All the Green Lipsticks!

Elsewhere on the internet, someone was looking for swatches of green lipsticks and I sort of put so much effort into this it seemed like it should be its own post. So!

OCC Wasabi, OCC Rime, Fyrinnae Narwhal Nuzzles, MBA Cosmetics Emerald, Melt Blow, OCC Derelict
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OCC Wasabi, OCC Rime, Fyrinnae Narwhal Nuzzles, MBA Cosmetics Emerald, Melt Blow, OCC Derelict
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Of these, MBA Cosmetics Emerald is probably the most true green. Also, this is the Sugar Babies formula of their Emerald, which is more of a super pigmented gloss than a lippy, but from what I can tell, the Emerald Color Rich Lipstick they offer is exactly the same shade.

A photo posted by Niamh (@bluehairedbeastie) on Sep 22, 2015 at 6:15pm PDT

Melt Blow is pretty close in tone to Emerald, but Blow has a much deeper shade. It's more of a jungle green than Emerald. Blow is super pigmented and goes on true to the colour in the tube in one swipe, but I do find the formula a bit drying. I don't actually have a picture of me wearing Blow just on it's own.  This photo has Sugarpill Goldilux patted over it.

Melt Blow with Sugarpill Goldilux patted over top. 

OCC Rime is a green with a lot of blue undertones. I guess I would call it sea-foam green. This has also has a rose gold mica or something in it that gives it a really nice, subtle shift. I think this is probably the one out of the bunch that I wear most frequently.

OCC Rime 

Fyrinnae Narwhal Nuzzles is probably the least green that's still mainly green. It's more of a turquoise. It's a really lovely colour, but I find the formula difficult because it's so slippery that it's hard to get it to go on the lips without looking sort of patchy in places. For this reason, I always wear this over a liner, usually black or blue.

A photo posted by Niamh (@bluehairedbeastie) on Jul 6, 2016 at 3:55pm PDT

OCC Derelict is definitely green, but it's a khaki or olive green. It has a golden sheen to it but a very grey undertone. I do wear this one a lot more often than I thought I would. Despite being green, it's very wearable possibly because of it's the sort of colour that I think of as a nude/neutral. And also, I have very green undertones so I don't think it looks out of place on my face.

OCC Derelict Lip Tar

OCC Wasabi is the brightest here. It's a spring/yellow green. I don't really think the camera picked up quite how eye searingly bright this colour is, but it is so bright. If I want to completely remove the red from my lips, this is the colour I go for. I mainly use this to do ombre lips and I think it works really well for that.

OCC Wasabi Lip Tar
Excuse the no makeup face, please!

OCC Wasabi Liptar with Fyrinnae Wraith

OCC Wasabi Liptar with Kat von D Naye0n

I hope this is helpful. I know I enjoy seeing other people's colour comparison posts as it helps me figure out if I already have a similar colour. What's your favourite green lipstick?

Swatches of Indrid and Rime: OCC Lip Tar Spring 2016

Because I am neither rich nor famous, I was only able to purchase two colours from the latest OCC collection. I would have loved to get all of them, even Wasabi. But, because I had to be choosy, I went for one that I had nothing like, Rime, and one I hoped would be suitable for everyday, Indrid.

So, Indrid first:

OCC Lip Tar Indrid

OCC Lip Tar Indrid

OCC Lip Tar Indrid

I absolutely adore this colour. Indrid is a greyed-out pink with a bit of silver in it. I could wear this every single day, and normally I hate pink lipstick. But the grey tones in this just make it so special. Plus, as it fades, it gives me a really neat ombre look, as the centre of the lips starts to be more silver than pink. Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of that at the moment. I'll add one in later if I can remember to do that.

I also purchased Rime, mainly because I don't have anything in my collection that's like it.

OCC Lip Tar Rime

OCC Lip Tar Rime

 Rime is also amazing. This would be the colour of lipstick that mermaids wore if they existed. It's a sea-foam green with a rose gold duochrome. This one also gives an ombre effect as it fades and because of the goldiness, it naturally highlights the centre of the lip and the cupid's bow.

