3 Fall 2023 Lipstick Trends | Tutorials

 

Hey Makeup Lovers!

 Today I’m doing another fall 2023 makeup trend for you. Or should I say trends?

There are actually three lipstick looks that are huge for this fall.

They are varying levels of difficulty. But don’t worry, I break each one down for you so you can totally slay whatever lipstick look you like.😎

First of all, red or crimson lips are major this fall. 

They kind of always are (much to my delight, I’m a big red lipstick fan if ya couldn’t tell), but red is very much in style this fall.

The lipstick looks you will be able to achieve after reading this post (and/or watching my video) are: 

1.“Worn-In” Lipstick

2. Blinged Out/Bejeweled Lipstick

3. Bold Ombre Lipstick

 

So get your red lipsticks ready and get set to create some fun, trending lips!

 

 

You can watch my video tutorials here

Which Red is Right for Me?

There are many different answers to this question. And if you Google it you can find a plethora of suggestions based on your skin tone, hair color, etc. 

Great advice. 

But the real answer is: whatever red you like! 

If there is a shade that makes you feel incredibly beautiful and confident, wear it!

Don’t let beauty “rules” dent your confidence. 

If you haven't found a red lipstick you love and are still looking, a good basic guideline is to look at your skin’s undertones (cool, warm, neutral) and go for red shades with the same ones.

Lipstick VS. Liquid Lipstick

Good debate.

The difference between the two?

Traditional lipstick is a solid crayon-like, well, stick. You apply it by gently rubbing it across your lips.

Liquid lipstick is a liquid pigment that requires a little more precision when gliding it along your lips with an applicator or brush.

 

Which is better? 

It totally depends on what you’re most comfortable using or what type of lip effect you’re trying to create.

For example:

For my “Worn-In” lipstick look I used a regular crayon lipstick. 

It was perfect for smudging. 

Liquid lipstick typically dries matte or patent, so it wouldn’t look ideal for a worn-in, blotted effect.

 

For my Blinged Out/Bejeweled lipstick look I also used a traditional lipstick. 

However, liquid lipstick would work just as well, if not better in getting the gems to stick.

 

For my Bold Ombre Lipstick look I used liquid lipsticks. 

They gave me more precision and the ability to trace the lip line. 

Alternatively, you could use a lip liner, but I think the easiest way to go for this bold ombre effect is with liquid lipsticks.

Enough Chatting, How do I Create These Fall Lipstick Looks?

Scroll on for tutorials of my three lipstick looks!

You also can catch my video tutorial here

Lipstick Look #1 “Worn-In” Lipstick

1.  Basic Red Lipstick: To start, you really just want to rough out the shape of your lips. 

Lightly fill in your lips as you go, don’t worry about being too precise. 

Don’t apply too much lipstick.

2. Use Your Finger & Smudge: Next, use your finger to rub and smudge the lipstick around your lips. And that will pretty much finish off this look. Really simple and easy to achieve.

And these steps will give us...

Our "Worn-In" Lipstick look!

Really quick and simple to create. 

It's like a blotted lipstick look. Or a I-forgot-to-reapply-my lipstick-look 😅

"Worn-In" lipstick is perfect for everyday looks because it isn't too over the top and can be created in about two minutes. With minimal effort you can have trending fall lips!

 Traditional lipstick is your best bet to create this trend. 

Liquid lipstick would be sticky and a bit of a mess.

The only product I used for my "Worn-In" Lipstick is Colourpop's Lippie Stix in Trust Me.

Lipstick Look #2 Blinged Out/Bejeweled Lipstick

1.  Coat Lips with Red Lipstick: Cover lips with red lipstick. 

We want the lips more saturated in color than our first look.

I used the same lip crayon as I did for my “Worn-In” lipstick, a liquid lipstick would work fine as well.

2. Apply Red Gems to Lips: Take several self-adhesive, rounded red rhinestone face gems (I got mine from Amazon) and stick them onto your bottom lip using tweezers and light pressure.

I tried just pressing them on with my fingers, but it messed up my lipstick a bit.

I placed about 11 gems of varying smaller and larger sizes along my lower lip.

And the final result was...

Blinged Out/Bejeweled Lipstick!

You can totally add more gems for a fuller jeweled look.

Or just use one in the center of your top or bottom lip for extra drama.

I was very aware that these gems were on my lips and mildly concerned about swallowing one 😂

Definitely not an everyday, running to the store look. You can't really eat or drink with them on.

But, how gorgeous for a party or upscale event where drama and fashion are job one.

