lipstick

a library of lipstick swatches on people of colour. submit your swatches below! SUBMIT ASK INDEX

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if you’ve ever struggled to find makeup blogs by ppl who are close to what you actually look like, a very cool person on reddit has compiled a spreadsheet of more than a hundred makeup blogs, arranged by skintone. The spread also includes other useful information such as hair color, eye type (hooded, monolid, etc.), and skin type (dry, oily, acne prone, etc) to hopefully help you find bloggers similar to you so that you can find swatches, recommendations, and/or makeup looks tailored to your needs! :D

(btw, the spreadsheet uses mac shades and other foundation matches but if you don’t have any of these foundation brands, just go to findation and put down whatever brand + shade matches you to find the corresponding shades in mac or other brands)

[dosajam]

carrionofcats, kali-mehndi, lostintrafficlights, pbnpineapples

[queenmerbabe-deactivated2016032]

!!!!!!!!!

[sweeetlikepeach]

wow, this is amazing!

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mac - ruby woo

source : florencebristy

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mac - crosswires

source : florencebristy​

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mac - chatterbox

source : florencebristy​

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mac - lady danger 

source : florencebristy​

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mac - viva glam 1

source : florencebristy​

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mac - toxic tale

source : florencebristy​

[pussypoplikecolacoca]

[africanaquarian]

#what brand is that lipstick tho

It’s Ka’oir!

Found here.

[pinkvlevet-deactivated20201102]

Spring Neon Lip Colors | ItsMyRayeRaye

[bluetetraodontidae]

We already talked about red, so lets talk about it’s cousin orange. Which is really only intimidating because it’s…well it’s orange. It’s a bold and bright color! And even though red is certainly a bold, power color, it’s considered a “classic” and therefore is “safer” than it’s punchy cousin. 

Love it or leave it?

[talesofthestarshipregeneration]

love it

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first submission wooo! you look great :)

[frbr318]

Dai Burger Talks Lipstick

[forbrowngirls]

ASAP Rocky says that dark skinned women can't rock a red lip. Submit a picture of you rocking your favorite red lip to [email protected]!

“But for real, for me, I feel like with the red lipstick thing it all depends on the pair of complexion. I’m just being for real. You have to be fair skinned to get away with that. Just like if you were to wear like—f*cking for instance, what do dark skin girls have that you know fair skinned girls cant do… Purple lipstick? Naw, that looks stupid on all girls! Purple lipstick, guys! Like, what the f*ck…” - ASAP Rocky in an interview with fashion website, The Coverteur

Granted, it is usually best to pay no mind to ignorance but I think it’s time to put an end to this stigma once and for all. Lets create the largest collection of brown/darker skinned women wearing a red lip along with the shade and brand they are rocking. There, a darker skinned girl hesitant to try it will find confidence to step out of her comfort zone. She may also find suggestions on with shade she should try that will fit her complexion.

Ignorant males will also be silenced to see so many beautiful dark complexioned women rocking their reds! 

Send your photos to [email protected] 

It should just be you in the photo

photo must be clear

include your first name and age

include brand & shade of your red lipstick

LET’S GO!

[dynastylnoire]

Oh shit it’s on!

[ladybrun-deactivated20130421]

LIPSTICKS FOR WOMEN OF COLOUR

The first day I found a lipstick that matched my skintone was the most wonderful makeup day of my life so I will share some resources for my lovely woc mermaid queens. Don’t Let A$AP get you down you can rock all kinds of red and kill it better than Marilyn Monroe.

For REDS:

MAC’s Ruby Woo is my 1st love. 

MAC’s Russian Red

MAC’s Chili

MAC’s New Temptation

MAC’s Korean Candy

SEPHORA’s Always Red

Wet N Wild Cherry Bomb

Wet N Wild A Currant Affair

ELF Red carper Matte Lipstain

RIMMEL Jet Set Red

LOREAL Ever Lasting Plum

AVEDA Terra Cotta

Kate Moss for RIMMEL 107

OCC Lip Tar NSFW

NYX Soft Matte in Monte Carlo

Revlon Black Cherry

PURPLES:

Covergirl Divine (I love this so much)

OCC Hoochie

SEPHORA Endless Purple

MAC Faithfully Yours

MAC Goes and Goes

MAC Hang Up

MAC Plumful

PINKS/CORALS:

NARS SCHIAP

ELF Tea ROse

MAC Up the Amp

MAC On Hold

MAKEUP FOREVER Rouge Artist Intense 39

OCC Lip Tar Anime

REVLON Lip butter pink truffle

FEEL FREE TO ADD TO THE LIST!

(RE: A$AP Says dark skin women shouldn’t wear red lipstick)

[admiral-yousmator]

FELLOW WOC I HOPE YOU FIND THIS HELPFUL

lipsticks are probably my #1 love in life.

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gonna change around the submission guidelines. basically if you want to submit a picture of you wearing lipstick, do! no need for the natural lip picture and all. just mention what the brand and shade is and i'll add it to the index :)

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rimmel - lasting finish by kate #04

no foundation

sidenote : i know dark purple lipsticks are usually really fussy but this is SO smooth and not streaky! it has a strong scent but it's kinda worth it for how smooth this is :) this picture is two layers with no lipliner.

it does tend to gather around the outline of my lips through the day so it does need reapplying, but still better than other dark purple lips i've used.

it's also much, much darker in person (two to three shades darker), tried to adjust to show that but it didn't work :/

[nomadmanifesto]

i love lipstick. i want to write an essay about the politics of lipstick. i like lipstick that’s deep, deep red. i like lipstick that’s purple, lipstick that’s black and dark for when i want to dress up my melancholy. i like sharing lipstick with sisters. and i laugh at boys that think i wear lipstick for them to notice, i laugh, lipstick is an art you can’t ever understand. from picking out a color, testing it on the inside of my wrist, pursing my lips during the application of it. i like when i kiss a baby and leave lipstick on their cheek, when you hug someone and leave lipstick on their shirt, when it gets on your teeth and you use your tongue to get it off, when you sleep in lipstick and wake up with it on your pillow case. in 1997 mama left for ethiopia to see her mama for the first time in 12 years. i was six and i cried the entire way home from the airport. and when we came home there on the kitchen table was the teacup mama had been drinking out of. at the bottom a sip of tea and black cardamom seeds. and there on the rim of the cup the lipstick imprint of my mama’s kiss.

nomad manifesto:    (via rosadefuego)