I am so glad I picked up both of these. I do wish they were offered in the squeezy tubes, just because you get so much more product in the tubes, but I really love the new doe-foot packaging, I find that I don't even need a lip liner any more, which is excellent. Somehow, with a lip brush, I always ended up applying just a little too much and then had feathering. That doesn't happen now, so I think that's probably a far trade-off for getting less product.

And just as a bonus, here's a picture of OCC Derelict, which I know isn't part of this spring collection, but it's the only other Lip Tar I've purchased in the RTW format.

OCC Lip Tar Derelict

OCC Lip Tar Derelict

I have actually worn Derelict a tonne since I purchased it. I don't know what it is about it, but the greyed-out olive green just works for me. This also has some rose-gold duochrome in it. I just love it.

Have you gotten any of the new OCC RTW stuff?

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Femme Fatale Cosmetics Swatch Fest and Look

I'm still chugging along with the 30 Day Lipstick Challenge over on Instagram (add me!) and I will have a massive post with all the lippies I've used when that wraps up, but for today, I thought I'd offer you a look I did using Femme Fatale eyeshadows. If you'd like to find out what shades I used for this look and see a tonne of swatches of each colour, please follow me through the jump!

Swatchfest and Review: My Beauty Addiction

Sorry for the long and unexpected hiatus. To make up for it, I'm going to be posting loads of looks, swatches, and reviews this month. And the first of these is indie company My Beauty Addiction.

See the rest after the jump!

Swatch and Review: Sleek Lip4 Mardi Gras

Because I have a deep and abiding need to have all the purple cosmetics in the world, I picked up the Sleek 4 lipstick palette in Mardi Gras. This is a limited edition, online only palette that can be purchased from Sleek's shop for £8.99. I mainly wanted it for the really stunning-looking electric purple shade.

Swatches and a review after the jump!

Review and Swatch: Addictive Cosmetics Part 2

Sorry it took so long for me to post the second part of this review. I had a computer apocalypse and it took far longer to get everything sorted again due to losing some files. All apologies!

Click here if you haven't seen Part One of this review.

As you'll know from the first part of this review, along with six eye shadows, I also purchased one eyeliner in the colour Mermadia. This colour is just gorgeous, a metal turquoise shot through with multifaceted sparkles.

More Photos and the Exciting Conclusion after the jump!

Review and Swatch: Addictive Cosmetics Part 1

A few weeks ago, I ordered a bunch of stuff from Addictive Cosmetics on Etsy. I placed my order on a Tuesday and exactly a week later, I had the parcel in my hands, which is just ridiculously fast for shipping from U.S. to the U.K. Seriously, Amber, the owner of Addictive Cosmetics, must have posted it the same day I ordered it. Also, before I finalised my order, I had a quick question. Within fifteen minutes, Amber had already replied.

Full review and swatches after the jump!

Swatch and Review: Sugarpill Cold Chemistry Palette

Speaking of chemistry, I've been binge watching The L Word on Netflix. It's not even good, really, but I can put it on while I'm doing things that require thinking as I don't find it too distracting. Except for all the Shane. Oh my glob, SHANE. I know, so predictable as everyone in the entire world has had a crush on Shane. Half the time I don't know whether I want to be her or well, you know, be with her. And Alice, too, at least for the first two series.


Buuut that's not what we're here to discuss, because Sugarpill's Cold Chemistry palette is the star of this show (holy balls that was cheesy). 

Review and swatches behind the jump!

Lumikki Cosmetics: Swatches, Review, and a Warning

Lumikki Cosmetics, run by Sule, has been open as an Etsy shop since 2011 and has almost 3000 sales. Currently, Lumikki Cosmetics offer loose pigment eye shadows and nail polishes, but according to their Etsy shop notice, they are soon going to be offering a more varied product selection, as well launching their own website. Please keep reading to find out why you might want to be cautious when ordering here.

I bought ten samples from Lumikki Cosmetics and one full-size of their best-selling Dragon Scale eye shadow.  The full-size shadows come in  5 gram plastic jars with white lids. Disappointingly, the jars do not come with sifters, which means opening them is a bit like handing a monkey a grenade and hoping it doesn't pull the pin out and throw it back to you. Or maybe that's just me because I'm probably the clumsiest person on the planet.

Lumikki Cosmetics Dragon Scale

More swatches behind the jump...