Lipstick Bandits: Secret Santa Look Swap

We have perhaps the most elaborate Lipstick Bandit collaboration ever today! If you follow any of us on Twitter you'll know we've been very excited about this, largely because none of us knows what the other person is going to do. We're as clueless as you may be, dear readers, and for some reason this makes us giddy.

But what is this we're actually doing, you ask? The idea is based on Secret Santa and our "gift" to each other is a signature makeup look. Rae emailed each of us our assignments and we weren't allowed to reveal who we got until, well, now. I wasn't surprised to find out who she picked for me, but let's see if you can guess by looking at this picture below.

If that doesn't give it away, this would totally do it.

I was assigned Arianne of Glitter Geek because I proposed "dimple contouring" and Rae was amused. I actually attempted it in earnest for this look, but it's kind of impossible to contour something that only appears when your face moves in a certain way. I was thrilled to (re)discover that I actually have a dimple though.

If you didn't already know, Arianne is a huge fan of cats. Naturally, I chose to emulate this look she featured on her blog because recently that's how I've been thinking of her - all sexy and feline-like. I made sure to emphasize my lashes (by layering two mascaras) because hers are long, luscious, and completely envy-inducing. To complete the look, I even tried posing like her.

But of course, I reverted to my own style later.

Merry Christmas, Arianne (and everyone else)! I hope I did you justice.

We have a new bandit again! Please join us in welcoming Lily from ChloeAsh to our little masked tribe. We can't wait till you're all caught up in our shenanigans!

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Products Used:
Rouge Bunny Rouge Time Defying Foundation in Wheat Cream
Guerlain Perles D'Azur Meteorites
Suqqu Balancing Eyebrow in Moss Green 01
Suqqu Eyebrow Liquid Pen in Moss Green 01
Giorgio Armani Waterproof Smooth Silk Eye Pencil #1
Shu Uemura 5R Pure Kolinsky Brush
Burberry No.3 Porcelain Eyeshadow
Pop Beauty Peak Performance Mascara in Billiant Black
Annabelle Le Big Show Mascara
Chanel Tempting Beige Blush
Le Métier de Beauté Dualistic Lip Pencil in Rose
Guerlain Rouge Automatique #125 Vega

Full disclosure: This entry contains sample product(s) sent by PR or the manufacturer for editorial consideration.

Witchy Vibes for All Hallow's Eve

boo?

Funny how things happen retroactively: When I took these pictures I wasn't thinking of Halloween. I think it was right after photographing Burberry Military Red and I was experimenting against the saying that you can't pair a statement lip and dark eyes. I wanted an accessory, so I chose a black capelet hanging in my closet.

(Just fyi, I have an inordinate amount of witchy clothing that I never wear in my wardrobe. It was a very long and expensive phase. For those interested, most pieces I own are from Sumie Tachibana, who also has an Etsy shop.)

The eye makeup was wonderfully simple due to the multidimensional shimmer of the pigments in Giorgio Armani ETK Intense #3. I just patted it onto my eyelid with a flat eyeshadow brush (Shu Uemura 10) and lightly blended out the edges. A flick of black eyeliner and two coats of mascara, and done.

The lips were a mix of two colors. I liked Military Red but wanted the color to be darker to fit the overall look, so I used Chanel Rouge Noir with a crease brush to line my lips, blending it into the red.

I curled my hair with the one-inch Sultra Bombshell Curling Rod and forgot how messy it would look without some sort of styling product after. Might have worked in favor of the witchiness though.

That said, I wouldn't have made a good witch anyway, because that was my face most of the time while photographing. There was another one of me flapping the hood like it was my wings, but I'll leave that up to your imagination.

Happy Halloween weekend, everybody! Stay safe if you're partaking in the celebrations.


Products Used:
Face -
Mistura 6-in-1 Beauty Solution*
Le Métier de Beauté Peau Vierge Correcteur in Frais/Cool
RMS Beauty Living Luminizer

Eyes -
Suqqu Balancing Eyebrow in Moss Green
Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Intense #3

Le Métier de Beauté Precision Liner in Noir

Guerlain Noir G Mascara

Lips -

Burberry Lip Velvet in Military Red

Chanel Rouge Allure in Rouge Noir

Hair-
Sultra Bombshell Curling Rod (1")

The product marked with * was provided by the company for editorial consideration

Inspired By: Three Times

Three Times is made up of three short films revolving around two characters. The first part (and the only one I watched so far) is a languid love story, a waltz of innocent courtship between Shu Qi and Chang Chen. While I enjoyed the slow, budding romance (shot in the most mesmerizing manner) between those impossibly cheekboned two, I ended up more enamored with the colors in the film instead. Even before the short ended, my fingers were already itching to do an "inspired by" post.

Clockwise: Suqqu Ginbudou, Chanel Lilium, Chanel Brume d'Or, LMdB Pallid Incandescents

Not Pictured: Chanel Rouge Allure Laque #79, Giorgio Armani Waterproof Smooth Silk Eye Pencil #1

I applied the white shade from Suqqu Ginbudou in the inner corners of the eyes and below the brow bone, and swept the green shade from LMdB Pallid Incandescents all over the lid. I lined my eyes with Armani Eye Pencil #1 (limited for fall) and layered it with the dark green shade in Chanel Lilium, then lined the bottom lash line with the gold shade from Ginbudou. To finish the eyes, I swept a couple coats of mascara over lashes.

Chanel Brumes d'Or (this method) on cheeks and Chanel Rouge Allure Laque #79 blended out with a finger on lips.

Three Times is available on Amazon Instant Video for $9.99. 

1st picture: film still taken from cinemovies.fr; 2nd picture: screenshot taken from film