Removing the gems is pretty easy, you just pull and they pop off.

I wouldn't recommend reusing the gems, one because of sanitary concerns, two I don't think they would stick as well.

This bejeweled lipstick is fun to create, but it does take a little extra time to apply all the gems.

The two products I used for my Blinged Out/Bejeweled lips:

Colourpop: Lippie Stix in Trust Me

Teenitor: Face Gems Self Adhesive Face Rhinestones

Lipstick Look #3 Ombre Lipstick

1. Red Liquid Lipstick: Start by coating lips with a red liquid lipstick.

Note: I loved NYX Liquid Suede lipsticks, but in a true lipstick travesty they have been discontinued (Come on, NYX!). Their "replacement" is alright but in my opinion inferior.

But an equally affordable dupe for their now discontinued red shade Kitten Heels is Colourpop Ultra Matte Lip in Clock Out.

2. Dark Purple Liquid Lipstick Line: Using a deep purple liquid lipstick trace along your lip line.

Drag some of the purple lipstick towards the center of your lips with your finger to start blending into the red. Don't worry if you get too much purple in the center, you can always add more red.

Dupe: For NYX Liquid Suede in Subversive Socialite, try Sephora Cream Lip Stain Liquid Lipstick in 52 Dark Purple.

3. Concealer Clean Up: On a small brush take a concealer that matches your skin tone and clean up any excessive lip color that has escaped you lip line.

I also used a powder foundation on a triangle sponge to set the concealer.

Put it all together and you get...

A Bold Ombre Lipstick look!

I couldn't stop laughing at myself throughout putting this look together. 

First it looked like I painted on a mustache, then like I was some sad clown.

This picture is my attempt at not laughing 😂

Tip: Control your laughter until the lipstick dries or it will end up drying with a slight smudge in the upper corner like mine 😅

Very bold, dramatic lips. Perfect for a party or night out

It does take a bit more time to create this lipstick look than the other two so allow yourself the time and don't rush (or laugh!)

And in an ideal situation you wouldn't be applying three lipsticks back to back.

But either way, show your lips some love at the end of the day with some lip scrub and follow up with a good moisturizing balm.

Products I used for my Bold Ombre Lipstick look:

NYX: Liquid Suede Cream Lipstick in Kitten Heels

NYX: Liquid Suede Cream Lipstick in Subversive Socialite

Maybelline: Fit Me Concealer in Ivory

MAC: Studio Fix Powder in NW10

Again, you can watch my video tutorials here

That's a wrap on these three lipstick trends for fall.

If you liked this post you will also enjoy my Color Blocked Eyeshadow Tutorial Fall

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Shania Twain | 'Man! I Feel Like a Woman!' Inspired | Makeup Tutorial | 90s Icon

Hi Lovelies! 

Today I’m digging up serious 90’s nostalgia and creating a makeup tutorial of one the most iconic artists of the decade: Shania Twain.

 The first CD I ever bought (yes, you read that right, CD) was Shania Twain’s Come On Over.

I was probably six or seven when I saw the music video for her mega popular hit Man! I Feel Like a Woman. 

Its nod to Robert Palmer’s music videos wasn’t lost on me, but was greatly overshadowed by Shania’s incredible makeup; full-on smoky eyes, over the top contour. 

Maybe this was when my love for makeup was born. Who knows. But what I do know is that the makeup look for that video will forever be a classic for makeup lovers.

I’ve wanted to recreate this makeup for quite a while, but have actually been a little nervous to attempt it because I really wanted to do it justice.

Either way, here it is.

 

You can watch my video tutorial here

The Essentials to Recreate Shania Twain’s Man! I Feel Like a Women Makeup

A Blending Brush

Since a black smoky eye is the anchor of this look a good blending brush is absolutely essential.

There are a lot of blending brushes on the market. Some are really decent. 

What you want to look for in a blending brush is for it to be firm enough to buff the eyeshadow or liner, but also soft and fluffy enough to smudge and diffuse harsh lines. 

Not all blending brushes are created equal.

My go-to blending brush is MAC Cosmetics 217 brush. If you watch any of my videos you will notice that I use it in nearly every one. It is that perfect balance of textures.

Retailing at $29 it sounds pretty pricy, and it is. But if you take care of it and clean it regularly this brush will last you for a very long time. 

I’ve had the one I used in this video since I think 2014 and it is just as fantastic as the day I bought it.

 

Expert Tip: Start with a clean blending brush, especially for this smoky eye, you will get way better results.

