OCC Lip Tars in Trollop, Grandma, and Memento - Review + Swatches!

I've been hearing about them forever and finally got the chance to try them at IMATS! That was way back in November ...I know I'm so late ..gahhh!


But yeah, I ended up buying three of what seemed like the most wearable shades; Trollop, Grandma (the UBER popular), and Memento. They have a wide range of shades, including blue, green, yellow, black, and white, that are meant for mixing. But I didn't bother with those .. I'm very very lazy .. I just wanna pick up one thing, put it on and go! So those three were the one that stood out to me the most.

These retail for $13USD on the OCC site, but I got them for $10 CAD at IMATS


Ingredients: Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Oil, Mentha X Peprita (Peppermint) Oil, Tocopherol Acetate (Vitamin E)
May Contain: D&C Red #7, D&C Red #30, FD&C Blue #1, FD&C Yellow #6, Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide

What they claim: "A stunning new innovation in lip color, OCC Lip Tar combines the longevity of a lipstick, with the ease of application of a gloss. Goes on slick and moist, and dries down to a satin finish. Ultra-saturated in color, Lip Tar contains an unprecedented amount of pigment - a little goes a very, very long way! An intense yet featherweight layer of color that stands up to the scrutiny of Hi-Def Video and Digital Photography, without ever looking (or feeling!) heavy. Meant to be mixed, Lip Tar comes in concise array of colors for a limitless selection of shades made by you!

Like all of our products, OCC Lip Tar is 100% Vegan and Cruelty-Free, and is also free of parabens and other harsh preservatives. A simple, elegant formula that contains Hemp Oil, Peppermint Oil and Vitamin E, OCC Lip Tar feels as good on the lips as it looks!"

Trollop is described as a vivid cranberry pink, Grandma as clean classic coral, and Memento as Coquettish pink/plum. I really LOVE the shades! 

They're basically liquid lipstick and come in a small tube (8ml), and you only need the smallest amount. Even though they look like lip gloss tubes, do NOT EVER apply them straight!! You definitely need a lip brush with these! They are extremely pigmented and long lasting. 

One thing you HAVE to keep in mind, is to have really well exfoliated and moisturized lips. They dry down to a matte-ish satin finish, and tend to cling to the flakes and lines if you have them. So I highly recommend that you exfoliate your lips and moisturize them every night! This was probably the only thing I didn't like too much about these. I expected the formula to be glossy and moisturizing, but because of the satin finish, it was a little bit drying for me. They look great in the morning when I first put them on, but throughout the day, I started noticing the flakes and it kind of started settling into my lip lines. This was probably after 2-3 hours of wear, which is still a long time! 

Another thing is that it has a strong peppermint smell/flavour. It doesn't really bother me too much, but some people may not like it or are allergic to it. 

Overall, I really do like them a lot, but think they maybe a little too drying for me. However, I still love them and will use them mixed with a good lip balm to get a sheerer, more moisturizing formula. 

I rate these 4/5 and will definitely recommend them! A word of caution: LESS IS MORE with these! Seriously ..

Now onto the swatches :)

From top to Bottom: Memento, Trollop, and Grandma

This pic is a better representation of Trollop

Happy New Year!! + Purple FOTD

Hi guys! I know I've been MIA for so long now ..I've finally decided to come out of hiding! In the summer I got really busy because my dad bought a new house and we did most of the renovations ourselves. And when school started, I was completely out of touch with makeup! I didn't buy much, because I only worked one day a week so budget was limited, and also because school was so hectic! I'm in a criminal justice program so that requires me to write countless research essays and presentations .... Boo!

Moving on .. :)

On lid: Face Atelier shimmer eyeshadow in Pink Glaze
Outer 1/3rd: Makeup Forever #92
Outer crease: Mac Top Hat e/s and Carbon e/s
Highlight: Mac Shroom

Face: 

Cinema Secrets foundation in 301-63A and 302-65A

Eve Pearl Salmon concealer and treatment in medium/tan (a little too dark for me!)

Mac blush in Fleur Power

Kett Sett Powder

Makeup Forever WP Brow Corrector in Brown/Black

Eyes:

Face Atelier shimmer in Pink Glaze

Makeup Forever e/s #92

Mac Top Hat

Mac Carbon

Mac Feline

Mac Shroom

Diorshow Waterproof Mascara

Random Falsies

Lips:

I think I was only wearing Carmex

Tutorial: Simple Blue-Green eyes

I know this look is ANYTHING BUT simple to some of you, but in my world, this is as easy and simple as it gets. You guys wouldn't believe it but, I don't wear ANY eyeshadow to school or work! If I do, most I'd do is a wash of champagnish colour on my lid OR a highlighter. That's why I every time I use colours, I go all out and go bold!

