Look – Blood Lust Red Lips for the Day
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Yesterday, I did Bing + Jampacked… well, I also threw Cult of Cherry lipglass on top of that to see how it would look. That’s what I’m showing you today 
(Which is why I’m wearing the same shirt — these photos are from yesterday!) I put a little more blush on (just heavier), too.
You will need the following…
- Eyes: Raven kohl power (black-purple), Plushlash mascara (black)
- Cheeks: Blooming blush (soft pink)
- Lips: Bing mattene (dark purple/black), Jampacked lipglass (dark purple), Cult of Cherry lipglass (bright red)
- Brushes: 266 (firm, angled brush), 249 (flat, firm brush), 239 (fluffy shadow brush), 129 (dense blush brush)
- Substitutes: Raven = Foxy; Bing = Cyber; Jampacked = Desire; Cult of Cherry = Russian Red
Directions: Define brows using a coordinating powder shadow applied with the 266 brush. Line lower lash line with Ravek kohl power and apply Plushlash mascara on lashes. Sweep apples of cheeks with Blooming blush using the 129. Apply Bing mattene to lips, and then top with Jampacked lipglass and Cult of Cherry lipglass for color and shine.
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i just noticed this look. You look very very pretty. :)
Thanks so much, Abby!
Wow, I love your cheeks! you brows look too harsh these days though. Try to thin it out a bit & don't draw t hem on too harshly. The lips are magic!!!
You know, everybody HATED my brows when they were thinner :( I don't know what to do, they can never be right!
This looks heavenly! Girl, your lips are to die for! Love looking at them and you always manage to take such great pics! Was wondering, is CoC gloss worth getting if I already have Check, please? TIA!
YES, get it. It's so different from Check, Please. Check, Please is a dark, opaque red (love it!) but Cult of Cherry is brighter, nice pop of red (almost reminds me of a Christmas-y red) with subtle shimmer. Thanks!
Oh dear! Well thanks! It looks lovely! Also thinking abuot getting one of the darker shades... as I'm NC10/15 it will look striking! CoC gloss would be a lovely pop for me I think, combined with a darker lippie. And btw, is the Stylistics Tastemaker l/g worth getting? Wouldn't it be great for this fall?
Yes, Cult of Cherry is lovely over other dark lippies :) Tastemaker is cute! I was tempted to get that one last year!
Your Lips look awesome:)
Thanks, Leon :D
this has to be my most favorite look of yours thus far. you look absolutely stunning and flawless in that last photograph! love love love it.
Oh, wow! Thank you, Michelle!
This look is gorgeous!!! Blooming really makes your whole face glow. I Have jampacked but I may need to pick of CoC to put over it now~
Thanks, Nikki! You have to get Cult of Cherry lipglass, it's so pretty!
THANK YOU for this! it's beautiful and inspired me to get bing and jam packed! or at least call up my mac girl and get her to put them aside for me! i got SO many compliments with so scarlet and cult of cherry, but this is that darker look that i DESPERATELY want to try but haven't found the right combo for yet :D :D so thank you verrrry much, christine!
lol, yay! Thanks, Lauren :) Jampacked is great for darkening up any lip just a bit - I love that it isn't overwhelming dark.
Love everything about this, especially more colour in the skin. Lovelovelove!!
Thank you so much, Kella!
Oh.My.Gosh. You rock it girl!!!! The lips! It looks awesomely fab on you! I think Bing + Jampacked was lovely, if a tad too dark. But this! This is stunningly GORGEOUS. Two thumbs up! =D PS: I think I should go look at the lipglasses again. *tee hee hee* PPS: Won't you say Kirsch looks very similar to Clinique's Black Honey cult lippie?
Thanks, Syen! I really liked this lip combo, because it totally reminds me of just bitten lips. Like a very vampy way. Kirsch is a lot more pigmented... and I think it's redder.
