I have BRIGHT red hair and very pale skin. Traditional makeup looks don’t always pan out for me. Heavy eyeshadow and over tweezed brows are big no-nos for me. I have thin sparse brows so I don’t over pluck and I always use a gel to set them in place. (I don’t like those brow fillers, whenever I use one I look like I’m channelling Groucho Marx) I do have very full pouty lips. I’m not bragging.. but a girls got to know where here good and bad features lie in order to play up the good and play down the bad. So every day I try to accentuate my pretty lips and my red hair. I have absolutely fallen in love with lipstick queen products. Poppy king is an absolute inspiration and the high quality and ease of use in regards to her products is in my opinion unmatched. I love the sinner shades and even her gloss. On days where I wake up with enough energy (read: RARE) I will do the opaque lips and use the liner and the whole bit. On days when I’m feeling lazy (read: EVERYDAY) I tend to go with a light gloss and an invisible liner to hold everything in place. It took me a long time to feel comfortable in my skin. I was an extremely awkward teenager, with acne and low self esteem. During the eighties and early nineties when neon makeup and dark black eyeliner was in that’s what I wanted to wear. With my pale, spoty complexion and refusal to wear any blush the look was so bad on me it was laughable. I view makeup as an extension of your clothing/fashion sense. I tend to dress and accessorize very simply. I’m a total jeans and tee-shirt gal. It makes sense to me that my makeup should reflect that. The vintage opaque played-up lips and simple face and eye makeup has become my go-to look. I now pretty much ignore makeup trends and tips, prefearing to set my own standard and roll with what works best for me. Please note Poppy King and Lipstick Queen did not ask me to write this and I’m not getting any free products from them for doing so- although that would be super sweet.