I had no idea what I was really going for when I started this tutorial. I just picked up random colours and in the end, I came up with a look that's almost the same as my OTHER blue-green look. GAHH!! WHERE HAS MY CREATIVITY GONE?!

Hopefully you guys will use different, more EXCITING colours than the ones I've used. I just did this to show the process and technique.

First thing you must do is start off with a clean, makeup-free eye.
Apply your favourite primer. I used and like Urban Decay Primer Potion.

Blend it out, all over your eyelid, upto your browbone.

Now, I want colours on my lid to stick, but I want the colour on my crease and high crease to be blended out and softened. Because UDPP is sticky (and blending is a b*tch on it), we'll pick up some powder with a big fluffy brush (Mac 224) and apply it in the crease, blending outwards. I usually use baby powder, but MUFE HD was nearby so I just used that. This will smoothen the area and colours will blend much nicer and softer.

Apply the powder and your highlight. Make sure it's satin or matte. We're using shimmery colours on the crease and want to balance out the look by using a matte highlight.

Next, I took a crease brush (Mac 226) and applied a matte blue eyeshadow (Ben Nye Cosmic Blue) in my crease, all around, focusing more on the outer half and not bringing it too close to my inner corner as I have close-set eyes. Another thing is, I almost always use a matte colour in my crease.

The reason is, matte darker colours, recede and make the crease appear deeper and darker. Shimmery colours reflect light and highlight. I usually only keep the shimmer on the lid, and use matte colours on the crease and up. Using shimmer on the lid and crease also doesn't look too good in pictures. All the shimmer will reflect light from the flash and it will just look like one big messy shimmerball.

Use a blending brush and blend it out. Start with a little bit of colour first, then keep going back and adding more colour and blending. It's easier to go darker, but not easy to go light from dark. So add a little bit of colour first then gradually build up to the intensity you want. I also patted some concealer all around my eyes and on the lid. This step is optional. At this time, you can also pat on some colour base if you want the eyeshadow to be brighter. I would have used dwelft paint pot from Mac but decided to skip it. Beacause it was ALL the way on the OTHER side of the room and and I was on my bed and was too lazy. So far, you should have something like this.

Next, I take my inner lid colour. I picked up Mac Gilded Green, but you can use any light shimmery green.

Apply the green on the inner half of your lid with a flat brush. PAT IT! We want the shimmer to stay and have the least amount of fallout as possible.

Next, I took Mac Teal Pigment with another flat brush. Tap the brush on the lid to get rid of the extra.

Pat it on the outer half of your lid.

You should now have something like this. But a little prettier because my camera sucks.

You can probably leave it like this and finish it off with some mascara and liner. But ...

I like to make things more dramatic. So I take my tiny detail brush and pick up some Mac Carbon. Make sure it's a matte black eyeshadow!

We then apply it in the crease, not going past the middle.

Take a blending crease brush (Mac 226) and blend out the black. You can go back and add more black, and blend it until you get it as dark as you want.

You should have something like this.

Now add some liner (Mac Blacktrack Fluidline), Mascara (YSl Faux Cils), and Falsies. And don't forget to take a small brush and run the colours on the bottom lashline too! Totally forgot that step. and VIOLA!

I hope this wasn't too confusing! And that it made sense and looks good because I'm at work as I type this lol in a 2 x 4 screen. I can't really see the whole thing. Sorry if this is too long and detailed!

Have a great day! <3

Giveaway Winners!!

Wow, I feel like having another giveaway for reaching over 600 followers now! lol but sadly, I'm too poor to have one. So we'll wait till we reach another milestone. I had a total of 329 comments and 649 entries! It was definitely A LOT of work! Reading every entry, every blog post (probably read about 200 AT LEAST), checking for blog post on the sidebar, checking to see if they're a follower, and giving points accordingly... *phew* Maybe next time I should just stick to one or two entries...

Anyways, without further ado ..

Winner 1 is ...

Kelly (Popcorn) from
http://popcorn3148.blogspot.com/ !! Congratulations! You've won, Mac Mineralized Blush Duo in "Hot Planet, Mac Pigment in "Chocolate Brown", Mac Lipstick in "What a do!" and Mac Eyeshadow in "Silverthorn"!

Winner #2 is ..

Casey Aimee! from
http://dreamsofneworleans.blogspot.com/ !! Congratulations! You've won, Mac Eyeshadow Quad "In the Gallery" and Mac eyeshadow in "Haunting"!

and lastly, the third winner is:

Hershley (Hershley's sweet kiss) from
http://sweetkissmessage.blogspot.com ! Congrats! You've won yourself mac Holiday Palette in "Intriguing Scarlet" and Mac Eyeshadow in "Bitter"!

