wearing NARS velvet matte lip pencil in le Train Blue / photos by Julia Chesky
Approximately 1 million moons ago, I did a post entitled Dark Lips: Test 1. Somewhere in my brain I’d obviously planned a Test 2 but who knew it would be approximately 1 million moons later. Well, here it is.
Since my last post, I’d now call myself a dark lipstick aficionado. I no longer reserve a dark lip for nights out and wear the look to many a Monday morning meeting. It’s kind of a thing now. I’m so comfortable in a dark lip that pretty much any other color makes me feel like a clown. I’m still experimenting with the brighter end of the color spectrum but have yet to the house in anything close. That scares me. Who goes straight from no-lipstick-ever to basically-black-lips-always? This girl. Let’s call it giant baby steps.
The above lip pencil is my current everyday color by NARS. It’s the perfect matte plum with serious staying power. I rotate between about 5 other colors now (including my still-beloved Kat von D Homegirl or Rosary & Illamasqua’s Growl)
To be continued…next week, not next year.
Tags: beauty · le train bleu · lipstick · nars14 Comments
You rock the dark lipstick well!! I feel like you, I went from wearing no lipstick to now wearing ruby woo or orange-y lipstick daily. But it’s like cutting your hair, a refreshing change :)
xo Stephanie
honey & silk blog
I adore wearing dark lips on a regular basis, even though my skin is ghostly pale! I’ve heard so many great things about these NARS lip pencils, I think you’ve just given me the push to try one!
I like it! I think it looks nice on you!
I remember having a Nars lip liner pencil thing YEARS ago. I’m talking, high school…And we just had our ten year reunion, so, yeah, YEARS ago.
I also remember loving it.
I like this thick lil crayon like thing. I should see if I could find a color that suits me – especially if it lasts! I’ve been going the opposite, I went from wearing pink (okay, and the occasional RED RED RED) lipstick to wearing brown and my new favorite – totally washed out nude tones.
It makes me look a litlte monochromatic, but, it’s cool.
In any case, lovelovelove this. inspirational~
You look amazing!
Lip Trill, eh? I see what you did there.
Eee how gorgeous! <3
dark lips really work for you. i need to try this. it looks so elegant and classy.
Bought it Yesterday and LOVE IT! Thanks for the recommendation. :)
what nail polish are you wearing? having a hard time looking for a color like that.
your rock the dark lips…amazing
@Adri My nail color is China Glaze’s Celtic Sun with a French white base (I think Salley Hansen but any works).
This colour looks really good on you!
And your lips look even more magical in person!
Dark lip shades look so good on you….(:
im actually even more obsessed with this color. going to sephora, STAT!