Matte Black Eyeshadow

There is no question that black eyeshadow is necessary for this smoky look. Shania was wearing matte black eyeshadow so that’s what I went with too.

Not just any black eyeshadow will do. Often they are powdery or patchy. 

You want one with buildable coverage and a good level opacity. 

I went with another MAC product. No, I am not affiliated with MAC nor do I get any incentive for recommending them. The products needed for this look are products that MAC does well.

I used MAC’s Carbon eyeshadow. It is very buildable and perfectly blendable, ideal for a smoky eye. Pairs perfectly with their 217 blending brush.

Concealer

A big part of this smoky eye look is clean up.

Even the best of powder eyeshadows have a small amount of fall out - little specks of shadow that fall under the eyes.

But, that's no reasons to shy away from using it. Most fallout can be easily cleaned up with a liquid concealer in a shade close to your skin tone.

The key is to keep wiping your brush (or finger) after each swipe on a tissue so you don't spread the shadow flecks all over your under eye area.

Another benefit of using concealer for this look is you can achieve the sharpest smoked wing by swiping it up around you eye (see video for demonstration).

I used Maybelline's Fit Me Concealer in Ivory. A very affordable concealer that works wonders for covering under eye circles, cleaning up fall out, and camouflaging blemishes.

Contour 

Shania has a seriously strong matte contour in the video on the jaw bone, cheek, hairline, and nose.

It is buffed out a bit with the blush and accentuated by the highlighter.

The sharp angles add to the overall fierceness of this look.

I used one of the shades from NYX Highlight & Contour Pro Palette (I also used the highlighter shades in there).

This relatively inexpensive palette gives you four pressed powder contour shades and four pressed powder highlighters so you can perfect any look you could possibly want to create.

A little goes a long way with these colors so you will have this palette for quite a while.

Muted Peach Lipstick

Finding the right shade of lipstick to match the one Shania wore in the video drove me crazy.

I looked through all of my lip colors and nothing was right. 

I even tried mixing some shades together but still couldn't match it perfectly.

Finally, I broke down and went to Ulta Beauty. They had NYX Smooth Whip Lip Cream in Kitty Belly, which turned out to be an ALMOST perfect shade for this look.

One major difference is that the finish is matte. Shania's had a slight glossiness to it.

But it was easy enough to add a clear gloss as a top coat.

Now that we've nailed down the essential products to recreate Shania Twain's Man! I Feel Like a Woman! makeup here is a step-by-step breakdown of how I went about it.

You can watch the video tutorial here

1. Matte Black Eyeshadow + Shading Brush:

Place and packet the black eyeshadow on to the eyelid using a short shading brush.

Concentrate the color mainly on the lid at this point.

2. Blend + Build & Blend + Build:

With a blending brush start buffing out the black shadow up into the crease and out of the eye to begin a smoky wing.

The next bit takes some patience as it consists of adding color and then blending it to get a diffused smoky effect in the shape that we want. See my video for a more detailed look.

3. Black & White Liner and More Black Eyeshadow:

Run a thin strip of black liquid liner just along the lash line to intensify lashes. Wing it out just a tiny bit.

Use a black pencil liner in the lower water line of the eyes to enhance the dramatic eye look.

On a small angled brush trace the same black shadow across the lower lash line and give it a small wing leaving a tiny gap between it and the liner on the upper lash line.

Take a white liquid liner and create a small flick of color right between the two black lines.

4. Mascara & Concealer Clean Up:

The lashes are probably the most natural part of this makeup look. She doesn't appear to be wearing false lashes so I just swiped on a volumizing mascara on the top & bottom lashes.

Next comes the clean up. Dot concealer all over under eyes and around the nose. As you sweep and blend the concealer to remove fall out, take it up higher and create a sharp wing out of the smoked out eyeshadow.

5. Matte Contour, Highlighter & Blush:

Go big and bold with the contour working it between the cheek and jaw bone starting near the middle of the ear down to around the apples of the cheeks. Work it under the jaw bone, into the hairline, and down the slope of the nose.

Hit the spaces in between the contour color with highlighter.

Use a neutral toned rose blush on the apples of the cheeks and blend it into the contour shade.

Use a pure white shimmer highlighter (one of the only not-matte products) on a small brush and gently tap it on top of the blush on the apples of the cheeks.

6. Peach Lipstick, Gloss & Setting Foundation:

Optional: I used a sienna shade lip liner but that isn't a must.  

Sometimes she appears to be wearing a lip liner, sometimes she doesn't. It depends on the scene in the music video.

