Valentine's Day 1/14 - Kat Von D Mi Vida Loca Palette Pink and Purple Look

This is the first ever post to the first ever Valentine's Series! I wanted to start today off will a look using the new Kat Von D Mi Vida Loca Palette. The colors are not a bright as I wanted them to be so I added a bright lip. I also think this could have worked with the purple in the crease a little better.

What I used

Eyes-
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Kat Von D Mi Vida Loca Palette [Swan Song, Marya, No Regrets, Drama For Yo Mama]
Urban Decay 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Retrograde
LA Splash Spotlight Mascara

Face-
Bare Escentuals Original Foundation in Fair
Bare Minerals Warmth
Benefit Hervana
Too Faced Pink Leopard

Lips
OCC Lip Tar in Queen
  

What do you think of this look? I was trying to create a cute date night look,

would you wear it for Valentine's Day or for a date?

I am totally loving Retrograde right now, what product are your currently obsessed with?

Missed a day, no problem! Check them our here - 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

OCC Lip Tars - Nearly Neon Box Set

This is the last installment of my OCC lip tar swatches so I figured I would end this series with a *BANG* That's right today you get to see swatches of the Nearly Neon box set. This set comes with five of the brightest lip tars they have and a #009 Angled Brush. (I would like to preface this by saying I am sorry that all of the shots of the bottles are bad, my camera had a problem with the colors so they all look basically the same. I can promise you that the swatches show the colors much better.)


Beta- vividly neon orange
Queen- intense, nearly-neon red/pink
Harlot- vibrant cherry red with a fiery coral undertone
Anime- intense, no holds-barred neon pink
Hoochie- super bright true magenta

Top: Beta, Harlot, Queen

Bottom: Anime, Hoochie

Top: Beta, Queen, Harlot

Bottom: Anime, Hoochie

Beta

Harlot

Queen

Anime

Hoochie

Swatches

All swatched over bare skin - no lip liner

Top: Beta, Queen, Harlot

Bottom: Anime, Hoochie

I wanted to save these for last because they were so bright which of course makes them best! I love every single one of these colors. The only one I don't see me wearing a lot is Beta, but I still love it anyway. Harlot is probably my favorite. Lately I have been really loving cherry reds and corals so to mix them is just amazing! I think anyone could wear this color and look great. Queen is also lovely and I think most people could wear this as long as they like a bright pink lip. I was upset at first that it was so pink, I imagined it would be more red. Once I got over my disappointment I feel in love with the color it actually is. I had the same problem with Anime when I received it. I thought it would be more pink but instead it is more purple. It is pretty for what it is and I can see me wearing this color a lot too. Hoochie is a very pretty, somewhat wearable pinky violet. I  could see wearing this for fun with a neutral eye.

What do you think of these bright colors? Which is your favorite?

Would you wear any of them? How would you wear them?

Did you enjoy a series on on brand/type of product? Would you like to see more of these?

Here are the links to part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4 if you missed any.

OCC Lip Tars are available for $13 on their website.

OCC Lip Tars Swatches

Yes I finally gave in and ordered some to see what all the hubbub was about. It took me just about forever do decide which lip tars I wanted to try. There are so many amazing choices, but eventually I picked out five relatively wearable colors to try out. The five lip tars that I chose are: 

Feathered- pure, opaque white

Hush- fleshy, natural pink

Grandma- clean and classic true coral

Queen- intense, nearly-neon red/pink

Anime- intense, no holds-barred neon pink

Top- Feathered, Hush. Grandma
Bottom- Anime, Queen

Top- Feathered, Hush. Grandma
Bottom- Anime, Queen

Feathered

Hush

Grandma

Queen

Anime

Swatches

All done over bare skin - and no lip liner

Top- Feathered, Hush. Grandma
Bottom- Queen, Anime

After testing these out I was totally hooked. I have recently become obsessed with lip and face products. This is totally unfamiliar territory for me, so when something is so easy to use I can't help but say, "YES PLEASE! I WANT THEM ALL!" Quite obviously I would not wear feathered on its own, I purposely bought it to use when mixing lip tars. I absolutely love Grandma. I can wear this color everyday and not get sick of it or look out of place. I also really like Queen but my Fiance does not. He says I look weird because it is too bright. Personally I really like bright lip colors on very pale skin. To each his own. :)

What do you think of OCC Lip Tars? Do you own any? Which is your favorite?

What kind of lip colors do you like to wear?

Also, do you like how I did the swatches, any suggestions on how to make it better?

Check out part two here! Or part three here!
OCC Lip Tars are available for $13 on their website.