My (Growing) Lip Color Collection (part 1)

Second to my love of vintage fashion comes my love of makeup. The two go hand in hand helping give off the illusion of the era or style one wants to portray. Now, even though I watch makeup tutorials on Youtube for hours on end and have an endless wish list of makeup, I'm lacking in the lip color department (boo). But alas, I have four essential colors that I wear on a day to day basis that once combined (yes, I sometimes mix lip colors together) can give me a dozen of options!

so many options

Since my lip collection is sooo large, I decided to split this post into three parts: lipstick, lip liner, and lip stain. Today we'll look at my lipstick!

excuse the wonky pink shade

I own four main colors in my collection: a red tone, a pink/mauve color, and a dark wine tone.

As you can see, I favor MAC for my choice of lip color. I'm in love with their matte shades (awesome for a complete vintage look) and can try on colors before buying them as opposed to a drugstore where the makeup is usually wrapped. The exception to this rule is Revlon which is the best drugstore line for pretty much everything.

from left to right:
Revlon's Really Red, MAC's Viva Glam in Gaga, MAC's Diva  

I wear each color depending on my mood or occasion. I throw on some red if I'm in a super vintage mood, pink/mauve when I'm feeling 60s inspired, and dark wine when I'm going out and want a femme fatale sort of look. Each of the colors were bought on a whim and somehow seemed to look lovely on me (I think I like Really Red better than Ruby Woo and Russian Red shhhh!).

swatches!
(same order as above)

As you can see from the swatches, no shine in sight! Be careful though, as the matte-r the color, the more prone lips are to drying out (exfoliating and moisturizing before and after wear is your best friend).

If you have any suggestions for other colors I should add to my collection, let me know!

Part 2 will be up soon!

xoxo,

Eunice