Pop a muted peach liquid lipstick on the lips. 

The one I used was matte so I added a clear gloss as a topper.

To set everything in place I pressed a matte powder foundation onto my face.

And finally we have reached the end of our tutorial!

Products I Used:

Almay: Truly Lasting Color Liquid Makeup in Ivory

Urban Decay: Eyeshadow Primer Potion

MAC: Carbon Eyeshadow

MAC: 239 Shader Brush

MAC: 217 Blending Brush

Eyeko: Black Magic Liquid Eyeliner Travel Size

Sugar Cosmetics: Kohl of Honour Intense Kajal in Black Out

Beau Gâchis: Eyebrow Brush

Urban Decay: Thirteen Eyeshadow

Complex Culture: Precision Eyelid Brush

Colourpop: bff liquid liner in Graceland

MAC: M·A·Cstack Mascara in Superstack Mega Brush

Maybelline: Fit Me Concealer in Ivory

NYX: Highlight & Contour Pro Palette

Luxie Beauty: Rose Gold Large Angled Face Brush 504

Real Techniques: Pointed Foundation Brush

Beau Gâchis: Concealer Perfecting Brush

Real Techniques: Contour Brush

Pixi Beauty: Fresh Face Blush in Beach Rose

Luxie Beauty: Dreamcatcher Precision Foundation Brush 660

F.A.R.A.H: Tapered Blending Brush 35E Gold Collection

Beautique: Defining Lip Pencil in Sienna

NYX: Smooth Whip Blurring Matte Lip Cream in Kitty Belly

Fluide: Lip Gloss in Elsewhere

MAC: Studio Fix Powder in NW10

Our finished Shania Twain Man! I Feel Like a Woman! inspired makeup look!

Maybe not a perfect replica but it is very similar.

I could've blended out the contour a bit more, especially on my right.

Shania and I also look noting alike, so there's that too 😅

I'd love to do a side-by-side photo with a screenshot from Shania's music video, but I'm fairly certain that could be construed as copyright infringement (none intended).

Check out her video!

The dramatic smoky eye is really the cornerstone of this look.

I could've darked the shadow one more time to better match the intensity of the video look, but I think the shape and idea is pretty similar.

I don't own the top hat, the veil, or the trench coat but I still had a lot of fun recreating the makeup look of one of my favorite artists!

Again you can see my video tutorial of Shania Twain's Man! I Feel Like a Woman! music video makeup here 

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XOXO

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Esme | The Grim Grotto: Part 2 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Makeup Tutorial

 Dear Reader,

Just when you thought it was safe to read my makeup posts again, you are subjected to another miserable makeup tutorial.

 I haven't finished all of the makeup looks from Netflix's adaption of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events yet and it is my solemn duty to do so. 

So unless you have an affinity for disaster and woe, you are better off reading a post with glittery, fluffy animals in it, such as these: Too Faced Foxy Neutrals Makeup Set  &  Too Faced Unbearably Glam Makeup Set. 

It's been a while since the last installment of my ASOUE makeup tutorials.

But this is like my pet project. I love these books and I love the Netflix series, so I'm seeing it to the end📕

Plus, I recently read that Netflix plans to film an adaption of Lemony Snicket's second book series All the Wrong Questions and I'm hoping the "prequel" has some over the top makeup as well.

 

I actually recorded the video tutorial for this makeup in April of 2020, edited and posted it on YouTube in October of 2020 and now here in 2021 the blog post.

This ASOUE look has definitely been a labor of love.😅

(Picture via my Netflix account. Lucy Punch as Esme Squalor from A Series of Unfortunate Events S3 E4 The Grim Grotto: Part 2. For tutorial purposes only)

Intense navy blue eyeshadow with pops of gold glitter are what bring "Captain" Esme's look to life while they search for the illusive sugar bowl in a submarine far below the surface.🌊

You'd be happier if you didn't watch the video tutorial here

 

What You Will Need:

1. Primer & Shimmery Navy Blue Eyeshadow + Black Eyeshadow: Apply an eyeshadow primer from lid to brow bone for a smooth canvas. 

Sweep a navy shadow on the outer 1/3 of your eye and inner 1/3 of your eye, leaving the middle of your eyelid blank for now. 

Trace some black eyeshadow around the inside of the outer 1/3 navy shadow for extra dimension. 

2. Blending Brush, Concealer, Gray & Nude Eyeshadow + White Shimmer Pigment: Use a blending brush to soften edges of the navy shadow. 

