Best Things This Week July 9 2010

July 13, 2010

I like this series. It keeps me seeking the little good things.

Merle Norman Lip Glazes

Very often, we don’t want a lipstick look. We want color and softness on the lip, more than lipgloss, but not the heavier look of lipstick, especially when we’re not wearing much makeup on the rest of the face.

These Lip Glazes are costly but if I’ll use mine (Stolen Kisses) to the end and dig out the last bits.

It’s uncommon that every lipstick in a given line will be so well colored that it will be right for certain Seasons. Usually, there are a few colors that don’t flatter any skin that I can figure out and/or the color is too gray or yellow or off in some way. Not the case with these.

In colours like Pillow Talk for Light Spring, Stolen Kisses for Dark Winter, Darling Clementine for True/Bright Spring, Amber Embrace for True/Dark Autumn, Berry Romantic for True Summer, … a product to be happy you bought.

Merle Norman Lipstick

Really on a MN kick this week. I got some samples, you see. I looked at the Creamy Lipcolor. I was very pleasantly surprised. I wore Sweetheart and Raspberry Crush yesterday.  The product goes on completely comfortably. It reminds somewhat of the excellent Estee Lauder Double Wear line, but less heavy color deposit, I think. I applied it full strength with the lip brush and didn’t feel like I had to tone it down. It barely transferred to tea mugs. By the time I couldn’t feel it any more, I’d look in the mirror, and see a very good amount of stain left and no migration.  Hot Bronze Glace is a nice True/Dark Autumn color. Satin Cinnamon could be great on Soft Summers.

I also wore Ruby and Amber Rose today, of the Age Defying Lipcolor line. It seems to be a step less intense in application and less prolonged in duration that the Creamy Lipcolor. Honestly, if you told me that they were the same formula, I’d believe it. Just pick the color you like best. Raspberry On Ice would be great on the True Winter, Bright Winter, or even as Bright Spring’s cooler choice. I deeply hope that they bring back Tulips To Kiss, a beauty for Light Springs.

There are always those colors that confuse me. Peaches And Gleam, Ruby Guava – first thing I ask myself when I look at a color is “Is it clear?”. How annoying when it’s not obviously muted, but too soft for a clear Season.  It need not always be absolute, but the colour should then be light or dark, and it’s neither. Shrimpton  and Penny Lane appear to be great choices for Soft Autumn, but I wonder if they’ll turn pink because the colors are a bit too cool for their level of softness. (See Why Does Makeup Change Color on Your Face? at 12 Blueprints)

T-blouses at Nygard

These are on sale now. In fact, much of the Nygard lines is on sale and I find myself buying it. The fit is consistently very flattering and extremely comfortable.

The higher the saturation of colors in your body, the more contrast you wear in your color combinations and prints.

I’m a Dark Winter. That’s quite high saturation, so it needs quite high contrast. For explanations of saturation, have a look at What Are Clear And Soft Colours? at 12 Blueprints.

Contrast usually means how far apart your light and dark colors are. Pure black with pure white is the highest, big separation between lightest and darkest. A watercolor composed of 4 shades of medium-darkness soft blues and lilacs is low saturation.

The Sailor Wheel Goddess top below has light neutral off-white as the lightest block and blackened blue as the darkest, so just a bit less than B&W. That respects the level of contrast of the colors in my own coloring, so it balances well with me, without being too dull or too bold.

I want this bag, it’s less than 35$!!! (Python Printed Satchel) , but it belongs to the Soft Seasons in every way.

and this Lilypad Print Tankdress, but it’s one of the best examples of Bright Spring’s clothes I’ve seen.

Just as your house can look disorganized and zany if you just decorate with whatever catches your eye, and that house does not feel restful to be in, so is it true with your body. Some restraint, and respect for the color framework that’s already there, will create an appearance that feels good for others to look at.

Ignoring that looks inexpensive at best. When you get some practice at it, it would feel to you like you’re wearing someone else’s clothes.

Posted by Christine Scaman | Filed Under Color Analysis, Makeup 

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