Let's all go nude!!!!!

Where is your mind at?  I'm talking about lipsticks silly.  Yes, the new fashion trend (well not really new, but very, very popular) this coming season is a nude lip or a red lip.  It seems like extremes doesn't it?  Anyways, just want to say, and this is important to say, NOT ALL NUDE LIPSTICK HAS TO BE THE COLOR NUDE!!!  What makes a nude lipstick truly nude is how it looks on YOU.  So, if you are darker skin toned, you are not going for the light beigy nude lipstick.  That is going to make you look sick!  Or, if you are olive skin toned, you may go for more of a peachy lip color to achieve the nude lip look.  See, the secret to a great nude lip is if it adds vibrancy to your face.  If you try a lip color and you look sick, or void of color, it's not the right shade.  Let's help you out shall we?  It should be noted that we went to our friends from Us Weekly and InStyle magazine to get just the right pics to show you the differences in nude lipsticks.  Enjoy!!

You will notice that Rachel's lipcolor has a peachy tone.  It brings out the color in her face and compliments the color in her hair.  If she were wearing a very beige color it may wash out her face!

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Is your complexion a light brown?  Jordin's nude lip has a bit of brown/plum in it.  It's not overbearing at all and compliments her skintone perfectly.

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For fair toned ladies, a hint of pink in your lip screams perfection!

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Do you have a tawny complexion?  Try a color with a hint of orange!  Notice how her lips are not overstated and it looks as though that could actually be the color of her lip just enhanced?  That's the goal you are going for.

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Olive skin tone?  A great nude lip look has some red and pink in it.  Brings out the color in your face and you will notice, allows for the eyes to shine!!  When you look at this pic, I see eyes!  Nude lips are great paired with an accented eye makeup look.  Btw - olive skin tones can wear that beigy color as well - just sayin.

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Darker skin tone - go for a gloss with a hint of color.  In this example, Gabrielle went for a pinky neutral tone.  A bit of shimmer is nice too.

Question for you ladies.  Is this a nude lipstick tone?

The answer is YES!!!  Who would wear it?  Our darker toned sisters that's who.  So when we say that a nude lipstick is not just beige or a light lipstick, we're serious.  What is nude for one may not be nude for another so consider the following  when you are choosing a nude lipstick for yourself:

1.  What is my skin tone?

2.  What is the undertone of my lip?

3.  Does the color compliment my whole look that I'm trying to achieve?

A knowledgeable makeup artist will be able to help you choose a great nude lip color that is right for you.  

Let me ask you a question and ponder it - some of you will get it and some won't but that's ok.

When you look in the mirror after a shower and you look at your nude skin, what color do you see?  Not all nudes are created equal.

Yours in beauty,

Pink Ink

p.s.  when sporting a nude lip it is best to go with a fierce eye makeup look.  just an fyi.

Questions?  Please do not hesitate to ask and you may find your question in one of our blog posts with a very detailed explanation!  Contact us at info@pinkinkimage.com

"POP" that color

If you were on our facebook page yesterday (www.facebook.com/pinkinkimage) you would have seen that we talked about having a pop of color in your makeup look.  Specifically, we talked about red lips.  For some, red lipstick is the norm.  For others it's like HECK NO!!!  And then for others it's more, I would, but red lipstick doesn't look good on me.  For me, if I'm honest, I was in the third group for a long time.  I think I was into my late twenties before I even attempted red lipstick.  But then I realized, not all red lipstick is the same.  I started to study undertones of skin and undertones of colors and then studied how to match them all up.  Well, I won't bore you with the details, BUT I will give you the Coles Notes versions with pics!  Know this, there is that perfect red out there made for you!  Just check out below.

Fair skin tone with a cool undertone (pink) - go for a raspberry red!

Fair skin tone with red hair; Medium skin tone with yellow undertone; Tan with warm undertone - go for an orange red!

Golden skin tone  - deep berry/plum red!

Medium skin tone with neutral undertone; dark skin tone with warm undertone - blue-red will look great on you!

Tan with neutral - anything (lucky you!)

Dark with cool undertone - Metallic reds and plums

This is not an exhaustive list and it truly could go on and on but at least you have a starting place.  

We interrupt your reading pleasure to ensure that we don't get sued or called out:  PINK INK DID NOT PROVIDE MAKEUP FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE IMAGES.  PINK INK DOES NOT OWN ANY OF THE ABOVE IMAGES.  Just had to make it clear.  We googled the images so that we could provide you with examples.  Now, back to the blog.

Hopefully we have given you a starting place.  Oops, said that already.  Go to the store, or call up your beauty consultant and try some different colors.  Feel sexy in it and you will feel confident in it.  Then go out and conquer the world girl!!!  Who knew lipstick had such power - lol

Yours in Beauty,

Pink Ink

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Pink Ink Cosmetics - E-Catalogue is here!

{This post was written by Shelly of 100Things2Do.  All opinions expressed are her own.}

It's here!

I for one, have been waiting ages for it to arrive, and this week it did!

Pages of glorious colours and creamy goodness.

Nope, not ice cream - that's my second favourite thing - it's the…

PINK INK Cosmetic Catalogue!

E-Catalogue here

Not just any cosmetics - these products were thoroughly tested.

We're talking…
Hypoallergenic: items that cause or are claimed to cause fewer allergic reactions.
Non-comedogenic: products that are oil-free or water based - non-acne causing.
Fragrance free:  without fragrance.
and
made in CANADA!

Check out a few of my favourite pages…

I LOVE that Pink Ink has put together palettes for your eyeshadows!
Genius!

You can buy any of these colours (or about a million more) individually, or you can select your favourite colour palette per their recommendations for a seamless look:

These are just a few of the colours.  There are pages of them!

What about luscious, juicy lips?

Pretty provocative names eh?

This is the best part - you can lead a horse to water (with the e-catalogue) but you can't make her drink… meaning, all the colours and delicious products in the world won't work if you don't know how to apply them to highlight your very best features.

Pink Ink also offers Skype tutorials on make-up application and processes!

You HAVE TO flip through and see all that they offer!

To order e-mail Pink Ink directly or visit the website.