DIY - Customize Your Lip Colour

Every woman is different and what may suit your friend may not suit you. When I purchase a lip colour that is slightly off for me, I don't let that stop me from wearing it I just fiddle around until I find out what shade to add to make it work. It reminds me of mixing colours to get it just right for a painting.

Sometimes, you want that custom colour ready to wear and in a form that you can carry with you. So one day, I came up with this quick DIY to customize my lip colour in a more permanent, easy-to-go way. 

Step One 

Clean out an old container with a lid that is sturdy enough to go into the microwave.

                           

Step Two

This may sound painful. Cut a small chunk off the top of the lipstick bullet in one clean cut. Equate the amount with the colour pay off you want. For example, I wanted an orange-y red with the base being red. So I cut a bigger portion of the red bullet than the orange one.

Step Three

Cut the chunks up smaller and place in the container with a small drop of olive oil or argan oil and nuke in the microwave on LOW for twelve seconds three times mixing in between each microwave session.

Step Four

Add one more tiny drop of oil and mix together one last time to get rid of any streaks.

Step Five

Place in the fridge for half hour to one hour then apply with a lip brush or your finger to your lips.

Voila!

If you try it, let me know.

Till later,

*Jane

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Product Review: Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter & Revlon Just Bitten Lip Stain

Lipsticks hate me. They never go on smoothly and they never look like what they do in the tube, and I'm always disappointed no matter what brand. But I've moved on, what with the number of other options for lip products that have been flooding the cosmetic markets recently, I'm over it. 

One thing you should know about me when it comes on to make up is that I believe it should be low maintenance. Put it on and head out the door and enjoy your night without having to duck into the bathroom every hour or so to check that you don't have clown mouth. Lip stains and sheer washes of colour that are lip butters beckon to me from the lovely ads that are everywhere nowadays. Now widely available at the drugstore price point, I got a little excited and decided to fork over the cash and jump on the train.

Now I did a little research and if I am to folow youtubers and the blogosphere the brand with the best staying power is Revlon, so I went out and got the Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in #010 Raspberry Pie; and the Revlon Just Bitten Lipstain in Frenzy. 

I got red/berry shades n both because I think that a lip product is only as good as its brighter colours. The Lip butter was $825.00 and the lip stain was $875.00 from Discount Pharmacy in Manor Park if I remember correctly. 

                                            

The lip butter provides a sheer wash of colour in one coat and a decent wash in two. It is thicker than a lip gloss but really smooth like a chapstick or lip balm. It is pretty shiny. The way I would wear this is over a lip pencil in a similar colour to provide a good base. It lasts about 5 hours before fading or wearing off, but if you eat or drink it will wear off quicker. I would repurchase this to try a different shade. I definitely recommend this though. 

                                        

                                        

The Just Bitten lipstain is a bit of a puzzle to use. The liquid seeps out through a felt tip point similar to a watercolour marker. This is not a quick swipe and go product, please take note of this fact. You need to dry your lips completely and make sure you get rid of any flakes. Then layer on the first layer being careful to stay within your lip line (remember this is a stain), let it dry completely and if you want the colour to be deeper layer on another layer. You can do up to five without it looking blotchy. The balm is at the other end of the stick - it doesn't seep through the stain and moisturize but I use it to moisturize the area around my mouth which can get dry when I haven't lathered up with my regular lip moisturizer. 

The picture below is a swatch of the products.

Top - Just B

itten in Frenzy; Bottom - Lip Butter in Raspberry Pie

I debuted these babies the night of my profession's annual banquet and I am pleased to say that the lipstain lasted through dinner and wine and I swiped on the butter to revive the colour. All in all I'm very impressed with these two products. If you've tried them leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Till later, 

Jane 

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