Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! I had a busy jam packed weekend- filled with friends, family, a graduation, a baseball game, basketball game, and a goodbye dinner! But I still had some time to play around with makeup! 🙂
My go-to makeup look for as long as I remember has always been smokey eye makeup paired with nude lips (inspired by the one and only JLO). It’s only been recently that I’ve branched out from my usual and started experimenting with different shades of lipstick!
A few months ago I was on the hunt for a purple lipstick, and let me tell you, this was no easy feat trying to find a purple shade that worked well with my natural lip color and skin tone.
Most purple lipsticks I would buy would look purple in the package and swatched on my arm but then as soon as I’d apply it to my lips, the shade would magically transform into either a pink, mauve, or burgundy shade, which is great in any other circumstance, but in this case, I had my mind set on having purple lips.
The three lipsticks/glosses that I’ve swatched today are from 3 different brands, price points and all had different results!
Nyx Butter Gloss in Raspberry Tart ($4.99 at Target):
I love NYX lip products! This was one of my first purple lip gloss purchases that I’ve made and I remember having really high hopes for it. As you can see from the pictures below, the product in the tube looks purple but then looks like a watermelon pink when swatched on my wrist. The shade looked light pink on my lips under natural light, and a darker mauvey pink with a hint of purple tint on my lips in indoor lighting. From purple to 3 different shades of pink! Like magic! 😉
Overall, I like this shade, but it wasn’t what I expected it to be. I would use this particular shade of lip gloss to add a little bit of tint to my natural lip color, but wouldn’t use this if I was trying to achieve a purple lip!
Sephora Rouge Shine Lipstick in color #47 ($12.50)
Sephora lipsticks are one of my absolute fave because there are sooo many different shades to choose from.
This lipstick looked like a bright eggplant purple color in the tube and to my surprise, the shade looked purple on my lips under natural light as well (yay!) However, when I’m inside under florescent lights, the lipstick shade changes and looks more pink than it does purple.
The lipstick applies very lightly and is very glossy/shiny. You can apply additional layers as needed to darken the purple shade, but due to it’s light consistency, the darkness of the shade won’t last very long. I’m curious to see how this shade would look on different skin tones seeing as it changes colors so easily on my skin tone!
Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in shade L.U.V. ($20 at Sephora)
Ding ding ding! We have a winner!
This line of matte liquid lipstick is stunning. The pigmentation of all the shades and color pay out will not disappoint. This is by far the best shade that I’ve found that helps me achieve the purple lip shade that I wanted! This lip color looks purple in both natural light and indoor lighting.
This shade is so pigmented that I believe it will transform into a range of beautiful purple shades on any skin tone.
Final thoughts after my hunt for the perfect purple shade!
-If you have your mind set on a particular make up shade or you’re trying to replicate a specific look, play around with different shades and mix 2 different lipsticks or pair lipstick shades with lip liners to manipulate the color.
For example: If I’m going for a bright purple lip, I’ll mix a hot pink lipstick and layer a thin coat of purple lip gloss on top of it (like the NYX butter gloss shade I talked about in this post).
If I want a vampy dark purple lip shade, I’ll start with a darker, mauve/red lip liner like Mac Nightmoth, and layer a pigmented purple on top of it.
-Make sure you test how a shade looks in natural light and indoor lighting, because more than likely, the shade will change!
-Always good to check how a shade looks on camera, both with flash, no flash, and in outdoor lighting. Especially if you are wearing the shade to an event where pictures will be taken.
-In this case, a matte liquid lipstick was my best bet for achieving a purple lip look. Lip gloss or lip sticks with a glossy finish seemed to just add a tint of purple to my natural lip color, instead of showing up as a completely pigmented purple shade.
Now I want to hear from you!
What are your favorite purple lipstick shades?
Have you had any trouble finding a particular shade to match with your natural lip color or skin tone?
Also, if you have a blog, please leave your URL below so that I can follow you!
Where to find these products:
NYX Butter Gloss:
http://www.nyxcosmetics.com/butter-gloss/NYX_089.html
http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod5050009
http://www.target.com/p/nyx-butter-gloss/-/A-14723529
Sephora Rouge Shine Lipstick:
Kat Von D:
2 Comments
Hi Aly I am in amazement of how great this Blog looks, but then again you always do things just so right.
If you can show any Red Shades or Nude shades that would be great.
Love you Doll and many Blessings in all you do, and where you do your swatch samples because Baseball game Really? Genius!!!!
P.S are going to be doing any eye shadow shades and highlights as well?
Thank you so much, Barbara!! You are so sweet! Yes absolutely, I’ll show red and nude shades! I’ll be swatching and featuring all types of makeup, including eye shadows and highlighters. I would love to feature you on this blog by the way! I always love the lip sticks you wear and all your pictures on FB and IG 🙂 Are there any topics or specific questions that you have that you would like me to cover? Let me know, and I’d be happy to help!!