Showing posts with label OCC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OCC. Show all posts

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Review - Melt Cosmetics By Starlight






(L-R: MAC Cosmetics Seductive Intent, OCC Lip Tar Belladonna, MAC Cosmetics Strong Woman, Melt Cosmetics By Starlight, MAC Cosmetics Heroine)


» Price -  $19
» Availability - Melt Cosmetics
» Overall Rating - I have come to the conclusion that I have a slight obsession with purple lip products. It's quite difficult for me to pass up any new purple lipstick. This lipstick By Starlight is from a new brand called Melt Cosmetics. It was co-founded by celebrity makeup artist Lora Arellano a.k.a Loreleicakes on Instagram & Dana Bomar. The price is bit on the higher-end side and the shipping is high ($7+ ouch). They are a new business so hopefully overtime their shipping costs can go down. Now on to the actual lipstick. By Starlight is described as an ultra-matte, radioactive purple. It distributed evenly across my lips and the color was a beautiful purple! It is very vibrant and not like any purple lip product that I own. For being described as ultra-matte this lipstick was non drying. It lasted a few hours with minimal fading. It did not last during my meal but I have only come across a few lip products (lip tar,velvetines) that can stay untouched during meals. This is definitely a unique purple and gets a high rating from me for it's pigmentation and staying power! I am tempted to try more colors but I will wait till they (hopefully) lower their shipping costs.


Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Swatch of The Day - OCC Lip Tar in Clockwork




» Price -  $18
» Overall Rating - It is described as a rich terracotta with vivid orange undertones. This lip tar is part of OCC's Sci-Fi Lullabies Collection. It has a matte finish. This particular color was inspired by the book/movie A Clockwork Orange. I am in love with this color! Perfect for Spring & Summer. Not too vibrant and not too pale. My favorite lip tar from the Sci-Fi Lullabies collection.


Wednesday, January 30, 2013

IMATS 2013 Haul




Hey dolls! I know I am a bit late in posting my IMATS Haul but right after my mini vacay to Pasadena I have been working non stop! I had the best time at IMATS this year and it was really amazing getting to see everyone, meet new people, visit the different brands and admire all of the talented makeup artists & special fx artists all under one roof! If you have an IMATS Haul blog post or YouTube video please leave your links in the comments below. I would love to watch them all!

Let's begin!



Velour Lashes - I have been wanting to try these lashes for the longest time. The price was definitely holding me back. I was extremely happy to see Velour Lashes at IMATS and to find out that their lashes were on sale! I was immediately attracted to this style which is called "Oops! Naughty Me" I love how they looked layered and they are longer in the middle. I usually wear a winged liner and I love having more volume in the center of my lids. They feel so luxe and look very natural. 


Lit Cosmetics - You all know how much I love glitter right? Lit Cosmetics has the best glitter out there. I love that you get to chose the cut size of the glitter. I usually get size 2 and 3. From left to right I got Peacock, Hot Chocolate & Twisted Sistah. I can not wait to incorporate these glitter into my looks. I have a difficult time photographing glitter so if any of my fellow Beauty Bloggers have any tips I would greatly appreciate that.


Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics - OCC was packed. I was pretty bummed because I wanted to try out their concealers but it was really hard to get a chance to grab any testers. I knew that I wanted these two lip tars in Vintage and Hoochie. Both of these lip tars are must haves for your collection. I can see myself wearing Vintage everyday. It is the perfect deep red. Hoochie is lighter than Belladonna and is more on the magenta side. Love them both!


Sugarpill - We may sometimes think to ourselves, "Why don't I own this already?" and that is exactly how I feel about Goldilux Loose Eyeshadow from Sugarpill. I would see this color featured in so many gorgeous looks. I really have no idea what took me so long to get it but I am so happy that I am finally a proud owner of Goldilux! Let me tell you, Sugarpill had this AMAZING palette for sale that featured all of their eyeshadows rolled up into this mega palette. I was so close to buying it but since I already own the Burning Heart palette I just couldn't do it. When that palette does hit the Sugarpill website I may consider it again.




