Todos mis ombre(s) - Info Post #7

Hey y'all it's finally starting to look like Spring, Praise Jebus! The color combos are endless and like my ninja Spongebob says: I'm ready.  Today's info post is on achieving the ombre look in lipstick.  Ombre is legit everywhere, hair, clothes, bag, stationary, everywhere.  Ombre uses shades or colors that shade into each other from light to dark.  Ombre lipstick is a really great look because it adds depth and dimension, which is especially great for women with less than full lips, it creates drama, and it just looks effing beautiful.  So here are steps in achieving an ombre look.

**Note: I wanted to put a video up so you all could see it, but honestly, there wasn't a video that really captured ombre in a way that didn't look clowny (no shade to the women who put them up) that's just not the way I would wear ombre but to each her own**

**Note 2: Some of the tips I saw included using concealer around your mouth to make your lips pop and to clean up the lines.  I don't use concealer around my lips I understand that folks do but I like my makeup to look like it's a part of skin not caked onto it.  But again to each her own.**

Step 1

Using a dark[er] lipstick or liner line the perimeter of your lips.  Making sure that you blend it towards the center of your lips with a lip brush.  Yep you need a lip brush.  And yes I'm looking for the perfect makeup brush tutorial to share with you all.

Step 2

Next take a lighter shade and focus on the center of your lips and making sure to get that blend between the liner and your lipstick.  You may want to put your lips together a few times to make sure the colors blend into each other gradually.

Step 3

If necessary, which it probably will be, take your liner just to emphasize the perimeter of your lips.  USE your brush.  It will help with the blending between the colors.

Optional Step 4

You could use a highlighter in the very center of your lips to add even more depth and dimension to your lips.  Or you could add a gloss to give extra shine to emphasis the effect.

Go Home Spring, You're Drunk

Remember when I was hype as hell about Spring coming? Whomp whomp joke's on us. Regardless of the weather playing with our emotions, I'm still excited for the warmer days, pastel colors, and Easter dinner.  It's easy to shy away from a new opportunity when it looks exactly like an old aka snow in a new season. However, realizing it's a new day and acting like it goes a long way into making new experiences better. Even though it's snowy and cold outside, it's still Spring so I'm going to act like it is--at least in my lipstick and wear the fudge outta this pink.  Today I have on MAC Girl About Town Lipstick and MAC Nightingale Lip Liner.

Spring colors abound! Send them to blackgurlzboldlips@gmail.com

Work, Please Let Me Be Great!!

Y'all, work really been hating on blogging flourish. Like I legit remember a time I could dedicate my time to this and too work and now it's Thursday and this is my first opportunity to get this blog down.  I'm over it (peep) the face.  Anyhoo my dog has been showing her ass, and so is my life.  Please Lord, let Spring bring in something better so I can be great.  The first day of Spring is tomorrow and it's supposed to snow, let's hope the weatherman is wrong.  Let's close out the winter with some winter shades and the mantra work, please let me be great!!

Today I made it through with Maybelline Colorsensational Lipstick in Deepest Cherry

Back when a bish could flourish, Stanchelle has on Anastasia Beverly Hills Lipstick in Vintage

Alison had no fux to give in Wet n wild 525d with Sinful Colors lip gloss 2297

Chadra wears MAC Heroine with MK liner in Dark Orchard better than me, I'm jelly

And Kirsten pretty much thought she was the shit in MAC Flat Out Fabulous Lipstick with MAC Heroine Lip Liner and MAC Funtabulous Dazzleglass

Doing it Differently

Admittedly my lipstick is kind of dark for the kind of day it is.  Eff it, I wanted to wear it so I decided to do it.  Doing something different today and I'm wit it.  I kept the momentum going and had breakfast in CB instead of to go.  I sat down watched some Netflix (praise God for free wi-fi) , eavesdropped, stared out the window, and thought about what would've happened if I hadn't gotten off the bus and kept going.  Doing things differently always feel super daunting.  What-ifs are one of the ultimate dream killers.  Instead of living in fear or regret, or towing the line until you die consider what it would be like if you did it differently. 

Feeling deep in NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Trainbleu

Officially 1 week to go until Spring! Send in your final winter shades to blackgurlzboldlips@gmail.com

Here Comes the Sun

You know it's been a cold winter when you're hype over 58 degrees. Despite the still slightly cold temps, the sun is out. Gotta take it as a metaphor for life no? Even when ish is chilly and gray and dull, the sun will come. We had to wait a couple days this week, but it eventually came out. The sun came out and it's warm, and blinding, and it makes me not wanna go to work tbh. But I'm glad it's out. When you're having a cloudy day in your life or maybe even a cloudy season, just prepare yourself cause here comes the sun. 

The sun was bouncing hard off my face but not my lipstick, Anastasia Beverly Hills Lipstick in Heathers

8 more days till Spring, winter shades send them to blackgurlzboldlips@gmail.com