Pink and Undecided: dark lipstick

Feathered Wings

Hey ho!

Today's OOTD is not so backdated! I actually went through the pictures and love the result so much i just have to put all of my older (and super old) OOTD pics at the back burner and share this first!

Other than the outfit itself (like, obviously), i really like how the pictures turned out! It's just taken in our room as usual (and the lighting is not the best either), but i feel that my posing's getting better hahahaha. I mean, at least i have more poses than the three that i always did-and repeat! I dunno, the outfit, the pose and the dark, vampy lips just work, if i may say so myself! Mind you, i only feel comfortable posing in front of my *very* reluctant personal photog, hunny. I don't yet feel comfortable posing for anyone else, not even my girlfriends-too embarrassed!

For some weird reason, whenever we take an outfit picture-the first picture would always turn out very bright while rest would be much darker. As i am totally clueless when it comes to editing... Well, i just have to let it be hahaha

I think this pic was snapped mid-sentence *LOL*, i'm pretty sure i wasn't ready but it turned out okay :p

The post is titled that way for obvious reason, the feathers in the jumper's sleeves!

I absolutely adore this kind of quirky details, i live for them!!! #drama

Hm, i really love these eyes closed poses *LOL*

This is the outfit that i put together for Bebe event, i tried to emulate a more sexy (emphasize on the word TRY) look so i my MOTD is smokier and darker than usual :

List of products used :
1. Revlon New Complexion Foundation in 04 Nude (gifted by Kathy)
2. Clinique All About Eyes Concealer
3. Clinique Makeup Palette (used the eyeshadow and blush on)
4. Mai Doll Black Liquid Eyeliner
5. Daiso Pearl in Eyeshadow in Brown
6. C/o Collection No Clumps Definition Mascara in 01 Black
7. elf Eye Primer
8. Maybelline Fashion Brow 24 HR Coloring Mascara in Rusty Brown
9. Oriflame Tender Care
10. Jordana Lipstick in 005 Blackberry (gifted by Sabsab)
11. False eyelashes
12. Esprique Precious Double Shine Face Powder
13. C/o Collection Glam Crystals Dazzling Gel Liner in Glitz

Yes, i was in a cheeky mood (and had a wedding to attend soon afterwards so i needed to practice! I haven't worn one for such a long time, didn't feel like i needed one since i started using Majolica Majorca Lash King!) so i put on falsies. Can't remember what brand coz i just pick one from my box of used falsies >.<

You can see upclose the "feathers" on my sleeve in this pic. It's stiff and well made!

Since the outfit's already monochromatic, i decided i wanted a dash of bright color because the event was for Spring Summer collection!

The lace up boots is one of the gift from my girls for my bday last year, the exact same one with the pink one i wore for our South Korea trip, it's comfortable and cute! And accidentally i bought a very matchy bag in South Korea (i tried looking for a bag in this color to wear to Korea with this shoes, but couldn't find one that i liked locally so i ended up wearing the pink one-because i found a matchy bag with that one instead hahaha. I actually donated the pink bag already because it's not in pristine condition anymore and i don't think i want to wear it again...). I also added a statement necklace because the outfit's so simple


Outfit details : Jumper : Meclothing Firsthand Black Ripped Jegging : Rozz Shopp Boots : Gosh Bag : Bought in Dongdaemun, Seoul Statement Necklace : Cache Cache

Bonus pic, expression suddenly so weird when it's not longer hunny behind the camera hahaha

Yeah, i actually remember where i bought my clothes for once, usually i'd only remember "online" but not the specific stores, that's because these purchases were quite recent hahaha so better link them up while i remember. This will not happen very often *LOL*.

I seriously love (and prefer) darker makeup lately, but it's not very summery and doesn't go that well with my pastel, uber girly outfits zzz. Oh well, i'll put them on again when the mood strikes!

Cynthian said i still look very girly despite my efforts to toughen up my style for this event *LOL*, what do you think?

(not so) #Pink

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Vampy

dark lipstick

Heyllow!

It's not a secret that i adore a lot of UK bloggers for their style and make up, and while i'm more Japanese oriented on my own style, my obsession with those gorgeous ladies couldn't help but rub off me in a way. Since it's autumn in UK, they go on and on about darker, autumn-colored lipsticks. And even though i've never even dreamed of wearing such a daring color before (but then again i also never dreamed of wearing red lipstick but ever since that IBB MUC i've been loving red lips very much!), i began to wonder if it would look good on me. Once i began thinking of trying it out, it became an obsession in no time (to a point that i even make a reminder to try dark, vampy lips out)!