This is lovely Christine! It kind of reminds me of Alta Moda. You know, you're so creative to mesh the glosses, for a completely different look. I feel like you can work both the dark purple lips and the dark red/berry lips equally well. The purple is just more extreme, but I think purple is a more difficult lip colour regardless of whether it's light purple (o.O) or dark.
Thanks, Nepenthe! I like this better than Alta Moda, I think. It really does remind me of bloody, bitten lips, LOL. Which is sexy in a different way, right?
You always knock it out the ball park :) I think your wrong, both looks are amazing. Maybe for the purple look you should try MAC STADA blush, I got it at a CCO I think its an amazing color for fall but I may be wrong :) Im so gonna purchase Blooming ;)
Thanks, Haydee! I think I have Strada, actually. Maybe not, maybe it's Taupe.
Wow, even better than yesterday! the lighter red brightens up your entire face. CoC is a great collection, isn´t it?
Thanks, Nell :) It's okay, LOL. I love Cult of Cherry lipglass and Blooming blush, but the rest is just so-so for me.
i love this one! the other one was a little to dark for you I think. It almost looks like u ate a bowl of cherries ;)
Thanks, Francy!
Wow I've never seen you with such dark lips! It looks great. I still don't know if I ever want to go back to wearing dark lipstick though. Maybe this will change me. haha
Yesterday was darker, LOL! Thanks! You should bust it out, for ol' time's sake :)
Ugh, I'm "living for this lip" as one of my MAC MA's would say. This is too sexy. My only criticism would've been some highlight on the eyes to at least give them some dimension. Other than that, I love you and these dark lips.
Thanks for the suggestion, JackA :) What would you recommend, product-wise?
Just some Ricepaper or something on the browbones and tearducts, nothing too much.
Got it :)
i like this one a lot better on you than yesterday's! gorgeous! although my absolute favorites on you are teal eyeshadows with peachy/coral cheeks and lips!
Thanks, Gina :)
Also a beautiful look for you! I'm curious about the layering of the lipglosses. I've tried this before but they seem to be pretty sticky when I'm done do you have any tips?
Thanks, Kat! I don't mind sticky, to be honest. I actually love the ultra glossy, ultra sticky glosses, LOL. Sometimes you can put one gloss on the bottom lip, then one on the top, smush together so it isn't as thick.
still so pretty! both looks are fabulous!
Thanks, Danielle!
Those lips look hot on you,Christine! Gotta try that combo out. I bought Blooming blush because you raved about it and I love it!
Thanks, Donna! :) Glad you love Blooming!
This look is lovely on you, eyes cheeks and all! you've given me inspiration for a look next time I'm out I just got Rapturous matene l/s and cult of cherry l/g from the cult of cherry collection and it looks similar, I'm a NW43 pressed powder can't wear the foundation a bit heavy. let me know what you think Christine
Thanks so much! I'm flattered that it's inspired you. Rapturous is really pretty. I think I had it at some point, but I'm not sure if I still do. I must be spacing, what did you want my opinion on?
Holy @!@##$^%*&! The LIPS! No idea if I could pull them off but I will sure as hell try when my CoC stuff arrives. :P The combination is just stunning and perfect for this dark fall lip that's in. And I know you probably get tired of hearing this (actually, what am I saying? I wouldn't!), but your lips are just sooo perfect. The shape of them is fantastic and you must be so proud of your pout. I would kill for lips like yours. Mine are small (width-wise) and my top lip is so thin. Worst combination ever. :( I think your lip shape really helps make any lip combo look amazing.
LOL, Skyler. I thought they looked really cool up-close. I really used to hate my lips, and hearing from others how they envy them has done a real number to my lip-self-confidence :D
I think this look is one of the prettiest ì've ever seen on you so far. Something I couldn't pull off , those lips ... but I just might try anyway x)
Oh, wow! Thanks, Jelisha. You could totally pull this off, pfft!
I liked this better with the Cult of Cherry lipglass added on top. Just a little too dark purple the other way, but I guess that's what's coming up for this fall. You look good in the dark colors though.
Thanks, JillyB! I liked it a bit better with the red, too!
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