Now get the hell out of my office.

January 27th, 2012 at 12:46PM

missabba:

makeupbox:

Ode to Ruby Woo (MAC)
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[Pic source http://birdsandshoes.com/]
This is one of those obsessions where maybe once a week, I’ll find myself making plans to stop by a MAC counter. I haven’t given in because every time I do drop by and pick up a tube of Ruby Woo to swatch on the back of my hand, the uber-hard, “drying-clay” texture shocks me all over again.
I find myself asking the same question that I’ve asked a dozen times before. “How can a lipstick made in this century be this dry and hard to apply?”
Well the answer is simply that Ruby Woo is what MAC classifies as a Retro Matte. (Meaning, they intentionally made it a pain in the wazoo to apply, so that you remember it’s not “just another red”.) Gimicky? You bet.
But it’s an undeniably rich, beautiful, true pin-up red. If you can actually get it on to full intensity properly without rubbing your lips off.

[Pic source: http://becauselondon.com]
I’d liken it to the hot guy who just won’t look your way. It just makes you want him more.
Well, I have a staple red lip. It’s called (what else?) Russian Red. It’s actually a smoother, richer texture, and a heck of a lot more comfortable to wear than Ruby Woo. But then I know the next time I pass by a MAC counter, I’ll find myself going up to the lipstick rack and picking up a tube of that most gloriously-red and unbelievably-stubborn lipstick named Ruby Woo to scrape across the back of my hand.

What?! That sounds awesome! Has anyone at the MAC counter ever explained how to apply it properly?

this is my default red and i have a pre-woo ritual. 30 minutes before, exfoliate lips with a wet toothbrush and then apply a light coat of lip balm. at 30 minutes enough of the lip balm has absorbed into your lips so that they’re supple and smooth but not greasy so that the color adheres to it.
before putting on any bold color, i put concealer around the edge of my mouth and let it dry. then i line my lips with a neutral color and apply the red. i blot with a kleenex, then i pull the kleenex apart and hold one ply over my lips. i dust over the kleenex with a transluscent powder. enough powder gets through the very thin layer of kleenex to set the lipstick without muting the color.

makeupbox:

Ode to Ruby Woo (MAC)

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[Pic source http://birdsandshoes.com/]

This is one of those obsessions where maybe once a week, I’ll find myself making plans to stop by a MAC counter. I haven’t given in because every time I do drop by and pick up a tube of Ruby Woo to swatch on the back of my hand, the uber-hard, “drying-clay” texture shocks me all over again.

I find myself asking the same question that I’ve asked a dozen times before. “How can a lipstick made in this century be this dry and hard to apply?”

Well the answer is simply that Ruby Woo is what MAC classifies as a Retro Matte. (Meaning, they intentionally made it a pain in the wazoo to apply, so that you remember it’s not “just another red”.) Gimicky? You bet.

But it’s an undeniably rich, beautiful, true pin-up red. If you can actually get it on to full intensity properly without rubbing your lips off.

[Pic source: http://becauselondon.com]

I’d liken it to the hot guy who just won’t look your way. It just makes you want him more.

Well, I have a staple red lip. It’s called (what else?) Russian Red. It’s actually a smoother, richer texture, and a heck of a lot more comfortable to wear than Ruby Woo. But then I know the next time I pass by a MAC counter, I’ll find myself going up to the lipstick rack and picking up a tube of that most gloriously-red and unbelievably-stubborn lipstick named Ruby Woo to scrape across the back of my hand.

What?! That sounds awesome! Has anyone at the MAC counter ever explained how to apply it properly?

this is my default red and i have a pre-woo ritual. 30 minutes before, exfoliate lips with a wet toothbrush and then apply a light coat of lip balm. at 30 minutes enough of the lip balm has absorbed into your lips so that they’re supple and smooth but not greasy so that the color adheres to it.

before putting on any bold color, i put concealer around the edge of my mouth and let it dry. then i line my lips with a neutral color and apply the red. i blot with a kleenex, then i pull the kleenex apart and hold one ply over my lips. i dust over the kleenex with a transluscent powder. enough powder gets through the very thin layer of kleenex to set the lipstick without muting the color.