Ironically, one particular blogger that i actually just began following a short time ago (Emily from Cupcakes & Cashmere) that compelled me to try the look out for myself is not a UK blogger-obviously (she's American and super famous but i've never even heard about her before i saw her link from Merilla May's blog)! I even re-created one her whole look because i really love her style (which is actually nothing like my usual super girly Harajuku style), but that's for another post!

Other than Emily, there's one UK blogger that made me feel even more tempted to sport a super dark lippie, it was Kayleigh from Couture Girl who always look so gorgeous with her signature bold lipstick. I was always afraid to try out such deep colors, but hey, i may not look like it but i am a 30 years old woman, sometimes i need to dress/make my face up like my age! LOL.

I actually really wanted a deep berry lipstick, but since i do not own any (i am hunting for them right now, i purchased one from Nature Republic but since the shape-it's flower shaped-is too pretty to wreck yet, i want to hunt for a cheap, preferably local/drugstore brand under IDR 50.000 so i can buy like 10 different colors without feeling too guilty...) and i couldn't wait to try out a Vampy look (yes, hence the title of this post) i rummaged through my old stash and found one meager dark colored lipstick. It's not even mine, it's a hand me down from someone (most probably my mum, but when did she wear such a dark lipstick btw? I mean, she always wear deep red lipsticks, but not this Vampy-almost black one!).

It's Revlon's Super Lustrous Cream Lipstick in 75 Blackberry. In my pale pink lips it translated into a very dark brown, almost black color which is very striking against my pale complexion but i actually really love the super dark lipstick on me, that surprised even myself!

I wore this look to my mum's birthday dinner and i was a bit self-conscious because i've never worn such a dark (or anywhere near, for that matter!) lipstick out before! But i guess my family's used to my crazy style that nothing fazed them, nobody even as much as made a comment about my lipstick *LOL*.

I paired the dark, vampy lips with nude eyeshadow, my usual black eyeliner and subtle pink blush to soften up the look a little bit

One catch about this dark lipstick? I look even paler than usual, even though i actually used a very dark powder (Acnes' that's 2 shades too dark on my face. I look like a crazy Ganguro when i only finished applying the powder without anything else on my face!

I guess not everybody will like this lipstick, some people might find it scary haha. I worn the lipstick again (can you tell that i am obsessed? Yes i am. Autumn or not-well there's no such thing as autumn in Indonesia anyway-i'm gonna wear it until next summer *delusional* *when is it not summer in Indonesia huh???*) to go out with #Undecided and A and at least they didn't tell me i looked like a crazy person. #Undecided's exact word was "Interesting" *LOL*. I do like to change up my looks from time to time, but don't worry, i am not abandoning my pastel gyaru look anytime soon.

Since we're talking about my FOTD on my mum's birthday, might as well talk about the whole look! Dark lips obviously demanded a maturer, more serious style than my usual super girly one and i found a perfect dress (new, of course, never been worn before but bought a gazillion years ago as usual hahahaha) while i was rearranging my new clothes into a huge clothes organizer (well... to give you a picture of my craziness... I need 12 of them and that's not even enough to house all of my brand new clothes....) . Yes, my crazy shopping habit makes it impossible for me to remember all of the clothes that i bought so i always feel like i'm doing another round of shopping whenever i'm going through my stash and find clothes i don't even remember buying!

There are fine glitters on my navy dress that is not visible through the pictures

Navy High Low Dress : random FO in TP, Statement Gold Leaves Necklace : Online, Thin Brown Rope Belt : Magnolia, Shoes : Everbest

This pose obviously demanded a come-hither expression ahahahaha

Bag : LV Popincourt

I think one should always be open for something new, since one can never know if one will like (or dislike) something before actually trying it out. I am for one, is not someone that's extremely comfortable with changes. I love consistencies and sometimes afraid to break out of my comfort zone. But it's exciting to try new things every once in a while! I find out that i can love things that i never even gave a second thought of, and life's to short to be stuck in a rut! Trying something new is fun, even if it's just a new lipstick shade!

Have you ever tried out vampy lips? If the answer's no, i would ask... Why not? Come on, give it a try! Live a little!

#Pink ('s Vampy alter-ego)