Lime Crime - So many items that I wanted to get! Let's start off with her newly reformulated and repackaged Eyeshadow Helper. I loved the original primer but the concept of needing a spatula to scoop out the primer every time was a bit time consuming. I love that it is in a tube now. I have already used this primer and it works just like the original! Next on the list was Poisonberry lipstick. This lipstick is beyond. When I run out which I probably will because I feel like wearing it every day I will definitely buy back ups. Drum roll please...Velvetines!!! I can not even begin to describe how awesome this product truly is. I bought Red Velvet and Suedeberry. They look like a gloss but in reality they are like a matte lipstick. They are not dry whatsoever. I wore Red Velvet out and by the end of the night it was just as vibrant as it was when I first applied it. This is my honest feedback. I always prep my lips with lip balm but there are some matte lipsticks out there that even with my lip balm tend to get dried out and make my lips feel tight. I do not get that feeling with the Velvetines. The bad news is that they are currently sold out on the Lime Crime website but they will be back in stock in March. Lime Crime also hinted about adding more colors to their lineup. I can't even.

Not Pictured - Sadly, there were a few products that I did not get a chance to photograph up close. (a.k.a I forgot) I also got Model In A Bottle setting spray, Sigma E40 Tapered Blending Brush, Sigma F05 Small Contour Brush, Ardell Wispies which also came with a free large makeup case.





Monday, December 17, 2012

Let's mix OCC Lip Tars!




It is no secret that Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tars are on my Top 3 Beauty Products of all time. A highly pigmented and long lasting lip product that can create endless amounts of amazing looks. Not only can you wear these colors alone but you can also mix them and create your own custom color. The combinations are endless and I wanted to share with you a few of my favorite mixtures that I have tried. 

Have you tried mixing your lip tars to create a new shade? Please post a link to your look in the comments.






» Price -  $16.00
» Availability - OCC Makeup, LeCosmetique, Sephora






Saturday, October 6, 2012

OCC Heroine Lip Tar Swatches & Review




Hi everyone! I am super excited to post some lip swatches of a majority of the brand spanking new lip tars from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. I purchased 4 out of the 6 new lip tars from LeCosmetique.com. The two lip tars that I did not get were Psycho and Marion. Reason being was that I felt like I had colors quite similar to those colors. I might just cave in the future and purchase them but for now I will use my close dupes!

The new lip tars come from OCC's Heroine Collection for their Fall/Winter Campaign. Along with the new lip tars the Heroine collection features new colour concentrate, creme concentrate, cosmetic glitter, and their ever so glamorous nail lacquers. I love this whole collection! I definitely recommend that you all give it a look!


Black Dahlia Blackest Blackened Red - This is my favorite lip tar out of the new collection. It is a dark red that would stunning on all skin tones. It looks almost black in the tube but once applied it lightens up to this deep red. You need to blend it a few times with your lip brush to even out the color. I would also suggest using a lip liner or a reverse lip liner. It did feather a tad bit around my cupid's bow but I did not use any lip liner.


Lydia Dark Room Plum - I was beyond excited to see that they named this lip tar after Lydia Deetz from Beetlejuice. This color seems the most daytime wearable out the bunch. It is more on the pink side than plum in my opinion but is still beautiful. It would go great with any makeup look.


Starling Deeply Rusted Auburn - This one reminds me of fall/winter. I think of Halloween & Thanksgiving. I don't have a color quite like this one. It had a bit of a more watery texture. I don't know if I got a bad one but it still had awesome color pay off! 


Sybil Midnight Brownout - Sybil is a deep gorgeous brown. This color was opaque and did not feather. It is definitely a statement lip which makes it that much more awesome. I can not wait to pair this with an intense liner look. Definitely a great deep, dark color for fall!

LeCosmetique is also having a special sale this weekend! If you have been eyeing these lip tars I definitely think you should take advantage of their coupon codes:

Save $5 on your purchase of $25 or more (Coupon Code Oct5)
Save $10 on your purchase of $50 or more (Coupon Code Oct10)
Save $20 on your purchase of $100 or more (Coupon Code Oct20)
Coupon Valid Through Monday October 8, 2012


Monday, August 6, 2012

Face of The Day - Peacocky




Hey loves! I am really excited to share this look with you guys! I decided to use my favorite glitter liner from MAC Cosmetics called Peacocky. It is a gorgeous turquoise glitter that I have yet to find any dupes for. I wanted to create a look around this glitter liner and I thought pairing it with purples would really compliment it. I also mixed lip tars again. I mixed Anime and Ophelia lip tar from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics.

Exciting news! I am going to start filming tutorials on YouTube! I finally worked out my lighting situation so I can't wait to start filming! Please feel free to subscribe to my YouTube channel : Makeup by Shannyn Please leave your links in the comments so I can check out your videos and subscribe as well!

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I also submitted this look for my very first entry to a competition over at The Makeup Bee. I would really appreciate all of your votes if you love this look! Thank you so much!!




