smudge Pots? I've been wanting to try them, as well as their Kajal Liner. (In black, of course. ;)

I've tried the clip-in streaks. They didn't do much for me, sadly.
(They're the purple ones I wore to the first karaoke meetup actually! XD)
They were synth ones though, and too short. If I get longer ones made with human hair, that may work!

I love your curly locks! <3

[stripey-girl.livejournal.com]

Nice photos dearie. You can definitely do the black lip thang. Since I only wear black lipstuffs (you know, maybe once per month) out and about I should investigate the MAC store. I completely forgot about their new line and my Manic Panic lipstick is getting old (like me).

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

Sweet! Finally!

... honestly, from the online photos, I think you'd be safer sticking to Manic Panic unless you really want a gloss. I wonder if new MP tastes okay; all of mine are ancient, too. (Although it seems to age better than a lot of old lipsticks, which I cannot STAND and throw away. I still cling to my moldy old tube of Pussy Galore pink.)