Adventure With Red

Natural look has always been my favourite look. In fact, I like being able to leave home without any make up, run errands, get the groceries and I do head to work almost everyday with no make-up on me. Just apply the daily skincare routine and maybe at most, a primer so that I do not look too pale. Having a job which requires me to report to work by 7am means it is always a mad rush early in the morning for me and the rest of my colleagues.

It is no joke. Ladies who are working mothers, who need to send their kids to school first before heading to work are definitely super women. For those among these working moms who are actually able to put on proper make-up every morning, send their kids to school and then head to work, puts them on an entire unattainable level in my books. So it is a norm in my line to see ladies who are usually bare face and are really comfortable with the way we look everyday.

However, there are days where I will need to apply some colours on my face. Nude colour palettes has always, always, ALWAYS been my first, top and maybe only colour choice when it comes to make up. I like learning ways to apply the different 'no make up' make up look. Especially when it comes to my lips, I always opt for the many different range of nude colours from various brands. Eventually I learned my own quick way of applying the simple natural look on mornings when I needed make-up before I dashed out the front door and rocket my way to work.

When I dropped by Coco Cafe, I knew I needed to try out their matte lipstick. Chanel's nude lipsticks range have always been one of my favourites before I learned about long lasting matte lipsticks. I have tried Kylie, Huda Beauty, Mac matte lipsticks and now I knew this brand was the next obvious choice. Which colour did I choose? The only nude colour they had was number 140.

I then thought of being a teeny weeny bit adventurous. How? By experimenting the nude with the red. As you can see above, I like looking as natural as possible. I like being just another face among the crowd and not having my lip colour stand out among the rest or be seen from a distance away. Frankly, I admire ladies who have the guts to be able to carry red lip colour. But totally not me. I always thought I look like someone else altogether. I did tried going 'all red' lips before, I felt like everyone was looking at me in a funny kind of way. Self-conscious me rushed to the nearest washroom to remove it and walked around again with only a few dabs of lip therapy. After the removal, I felt I was back in my confident zone.

So this time, I decided to give (a tinge of) red, another shot. A mix of red with the nude (140) and tea-daaaa...

Ok, I don't think I look too bad. Maybe I could probably carry this colour and wear it publicly in the future. For now though, this is probably going to be my only photo evidence of me apply the closest to applying red lip colour lipstick on myself. Call me a cave lady, but I am sticking to the nude palette for the time being.

naimefied look:

hijab: chiffon dUCk scarf