I’m not really one for New Year’s resolutions, but I do like to try new things – even if it’s actually an old thing. I decided to start off this year with a lipstick challenge – 31 days of lipstick with no repeats, forcing me to “shop my stash” and evaluate what I already own. When you wear makeup pretty much every day, especially if you’re wearing it in a professional environment with… more conservative views on makeup than you’d prefer, it’s pretty easy to get stuck in a rut with the same quick and easy looks. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that, but I love lipstick and I own a lot of them so I wanted to challenge myself to play with my existing collection a bit more.
I don’t actually wear makeup every single day, especially if I’m not at work or going out, so it took me a little bit longer than the original January plan of 31 consecutive days, but I did it and I’m so pleased with this little project.
Unfortunately, I am a bad blogger and didn’t take a photo of myself every single day, but I did keep a list of everything I wore. Here’s my 31 days of lipstick, with product photos for any day that I didn’t actually snap a picture of my face.
The first number is the lipstick and the second number is the date of the month. The first product listed is lip liner and the second item is the lipstick. If only one item is listed, I didn’t wear lip liner that day. I did allow myself to repeat lip liner usage, mostly because I don’t own that many and don’t think it’s necessary.
- J3. MAC Soar + Bite Beauty Sugarcane
- J4. MAC Edge to Edge + Melt Cosmetics Chick Habit
- J5. Jouer Cosmetics Blush
- J6. Kat Von D A-Go-Go + Dose of Colors Hot Fire
- J8. MAC Soar + Sugarpill Trinket
- J9. Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk + NARS Save the Queen
- J10. Kat Von D Lovecraft + Dose of Colors Stone
- J11. Kat Von D Muse + Dose of Colors Rosebud
- J12. Kat Von D Lolita + Lime Crime Gigi
- J15. Kat Von D Muse + Lime Crime Cashmere
- J16. Kat Von D Lovecraft + Jouer Cosmetics Rayanne
- J17. Lime Crime Polly
- J18. MAC Edge to Edge + MACxSamanthaRavndahl
- J19. Kat Von D Muse + Dose of Colors Brûlée
- J20. Lime Crime Lavender Honey
- J22. MAC Soar + Lime Crime Marshmallow
- J23. Lime Crime Turkish Delight
- J24. Kat Von D Muse + Dose of Colors Bare With Me
- J25. Kat Von D Muse + Black Moon Cosmetics Libra
- J26. Lime Crime Milk Tea
- J29. MAC Edge to Edge + Melt Sext
- J30. Lime Crime Teddy Bear
- J31. Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk + Dose of Colors Los Anjealous
- F1. Lime Crime True Love
- F2. Kat Von D Lovecraft + Jouer Cosmetics Cassis
- F5. Lime Crime Cupid
- F6. Bite Beauty Lip Lab custom shade
- F7. Kat Von D Lovecraft + Melt Cosmetics NoOd
- F8. Lime Crime Moonstone
- F9. Kat Von D Lovecraft + Hourglass Cosmetics I’ve Kissed
- F10. MAC Edge to Edge + Lime Crime Squash