Monday, October 11, 2010

Random Beauty Thoughts

I'm thinking I want to go nude.  No, get your mind out of the gutter.  I mean nude lips.  Although subconsciously I may be thinking nude face entirely, because I completely forget to put on foundation today, even though the bottle was right in front of me.  Sigh.  Mondays.  My general lip product routine is basically lip balm.  Maybe a pale pink gloss.  That's it.  Crazy, I know.  I'm just not a colored lip person, and I usually do strong eyes, so I avoid strong lips.  But lately I've wanted to branch out a bit, and do a lipstick.  


All my favorite YouTube beauty gurus have been doing these lovely pinky-nude MAC lippies, and I'm starting to crave one.  At the moment I'm thinking either Jubilee or Creme d'Nude.  I know they basically look the same here, but Jubilee is a naked beigey-pink and Creme d'Nude is a pale, muted pink-beige.  So Jubilee is a bit darker and a lustre finish, and Creme d'Nude is a bit lighter, more opaque, and a cremesheen finish.  I'm thinking I'll have to see them in person, but I just love the idea of a slightly glossy, muted lip.  It's just hard to walk that line because flattering nude and concealer lips/corpse nude.


I see both of these get paired with MAC's Lipglass in Nymphette a lot.  Now, I need a new lip gloss about as much as I need to get bronchitis again (aka not at all), but it's just so purdy.  And I love the name.  And it's a nude, sheer pink with a ton of gold shimmer.  I'm such a sucker for gold shimmer.


Also, in unrelated beauty news, Clemence Poesy of recent Gossip Girl fame, has gone back to her roots (pun intended) and dyed her hair a lovely deep blonde/light brown.  The funny thing is, it's my natural hair color exactly, and I totally love it on her, and totally hate it on myself.  I love that it's a little ombre, and faded towards the tips.  It makes it look so much more natural and lived in.  Isn't it crazy how such a small change in hair color can change someone's look so much?  She looks so much more foxy and mischievous with darker hair.


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6 comments:

  1. Creme d Nude gives a lot of people concealer lips, so please PLEASE try it before you buy! One of my favorite pinks is Hue. It's my My Lips But Better color :) I also like Ahoy There from Naughty Nauticals, which you can still find in CCOs.

    Nymphette is bomb. My mom is always stealing mine because she loves it so much. I think I might buy her her own for Christmas this year! Definitely a good purchase.

    Clemence Posey is from Harry Potter! I basically loved her on GG, too. Speaking of GG, will you agree with me that that Juliet chick can go die in a fire? Kthanks.

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  2. I was originally looking in Myth, which apparently gives reliable concealer lip haha. I was thinking about Hue! Do you like it? Ooh I just looked up some swatches, that is lovely.

    Ah yay! I think I'm gonna get it as a present to myself. It's just so sparkly.

    Yes! She was good on GG but I can't help but think she's too classy for that show lol. HATE JULIET AND HER WEIRD PRISON BOY UGH.

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  3. I LOVE Hue. It's a glaze finish, if that helps you any.

    I can't wait to watch the new GG tonight. Or at work if my boss leaves early >.> <.< (Those are shifty eyes, I just learned how to do them!)

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  4. Ahahaha love the shifty eyes.

    GG was good! Except Chuck is crossing the line into creepertown and this Juliet plot is getting SO. OLD.

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  5. Okay, I watched it. Not gonna lie, it was kinda boring. I miss romantic Chuck and the days before Juliet.

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  6. My favorite part was always Blair/Serena hating each other in the early days and then the Chuck/Blair drama. And now they've basically killed all of that, so I just watch it for the clothes.

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