Face
MAC Studio Fix Fluid NC25
Benefit Stay Don't Stray
MAC Azalea Blossom Ombré Blush
MAC Lightscapade MSF
Eyes
Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper
MAC Spiked Eyebrow Pencil
Lime Crime Pearl-ple Eyeshadow
Glamour Doll Eyes Glam Girl Loose Eyeshadow
Lime Crime Coral of The Story Eyeshadow
MAC Fluidline in Blue Peep
MAC Peacocky Glitterliner
Wet'n'Wild h2o Proof Liquid Liner #881
Ardell Lashes #120
Lips
Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar in Anime
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar in Ophelia



Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Face of The Day - Happy 4th of July




Hey everyone! I want to wish you all a safe and happy 4th of July! Here is a simple look that I created for today. I used this fierce liquid liner from NYX Cosmetics and an OCC Lip Tar statement lip! Please leave in the comments what all of you are wearing for today! I am super obsessed with this electric blue liner! 



Face
MAC Studio Fix Fluid NC25
Benefit Stay Don't Stray
theBalm Hot Momma Blush
MAC MSF in Petticoat
MAC MSF in Lightscapade
Eyes
MAC Spiked Eyebrow Pencil
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Cinema Secrets Glitter
Urban Decay Naked Eyeshadow
NYX Cosmetics Liquid Eyeliner in Extreme Blue
Ardell Demi Whispies
Lips
OCC Lip Tar in NSFW

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Face of The Day - Smoky Peach




Hey everyone! Here is another look.I was definitely inspired by this gorgeous necklace that I picked up from Forever 21! I mixed Kava Kava and Grandma lip tars again. This time I would say that it was 90% Kava Kava and 10% Grandma. This is a really easy look that I did using my favorite Greed palette from Wet'n'Wild.


Face
MAC Studio Fix Fluid NC25
Benefit Stay Don't Stray
MAC Strada Blush
theBalm Hot Momma Blush
MAC Petticoat MSF
MAC Lightscapade MSF
Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC Eyebrow Pencil in Spiked
Wet'N'Wild Greed Palette
Inglot Gel Liner #77
Benefit They're Real Mascara
Ardell Demi Whispies
Lips
OCC Lip Tar in Kava Kava
OCC Lip Tar in Grandma



Thursday, May 17, 2012

Face of The Day - Mixing Lip Tars




Hello everyone! Today's look was actually inspired by this gorgeous lip color that I mixed using two OCC Lip Tars! I mixed Grandma and Kava Kava. I would say it was 30% Grandma and 70% Kava Kava. I love it so much. I think I found my new favorite lip color. I am going to start mixing more lip tars together to see what I come up with! I used the Greed Palette from Wet'N'Wild's Color Icon collection which I have just found out that it was limited edition! So sad about that.

Have any of you mixed any lip tars together to create a new color? Please share in the comments I would LOVE to see all of your different creations!



Face
MAC Studio Fix Fluid NC25
Benefit Stay Don't Stray
NARS Super Orgasm Blush
MAC MSF in Glissade
MAC MSF in Lightscapade
MAC Fix +
Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC Spiked Eyebrow Pencil
Wet'N'Wild Greed Palette
Wet'N'Wild h2o Proof Liquid Eyeliner #881
Ardell Lashes #120
NYX Jumbo Eyepencil in Milk
Lips
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar - Grandma
Obsessive Compulsive Cosemtics Lip Tar- Kava Kava


Monday, April 30, 2012

Face of The Day - Belladonna



Hey loves! This is my 100th post! So excited. I love this blog so much! Here is to many more posts to come! So in the previous post I showed you all my amazing new lip tars that I got from LeCosmetique.com. Here is a look I did using Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar in Belladonna. So obsessed with this color. I would definitely have no problem wearing this color out. You can also mix it with Ophelia lip tar to create a more softer purple look! 


Face
L'Oreal Magic Perfecting Base
Benefit Stay Don't Stray
MAC Studio Fix Fluid NC25
Nars Orgasm Blush
MAC Petticoat MSF
MAC Lightscapade MSF
MAC Fix +
Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC Spiked Eyebrow Pencil
Inglot Freedom System Rainbow Eyeshadow - 118r
Inglot Freedom System Rainbow Eyeshadow - 119r
Inglot Freedom System Rainbow Eyeshadow - 114r
Inglot AMC Gel Liner #77
Ardell Eyelashes #120
Lips
Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm in Lemon & Chamomile
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar in Belladonna


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