Phantasmagoria: Ruby Red, Studs and Shreds

HOPEFULLY some of you were looking for more posts about my personal style within the blog. I'm super lazy when it comes to taking pictures of better-than-just-instagram quality. I know instagram photos on a blog don't really interest me as a reader. It's important to me to post things that, if I were a reader, would be enjoyable and interesting to read. I've been in a good mood this week, as spring quarter is coming to an end, and I've been working all kinds of things; a photoshoot for my textiles class, my new internship, job interviews, etc. I was looking up all kinds of red lips after falling in love with MAC's Rihanna collab "Riri Woo" (which of course sold out in 2 days). It's coming back in a couple of days, at which point I will book it down to Nordstrom. I got bored waiting for my friend Kayla to get off work, so I decided to put on a red pout myself.

Disclaimer- after lining my lips, I AM aware of how ridiculous they look. But it was a necessary evil for achieving this look.

Nothing on my lips except the foundation I lightly patted on. My lips are naturally really pigmented, this makes the lipstick color truer and more colorfast

The...liner. I use a black eyeliner (Kat Von D from Sephora) which actually blends into a pretty purple. I know it looks gross like this

I applied a bright, candy apple red lipstick within the boundaries of the liner

I blended the black inward into the red using a lip brush

I deepened the color by adding a second coat of red & liner and added a very bright, cherry lipgloss in the center of my lips

Kayla and I hit up good ol' Forever 21 later on and I picked up some fun summery pieces and even indulged in some... shockingly... acid wash. I am not a convert by any means, but I really do like this pair of shorts. Anyways, here's ma newww dudz