I will be contacting you three via personal message. I'm so excited for you guys! lol You have 24 hours to respond :)

Please do check out these winners' blogs. They're fabulous!

* CLOSED* 250+ Followers GIVEAWAY!

The giveaway is now CLOSED! Thank  you so much to those who commented! I'll be announcing the winner as soon as I get all the entries in. Good luck! 



I am SO EXCITED to announce my first giveaway ever :D I was actually supposed to do one when I reached 100 followers but it went by so fast I had no time to prepare/look for/buy the things I had planned. I'm so thankful to each and every one of you for the support and the comments I've received even though I don't really update my blog that frequently. So I'm giving out $200 CAD worth of products. I will probably be adding more to the prizes later on and will update this post and pictures :)

NOW ...

There will be three winners. Before, I wanted one person to win the whole thing but now I divided it up so more can have the chance of winning :)

I'm giving away ..

FIRST PRIZE will include:

MAC Mineralized Blush Duo in "Hot Planet" (BN)
MAC Pigment in "Chocolate Brown"
MAC Lipstick in "What a do!" (swiped two times)
MAC Eyeshadow in "Silverthorn"
All LE or Discontinued items

SECOND PRIZE will have:

MAC Eyeshadow Quad "In the Gallery" (each color swatched once)
MAC Eyeshadow in "Haunting"
Again, LE or Discontinued items.

THIRD PRIZE will include:

MAC Holiday Palette "Intriguing Scarlet" (each color swiped once)

MAC Eyeshadow in "Bitter"

                                      

THE RULES:

1. You MUST be a follower

2. You MUST leave a comment under this post telling me your favourite makeup product EVER (brand, name etc.)

3. You may enter only once 

4. You must have a blog or an account (no anonymous comments)

5. 1 point for just commenting on this post; another 1 point for having this link in your blog's sidebar; 2 points for mentioning this giveaway in your blog post (make sure to include a link and let me know about it); 4 points for creating a whole new blog post about this giveaway alone in your blog (share the link). 1 point = 1 entry; 2 points = 2 enteries etc etc.

6. I will be using random.org to pick the winners. Whoever's number comes up first, gets the first prize pack, second number gets the second prize pack, and third gets the third. 

7. This giveaway is open Internationally. 

8. This giveaway will close on July 10, 2010. 

I hope I'm clear and this isn't too confusing as this is my first time ever doing something like this. So girls, thank you so much once again for the support and GOOD LUCK!

Purple look feat. Fyrinnae "Meerkat"!

Look at the pretty goldenish/pink/purple eyeshadow I tried on today!

*swoons*

It's even prettier in real life :) and ofcourse, what pruple look is complete without the infamous Mufe #92? Which just happens to be my ALL TIME FAV purple eyeshadow! I also tried on half lashes by Mac (#20). As you can see from the pic ...NOT A FAN! It looks great on some people but did not work on me at all. I'm actually kinda embarrassed posting that pic ...I just realized how bad the lash application on my left eye looks.

but ANYWAYS,

I'm wearing Fyrinnae Meerkat on my lid

Mac Full Fuscia blush in my high crease

Mufe #92 in the crease blended up

Mac Carbon in the outermost corner.

Thank you so much for looking ladies!

Tomorrow I'll be announcing my first (and BIG) giveaway!!
I'm SUPER EXCITED!

I have orange eyeshadow on!

Something I steer clear of ..but a really nice girl I swapped with sent me a sample of this as an extra. It's just so pretty and sparkly that I just HAD to try it on! With my messy hair and ugly t-shirt.

I wish the camera picked up the shimmer in this eyeshadow. It's "Aromaleigh 100% mica powder in Bronze."

Mac Signed, sealed in the crease and outer "<"  and Mac Carbon on the outer corner. 

RCMA foundation in "Shinto 3"
MUFE Full Cover concealer
MUFE HD Powder
Mac "Sweet William" Blushcream Pearl
Mac "Funshine" Slimshine
L'oreal Colorstay liquid liner

Btw, I'm having a giveaway SOON! I was wondering, do you guys mind receiving items that have been swiped once? Because I have a couple of things that I bought on the whim, then came home to realize that I have EXACT DUPES! I'm sure I'm not the only one who's been through that ..as makeup addicts! I wonder if you girls will mind that. Please let me know! Thank you :)

Oh and here are the only two okay pics from the night I wore my last FOTD. It was one my friend's wedding btw.