Apply concealer to the middle of your eyelid with a small brush to carve out a clean round area. 

Then dust a pale gray shimmer shadow over the middle lid and add a pale nude shimmer on top of that. For extra shimmer and pop dab an off white shimmer pigment over the center of the lid.

3. Snow White Shadow, Copper Bronze Shadow & White Liner: Brush a pearly white eyeshadow on the brow bone just to give a highlight. 

Run a shimmer copper shadow just through the inner half of the crease for extra definition. 

Then Trace a white eyeliner along the lower water line to make eyes appear bigger.

4. More Navy Shadow, Liquid Liner, Gold Glitter, Lengthening Mascara & False Lashes: Trace the navy eyeshadow along the lower lash line and also strengthen the other sections of your eye where you have already applied it. 

Run a liquid eyeliner along the top the lash line in just a thin strip. 

Mix a silver and gold glitter shadow and press it in the middle of your lower lash line, then drag it down significantly onto your under eye (in some scenes Esme's glitter is not as pronounced on the under eye and stays mainly on the lash line, in others it is dramatically cascading downwards).   

Swipe a lengthening mascara on top and bottom lashes. Then finish off eyes with full false lashes.

 

5. Contour, Highlight, Pink Blush & Peach Shimmer Gloss: Take a matte light bronze contour shade and run it under your cheek bone stopping under the apple of the cheek and blend it out for a less harsh line.

Take a shimmery white highlighter and hit the top of your cheek bones and bridge of your nose.

Then add a cool pink blush and dust it right onto the apples of your cheeks.

Finally, glide a shimmer gloss in a peachy color onto your lips.

Which gives us...

Captain Esme's makeup. I don't have the captain's hat or jacket, but you get the idea ⛵

Navy eyeshadow and gold glitter eyeshadow are the major players in this unfortunate look.

Blending is a big part of achieving this eyeshadow from The Grim Grotto: Part 2.

Again you can watch the miserable tutorial for this look here

Products I used:

MAC: Studio Fix Fluid in NW10

Too Faced: Shadow Insurance Eyeshadow Primer

Too Faced: Pretty Rich Palette

Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Set the Jewel Tone

Beau Gâchis: Concealer Brush

Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Coal Under Pressure

Sonia Kashuk: Small Eyeshadow Brush No.7

MAC: 217 Blending Brush

AURORA: Pro Cover Up Concealer in Pale

Sheer Cover: Concealer Brush

Urban Decay: Mushroom Eyeshadow

Elizabeth Mott: Blending Brush

Urban Decay: Sin Eyeshadow

MAC: Pigment in Vanilla

Urban Decay: Polyester Bride Eyeshadow

Coastal Scents: Ipsy Pearl Medium Shadow Brush

Urban Decay: Smog Eyeshadow

N.Y.C Color Cosmetics: White Eyeliner Pencil

Luxie Beauty: Rose Gold Flat Definer Brush 221

Mellow Cosmetics: Liquid Precision Pen Eyeliner

Maybelline: Fit Me Concealer in Ivory

Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Diamonds 4 Breakfast

Beau Gâchis: Eye Shader Brush

Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Fluent in Diamonds

Sugar Cosmetics: Uptown Curl Lengthening Mascara in Black

e.l.f.: Natural Lash Kit

NYX: Highlight & Contour Pro Palette

Beaute Basics: C405 Contour Blush Brush

Beau Gâchis: Illuminator (Highlighting Brush)

MODELCO: Blush Cheek Powder in Cosmopolitan

Luxie Beauty: Dreamcatcher Tapered Highlighter Brush 522

N.Y.C.: Liquid Lip Shine in Brighton Beach Peach

You can see Esme's dastardly Grim Grotto: Part 1 makeup look here

Thanks for checking out my ASOUE Grim Grotto Part 2 navy & gold makeup look.

To avoid subjecting yourself to further despair, don't sign up for my emails so you can be the first to see the rest of these grim makeup tutorials.

If you're a glutton for punishment and want to expose yourself to more terrifying tutorials:

Violet Baudelaire (Season 1)

Jacquelyn Scieszka

Olivia Caliban

Esme Squalor Part 1

Esme Squalor Part 2

Officer Luciana

Hostile Hospital Esme

Carnivorous Carnival Esme

Madame Lulu

Kit Snicket 

Esme Squalor The Slippery Slope Part 1

Esme Squalor The Slippery Slope Part 2

Violet Baudelaire (Season 3)

Esme Squalor The Grim Grotto Part 1

With All Due Respect,

Ultima Beauty

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