[Ryan Riverz]

It looks really good on some people, how good can depend on skin tone, hair color, all the obvious stuff.

[Mindbear]

I wear my Mac Style Black lippy every single time I go to work. I absolutely love it! I have the Chanel blue black too, and all the black lipglosses. I think it helps that I am extremely pale with bright bright orange hair.

[theprettycat]

I totally take back my statement about needing certain undertones for it too look good. I tried on Black Knight by MAC and it was fierce... Like everyone else already said, you just need the attitude and confidence to wear it.

But damn, its hot.

[Ksanochka Vanmra]

My boyfriend says I should give it a go, that I'd look good with black lips (and he isn't a goth or anything! Lol!), but, although I really want to try that new Mac gloss, I'm somehow scared by it. It may be because I dress in black most of the time and I don't want to look like a goth (I had enough of that in my teens, lol!).

[lafindesiecle]

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Originally Posted by Ksanochka Vanmra My boyfriend says I should give it a go, that I'd look good with black lips (and he isn't a goth or anything! Lol!), but, although I really want to try that new Mac gloss, I'm somehow scared by it. It may be because I dress in black most of the time and I don't want to look like a goth (I had enough of that in my teens, lol!).

this is me too,hahahaha. i bought Mac in Film Noir (a very very very deep black-toned matte red lipstick) and it looks SO HOT but i just can't muster up the confidence to wear it out. gah.

[Mindbear]

The mac gloss is so sheer it's barely worth worrying about. The Cremesheen black is pretty light too. I don't know why you'd feel fear about it, the idea is to wear it with a bare face and a little mascara, no goth wears make it like that, it'll just look cool!

I'm so glad I bought the original YSL black lipgloss. It's incredibly opaque and shines like PVC. Tomorrow I shall wear it with my black mattene from mac. Yes!

[lafindesiecle]

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Originally Posted by Mindbear The mac gloss is so sheer it's barely worth worrying about. The Cremesheen black is pretty light too. I don't know why you'd feel fear about it, the idea is to wear it with a bare face and a little mascara, no goth wears make it like that, it'll just look cool! I'm so glad I bought the original YSL black lipgloss. It's incredibly opaque and shines like PVC. Tomorrow I shall wear it with my black mattene from mac. Yes!

Mindbear, could you share some pix of it with us?? would love to see!

[michyed]

Temptalia has a review on black and dark lipsticks from MAC here. I personally think Shu Uemura's black lipstick works the best. My friend bought one for halloween!

[thesiren]

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Originally Posted by Mindbear . I don't know why you'd feel fear about it, the idea is to wear it with a bare face and a little mascara, no goth wears make it like that, it'll just look cool!

i agree with this. i ended up doing black lips for halloween and i thought they looked quite cool. i think the key is to keep everything else sleek to keep the look chic, not costume-y. i have a few events later this week and i plan on doing a low tight chignon, vanilla on my eyes with mascara and the black lip. i am just using chapstick and my black MAC greasepaint because it's too thick to wear on my eyes and i have terrible smuding with it.

if i learned one lesson about black lipstick saturday night it's that q-tips are a godsend! use them to clean up the edges for a really pristine, poised lip.

[CaitlinC]

Not many people can carry black lipstick well.

Only a few people have the certain look of pulling it off well.

The darkest I ever wear is dark purple, chocolate brown, or dark burgundy.

I'd do black lipstick if I find a decent black lipstick and find the right occasion for it.

[minstinguett]

Gotta say that key to this look IMO is having reasonably big lips. Such a dark colour on thin lips is just going to make them look thinner and it's not too flattering. However if you have a generous mouth and flawless skin, I think you should GO FOR IT!!!

[Mindbear]

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Originally Posted by lafindesiecle Mindbear, could you share some pix of it with us?? would love to see!

I forgot to take a picture! I shall when I'm next at work. Yes!

[lafindesiecle]

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Originally Posted by Mindbear I forgot to take a picture! I shall when I'm next at work. Yes!

awesome, thanks! just one of those looks that's so good in eds/couture and i'm dying to see how other people pull it off in the real world. i go out a lot and work in music/fashion/etc and know there's situations where it'll socially be ok/not look too extreme/not be a big deal, and just would love to see how other girls rock it too.

[Mindbear]

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Originally Posted by lafindesiecle awesome, thanks! just one of those looks that's so good in eds/couture and i'm dying to see how other people pull it off in the real world. i go out a lot and work in music/fashion/etc and know there's situations where it'll socially be ok/not look too extreme/not be a big deal, and just would love to see how other girls rock it too.

If I'm honest I hate putting pictures up because I hate my face, but I shall for the purposes of black lipstick help! Being thirty has made my face so much more chunky...I hate getting older

What do you do? Fashion/music is a great industry if you want to rock the black lipstick trend on a daily basis. I am a dj and there a lot of girls with the black lipstick thing....but none of them have my beloved YSL black gloss. I am so glad I invested in it last year....

[lafindesiecle]

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Originally Posted by Mindbear If I'm honest I hate putting pictures up because I hate my face, but I shall for the purposes of black lipstick help! Being thirty has made my face so much more chunky...I hate getting older What do you do? Fashion/music is a great industry if you want to rock the black lipstick trend on a daily basis. I am a dj and there a lot of girls with the black lipstick thing....but none of them have my beloved YSL black gloss. I am so glad I invested in it last year....

technically i work in music/fashion/entertainment PR at a marketing/events company owned my a music/fashion magazine in NYC, and i freelance as a photographer and modelled and dj'd a bit a few years ago. my whole office is tattooed and whatever and i live between williamsburg and the lower east side, so i mean, for crying out loud, if anyone is in a social/work situation where these things don't bat an eyelash, it's me.

i bet the YSL lipgloss solves a lot of my worries -- i've got this great near-black red Mac lipstick as well as one of their black glosses (awkwardly sheer), but they're both just so bleed-y that it's almost impossible to wear. I'm thinking i might get a black liner pencil (or just use my eyeliner?) and then fill it in with the red and blot a bit (a la fantastically obvious rodarte ss10 i guess) which would solve my 'o noez black lips' worries as well as the whole 'now my lips are running like my mascara' problem. hm.


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