The Makeup Box

I LOVE Kelly Osbourne’s gravity-defying top-knot and makeup at New York Fashion Week!

She hasn’t been this exciting since her lavender-hair look awhile back. 

Whether you like her or not, this miss has grown up from awkward angsty teen to fab fashionista, and she’s looking incredibly sleek in this retro-getup mashed with sci-fi neon colors. 

And damned if that slick hairdo doesn’t bring out her beautiful facial structure.

To recreate the look (on the face; I can’t help you with that hair!), you’ll need black liner and the most insane pink lipstick around. Namely MAC Candy Yum Yum Lipstick or Barry M Shocking Pink Lip Paint.

For those with darker skins, you can also try NYX matte lipstick in Shocking Pink or Nars Schiap.

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[Main image from dailymail.co.uk; cropped image from newsday.com]

Copper Lined Eyes with Electric Pink Lips

There is something slightly off-kilter and fun about pairing a warm, warm eye with a strong, contrasting blue-based lip. 

Here, I used the below products: 

• A warm shimmery amber beige metallic: MAC Tan pigment 
• A shimmery black shadow: Wet n Wild Greed Palette
• A coppery-bronze metallic gel liner (MAC Rich Ground Fluidline)
• Black kohl liner: The Body Shop Eye Kajal
• Minimal blush: Touch of NYX Angel with MAC MSF Natural in Dark for contouring
• Electric-pink matte lips: Barry M #52 or MAC Candy Yum Yum

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Step 1: Apply a wash of tan, shimmery pigment over the entire lid.

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Step 2: Blend a little smoky black into the outer corners and inwards along the outer halves of lash line.

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Step 3: Apply a coppery-bronze metallic liner along the lash line, extending out past the eye for a cat like effect. Then run thickly along the bottom lash line as well.

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Step 4: Run black kohl along the tide line and water line for definition, and then curl lashes.

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Step 5: Apply black mascara to finish the look.

MAC Rich Ground Fluidline with Tan pigment

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Step 6: The cheeks were kept deliberately light and neutral, with a bit of contouring at outer corners, and a trace of pale pink blush on the cheeks. Then finish by slicking on a dense, opaque hot pink lipstick to make your face pop.

MAC Tan pigment, MAC Rich Ground fluid line, and Barry M #52 Shocking Pink

The Weekend Lip: NYX Cancun Pink Black Label Lipstick Intro and Swatch!

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NYX Cancun Pink is a bright, blue-based pink that is creamy, pigmented, and (to me) extremely beautiful. While some love has been shown to Hot Pink from the same Black Label range as a creamy version of MAC Candy Yum Yum, Cancun Pink is more opaque.

The bonus is that it also does not stain the lips the way NYX Hot Pink and Candy Yum Yum do.

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L-to-R: NYX Paris, NYX Cancun Pink, MAC Pink Nouveau (with flash)

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At just under $5 from Beautyjoint.com, it’s definitely more expensive than the round lipsticks, but then this has been one of my favorite NYX purchases to date, and I think it would look wicked regardless of whether you have uber-pale or very deep skin tone.