Lip Mix: Getting Revlon Stormy Pink and Peach Petal to Work!

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss in Peach Petal (left), Revlon Matte Lipstick in Stormy Pink (right)

Anyone would tell you these look like 2 of the most gorgeous shades in existence. Peach Petal has been likened to MAC's Underage and Florabundance Lipglass, and Stormy Pink to Pink Nouveau.

But after I picked these up, I found the textures to be really hard to work with. 

Peach Petal tends to settle into every single groove and line on your lip, where they show up as ghastly lines of milky beige. Stormy Pink is so low in pigmentation and opacity that you need to layer several times for the color to build up to any sort of intensity. And by then, it's become cakey and uneven. 

So it suddenly struck me that I should try layering them together. 

It's still not 100% foolproof (it still sinks into lines just a smidgen), but you get a nice semi-sheer candy pink which is just a tad less blue toned and more creamy than Stormy Pink, and more even and wearable than either shade.
It even reminds me a bit of a deeper and glossier version of MAC's Viva Glam Gaga.

Lip Mix of the Day: Revlon Pink Pout + MAC Lavender Wind Lipglass

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Pink Pout is a beautiful and affordable soft-mauve which is sheerer than you would expect most matte lipsticks to be. And on some skins, it can look a little chalky and washed out.

Lavender Wind (Limited Edition**), like most other interesting, shimmery, sheer glosses, can sort of disappear on the lips, making you wonder what the whole point was in the first place. **MAC Oyster Girl is a nice replacement if you don’t have Lavender Wind. It’s also a nicer gloss on its own anyway.

So I just layered the translucent shimmer gloss over the matte lipstick. Recommended if you’re ready to graduate from barely there cool-toned lip products, but not quite sure about full-on lip color yet.

Home-brew: "Goddess" pigment

Who says brown is boring?

Meet my favorite custom-blend pigment, which I’ve named “Goddess”. It’s earthy, but it’s a strong, gold-flecked high-sheen metallic brown which is never boring to wear.

In fact, it’s not always appropriate for the day, especially if you work in a more formal corporate environment where too much sparkle is frowned upon.
Ah, well… I’ll look forward to the weekends.

I mixed this up on a whim and then realized I didn’t note down what pigments I used and in what proportion, so now I’d be very hard-pressed to replicate this ever again.
Woe, me.