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The Vampire Lip Experiment - YSL Pur Black Gloss Pt. II

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YSL Pur Black Gloss sure is fun!

Above is the result of a little experiment I did last night trying to do “vampire lips” or the “just bitten” lips. Let me tell you, it isn’t as easy as you’d think! It’s not just red lipstick and then slapping on black gloss. Ultimately, what worked best was matte red lipstick (MAC Russian Red), then puckering lips up (to the max!), and applying a horizontal line of the black gloss (YSL Pur Black Gloss) on the top and bottom lip. Next, I took a glossy red gloss (MAC Boundless 3D Glass) and applied it vertically, without going too much over the black parts.

See the experiment from beginning to end!

Just Russian Red + Boundless 3D Glass.

Same combo, but with YSL Pur Black Gloss patted on the center area.

The Final Result

Final Result!

And when you blend YSL Pur Black Gloss in, this is what you get!

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Beauty Fool Avatar
Beauty Fool

Hi Christine,

I really like the winged eyeliner look you did with the lip, I think it suits the whole “look” perfectly!

How does this look in real life, is the black very bold? It looks quite glossy in your pictures so I was wondering if it looked different in person.

I wonder who are YSL’s target consumers for this product? I love the idea but I don’t think I see this becoming a big trend!

Renee

kellie Avatar
kellie

Christine, I like this look too. Especially w/ it patted in the center. Also, what do you use for a cat eye? I got my make-up done by a MA a couple weeks ago and he did a cat eye, and I loved it, but I’m having a hard time creating it on my own.

S. Avatar
S.

This is the closest I’ve found…love this company’s shadows, but haven’t tried the lippies yet 🙂

http://fyrinnae.decenturl.com/black-gloss-2

From their “about” page:
“We never test on animals (that would be silly. They don’t wear makeup), and there are no animal parts, such as carmine, silk, pearl, lanolin, beeswax, and tallow in our products.”

HTH!

Virginia Avatar
Virginia

I love the last full-face shot you did – you look simply adorable and your eyeliner is perfection! I think this look would be great paired with a little black dress for a night out, too.

Nepenthe Avatar
Nepenthe

I love the experiment! I’ve been pondering this ever since I saw it back in stock on the website, but for now I’ll just live vicariously through you. 😉

The photo with the black just in the center is absolutely and completely stunning. My favourite of the series. Gorgeous!

cloudburst Avatar
cloudburst

I’ve done a similar look with a black gloss Sephora used to make – instead of using the applicator to apply it, I put some gloss on the back of my hand and use my ring finger to pat it on – I find you get better, more even coverage this way. I love it!

pink_candy Avatar
pink_candy

WOW! I’m actually thinking of get that ysl black gloss!
& truly, i’d luv to see more of the YSL pr black experiments.
like how will it look on top of very light colors?

I dont know if i can get hold of the ysl black where i live, i’ll try to mix some dark soul with clear gloss. 😀

btw, ur totally rockin the fat winged liner! i think this is the best liner ive seen on u.! (a tutorial plz) haha
& this pic http://www.temptalia.com/images/2008/vampexp005.jpg is sooooooo peerfeect!!! idd reaally luuv to see more looks from this angle coz im used to seeing ur makeup only from one angle, so this will give me a better perspective of how u do ur makeeup….

keep on inspirin us! xoxox

Haydee Avatar
Haydee

Oh you look pretty, I just wished you did an old Hollywood pinup with your hair. Would love to see how you look 🙂 xoxox You look amazing as always!

haydee Avatar
haydee

All you need is a 1 or 2 hair rollers with silver pins, hairspray then pin with bobby pins spray spray spray lol . I hope you try, doesnt hurt 🙂 You already have that vintage pin up look. I think they have some tut on Youtube. Hope to see it hey halloween is coming up lol Of course when you have time.

Miss Fred Avatar
Miss Fred

Absolutely phenomenal…you have definitely found a great way to work that gloss. Personally I’m a fan of the second to last version, where it’s not patten in the center but it’s not mixed in. But they all look unbelievably fierce! The eye makeup looks amazing as well…I think I like this “winged” eye look better than your past one, though I’m not sure why.

Oh and is that Yeyo eyeliner on your bottom waterline/lashline? Could you possibly pose a face shot of that, or maybe use it in a look? I’ve been looking for a nice white eyeliner to use on my waterline (to achieve an “eyes wide open” look the more natural way) but I haven’t found any that don’t look really really strange on me.

Anyway, one of my favourite posts ever!!! This experiment really did turn out in your favour 🙂

Christine Avatar
Christine
Light Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. View Christine Full Profile

Oh wow, thanks so much Miss Fred 🙂

Yep, that IS Ye-yo! Talk about good spotting! It seemed kind of silvery on me, but I’m not sure if it was because I applied mascara before liner (it was a last minute addition). I’ll try to use it in another look soon! Maybe a wintry kind of look.

cloudburst Avatar
cloudburst

I just got mine – whoa it really is BLACK! I have 2 other black glosses (Sephora & Smashbox) and they are no where near as black as this one. It has an interesting smell – I think it’s supposed to be black currant? Anways, I really like the last look & then the one with the gloss in the middle.

holly Avatar
holly

i really like this!
i experimented a bit, and found that
for a very cheap way to get this,
i used a basic red lipstick, mixed a bit of Vaseline or clear lip balm (not gloss) with some matte black eyeshadow
and dabbed it on in the same place and just left for a matte look
but i guess you could dot on some clear gloss for a shiny look

but this is ace (:

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