Dark lips don't always = goth.

For my look of the day today I was inspired by one of my favourite lip liners, Nightmoth by Mac. 

I expect some people are put off wearing dark lipstick for fear of looking too heavy or gothic. But done right I think it can look very slick and modern. Even black lipstick. The trick is to keep everything else clean and light. 

I wanted a fresh, light base with good coverage so used a moisturising primer by Body Shop followed by Illamasqua's Skin Base and Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer. I used Illamasqua's Rude cream blusher and set this and the foundation with Mac's Translucent powder.

For my eyes I washed them over with Mac Shroom, an off white, shimmery eye shadow and blended Illamasqua Heroin eye shadow into the crease to add a little depth. I lined the top lashes with black felt tip liner by L'Oreal and applied Max Factor False Lash Effect mascara to the top and bottom lashes. I also lined my water line with a peachy pencil called Vow by Illamasqua.

I think the key to this look is to balance the dark lips with the rest of the face. 

After lining & filling in the lips with Mac Nightmoth lip liner, I blended in a little Illamasqua Pristine lipstick, which is a matte black and cleaned up any mistakes around the lips with a cotton bud and a brush dipped in concealer. 

I didn't need a bright blusher so contoured my cheeks with Illamasqua Heroin eye shadow under the cheekbones and Illamasqua Intrigue Blusher on top, which is a white blush - one of my favourite and most used products. I added warmth with a hint of apricot blusher by Bourjois.

As a final touch I added some extra highlight to the high points of my face with Illamasqua's Gleam.

An added bonus to this look is that by going for a big statement lip, you're distracted from the two mountainous spots on my chin!

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