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Events!
THIS Saturday, October 17th, I will be signing from 2 - 5 PM at Comics Dungeon in Wallingford!
On Sunday, October 18th, I will be scampering around the Mourning Market. The plan is to do some filming to use in the next Gothic Charm School video, but my ulterior motive is to browse the dark and spooky wares for sale and support my friends who are vending there.
Now, onto the lipstick reviews!
Hey, have you noticed? The harder-edged/punk side of Goth is a big deal in the fashion world this autumn. No, really. Which amuses me no end, even if my preference is for the more Victorian side of Goth. MAC's take on this is the StyleBlack collection. I, being a complete push-over for this sort of thing, ended up getting the Mattene lipstick in Midnight Media, and Glimmerglass glosses in Blackfire and Blackware.
Midnight Media: a nicely-pigmented black lipstick. It feels creamier and more moisturizing than other MAC Mattenes (Bing, I'm looking at you), and it's fairly long-lasting. The color is buildable; the first coat does go on as black instead of grey (thank goodness!), but you'll get an, er, darker black if you apply more coats.
Blackfire: a "black" gloss with red/pink shimmer. "Black" is in quotes there because it applies as a sheer black/grey. The shimmer definitely shows up, and doesn't have a texture to it. You won't feel like you've spackled your lips with this stuff.
Blackware: another "black" gloss, which applies as a sheer black/grey.
I'm betting most people (who aren't Goths) will use Blackfire or Blackware as a way to deepen a different color lipstick. (I saw someone on Makeup Alley say that they thought Blackfire would look good over a candy-pink lipstick. My reaction to that was "Huh?") I've tried both of these Glimmerglasses over MAC's Nightmoth liner, which resulted in a great dark blackened wine color.
However, the Glimmerglasses are a pain for upkeep. In all fairness, I find ALL lipgloss products to be a pain for upkeep, because no matter how carefully I apply lipliner, the gloss eventually feathers and bleeds outside of my lipline. Which looks even worse if you're using a black gloss. So! I will only be using the Blackfire and Blackware Glimmerglasses when I am prepared to check on my lip color every half hour or so.
Now, I know a lot of people hold the opinion that black lip color is a babybat thing, and that Grown-Up Goths shouldn't go near it. Bah, I say. BAH. In my opinion, the key to being an ElderGoth and indulging in black lipstick is, just like with all things Goth-fashion related, to make sure YOU are wearing IT, and not the other way around. Don't go all-out with Spooky Dark Eye makeup AND black lipstick, it will make you look like you're trying too hard to present yourself as a Dark And Mysterious Creature Of The Night.
I've been wearing black lipstick paired with my usual eye makeup (ivory all over the lid, a burgundy/purple color lightly smudged at the outer corners and the crease, a pale shimmery pink in the center (MAC Mylar, Sketch, and Sweetlust, respectively), black liquid liner, and black mascara), and I think it looks great. So to all the other ElderGoths I say: it is time for us to take back the black lipstick from the Bad Gawfick Cliché file!
THIS Saturday, October 17th, I will be signing from 2 - 5 PM at Comics Dungeon in Wallingford!
On Sunday, October 18th, I will be scampering around the Mourning Market. The plan is to do some filming to use in the next Gothic Charm School video, but my ulterior motive is to browse the dark and spooky wares for sale and support my friends who are vending there.
Now, onto the lipstick reviews!
Hey, have you noticed? The harder-edged/punk side of Goth is a big deal in the fashion world this autumn. No, really. Which amuses me no end, even if my preference is for the more Victorian side of Goth. MAC's take on this is the StyleBlack collection. I, being a complete push-over for this sort of thing, ended up getting the Mattene lipstick in Midnight Media, and Glimmerglass glosses in Blackfire and Blackware.
Midnight Media: a nicely-pigmented black lipstick. It feels creamier and more moisturizing than other MAC Mattenes (Bing, I'm looking at you), and it's fairly long-lasting. The color is buildable; the first coat does go on as black instead of grey (thank goodness!), but you'll get an, er, darker black if you apply more coats.
Blackfire: a "black" gloss with red/pink shimmer. "Black" is in quotes there because it applies as a sheer black/grey. The shimmer definitely shows up, and doesn't have a texture to it. You won't feel like you've spackled your lips with this stuff.
Blackware: another "black" gloss, which applies as a sheer black/grey.
I'm betting most people (who aren't Goths) will use Blackfire or Blackware as a way to deepen a different color lipstick. (I saw someone on Makeup Alley say that they thought Blackfire would look good over a candy-pink lipstick. My reaction to that was "Huh?") I've tried both of these Glimmerglasses over MAC's Nightmoth liner, which resulted in a great dark blackened wine color.
However, the Glimmerglasses are a pain for upkeep. In all fairness, I find ALL lipgloss products to be a pain for upkeep, because no matter how carefully I apply lipliner, the gloss eventually feathers and bleeds outside of my lipline. Which looks even worse if you're using a black gloss. So! I will only be using the Blackfire and Blackware Glimmerglasses when I am prepared to check on my lip color every half hour or so.
Now, I know a lot of people hold the opinion that black lip color is a babybat thing, and that Grown-Up Goths shouldn't go near it. Bah, I say. BAH. In my opinion, the key to being an ElderGoth and indulging in black lipstick is, just like with all things Goth-fashion related, to make sure YOU are wearing IT, and not the other way around. Don't go all-out with Spooky Dark Eye makeup AND black lipstick, it will make you look like you're trying too hard to present yourself as a Dark And Mysterious Creature Of The Night.
I've been wearing black lipstick paired with my usual eye makeup (ivory all over the lid, a burgundy/purple color lightly smudged at the outer corners and the crease, a pale shimmery pink in the center (MAC Mylar, Sketch, and Sweetlust, respectively), black liquid liner, and black mascara), and I think it looks great. So to all the other ElderGoths I say: it is time for us to take back the black lipstick from the Bad Gawfick Cliché file!
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