In the tube it looks much browner, but once applied to the lips, it transfers into a brownish red or reddish brown. Well, I can only speak for my rather pigmented, mauvey lips, it can look completely different on someone with less pigmented lips and/or a different skintone!
It has a satin finish, which is a little bit drying, but as I always use MAC Prep&Prime lips before applying lipstick, it didn't was a huge issue for me.
I created the following look using Retro on my lips (please excuse the bad quality of my picture, today was such a rainy day without much sunlight & I had a hard time taking photos at all):
eyes: Vanilla all over lids, Fairylight pigment on lid, Twinks lightly in crease, Blacktrack fluidline on upper lashline.
cheeks: Burnt Pepper (pro) blush, Dior Amber Diamond skin shimmer as highlighter (that stuff's really amazing, it gives such a nice glow without emphasizing pores).
lips: Retro l/s
For the 1st time, I did a half-moon manicure! I decided to freehand it as I've never been able to use stickers properly, not for french manis nor for anything else.
I first applied a layer of OPI "Alpine Snow", let it dry for about 10-15 minutes, then drew the half moon with MAC "Sly As A Fox" & painted the rest of my nails with the same color.
It was manageable, but not the easiest nail art I've ever done as you really have to work as precise as possible.
This is the result:
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Wow, ein großartiger Look; sehr hübsch siehst Du aus.
AntwortenLöschenDeine Bluse/Oberteil gefällt mir ebenfalls ganz ausgezeichnet und Deine Freihand-Maniküre ist sehr schön geworden.
Liebe Grüße.
Wunderschön, ganz großes Kino :-)
AntwortenLöschenDein Look ist perfekt *love it* ,Make up ,Haare und Fingernägel sehen toll aus ,finde deinen Blog ganz großartig und freue mich immer wenn ein neuer Beitrag in meinem Dashboard auftaucht :o)
AntwortenLöschenLiebe Grüße!
Wieder mal bezaubernd! Ich bin begeistert!
AntwortenLöschenDeine Mani sieht super aus. Ich habe sowas auch mal probiert, aber es sah nicht annähernd so gut aus, wie bei Dir! :-D
Lg
Meilu
You did a great job with the manicure. Love it, it's so glamourous!
AntwortenLöschenDie Mani ist voll genial!
AntwortenLöschenVielen Dank, ich freu mich sehr :-)))
AntwortenLöschen@ superqueen, Thank you, so nice to see = read you on here!
Pretty eye makeup! I think this is my favorite half-moon mani. The white is so classic looking and really makes it pop!
AntwortenLöschenThank you :-) I'm happy you like it. The half-moon mani was a PITA to do (you need such a steady hand!) I don't think I'd wanna do it again anytime soon.
AntwortenLöschendiese half-moon maniküre finde ich klasse, würde ich aber an mir selbst nicht hinbekommen.
AntwortenLöschenDankeschön :-) Ich kann es Dir gerne draufpinseln!
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