Purple Manicures and Makeup for World Cancer Day 2014!

Good morning my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Tuesday to you all!  I hope you are all having a wonderful week so far.  Looks like it will be a snowy one here in NYC!  With NYFW fast approaching (2 days!) let's hope it clears up soon!  

But first, today I have a purple post for you all in honor of World Cancer Day.

World Cancer Day helps to raise awareness and money for the fight against cancer.  Most of us probably know people who have battled the disease and I've lost family members and had survivors surround me. According to their website:

"World Cancer Day takes place every year on 4 February and is the single initiative under which UICC, its members, partners and the entire world can unite together in the fight against the global cancer epidemic. World Cancer Day is an initiative of UICC, through which we aim to help save millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and education about cancer, and pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action against the disease. "

Since Purple is the color of cancer awareness, I'm sharing some of my favorite makeup and nail looks that feature purple!  Now, without further ado, onto the polish (and makeup!)

 Above:  Dance Legend Cosmic Rainbow

 Above: Deborah Lippmann Harlem Silks From Bombay 

 Above:  Deborah Lippmann Stronger 

 Above:  Dior Poison and Perle

 Above:  Enchanted Polish Magical Mystery Tour

 Above:  Enchanted Polish Octopus's Garden

 Above:  Illamasqua Dotticure

 Above:  Jordana purple Eyemakeup

 Above: Lime Crime Lipstick in Poisonberry

 Above:  Milani Vivid Violet and Sugar Crush

 Above:  Nars TrainBlue Velvet Matte Lip Pencil

 Above: Nfu-Oh 51

 Above:  OPI I Vant To Bite Your Neck topped with 18k Gold Top Coat

 Above:  Polished by KPT Ophelia's Love and Nostalgia

 Above:  Pretty and Polisehd Anamagi

 Above:  Multiple Glitter Manicure

 Above:  Revlon Matte Lip Stain Balm in Shameless

 Above:  Stila Pigment Eyeshadow in Tie Dye

 Above:  Urban Decay Vice Palette Looks

 Above:  Zoya Savita

Above:  Urban Decay Glinda Palette

So there you have it!  Purple eyeshadow, nail polish and lipstick galore!  Be sure to check out the World Cancer Day Website to see what you can do to make a difference and proudly wear your purple today!

What did you think of these looks?  Would you try any?

Lime Crime Velvetine Lipstick Swatches and Review!

Good afternoon my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Thursday!  Hope everyone on the east coast survived the snow this week!  I was up taking care of my parents dog and got a TON of swatching done so be prepared for a bunch of new posts!  Now, if you follow my Instagram or Facebook pages (@lacqueredlover) then you know of my love for makeup.  Today, I'm going to share with you some of my favorites from the past year:

These lipsticks from Lime Crime are a liquid lipstick that within a few minutes dries to a super matte finish.  I can easily get 8 hours of wear out of each lipstick, including meals, without really having to reapply.  The great thing about each of these is that they literally do NOT come off on anything, not cups, not utensils, not even with smooching!  They can be a bit runny when applying, so I always use a clear lip liner when wearing these to help prevent feathering.

Above:  Suedeberry, Pink Velvet and Red Velvet within 1 minute of application.

Now, without further ado, on to the lippies!!!

 Above:  Lime Crime Pink Velvet

 Above:  Lime Crime Pink Velvet with makeup

Pink Velvet is a bright, vibrant, HOT pink lippie!  It's brighter on the lip than it looks even in the bottle but it's the perfect hot pink shade.  I find it's light and bright enough to wear either day or night!

Above:  Lime Crime Red Velvet

 Above:  Lime Crime Red Velvet with makeup

Red Velvet was the original Velvtine lipstick and is a true bright red.  This shade definitely isn't blue or pink leaning and just gives you a retro, 1940's matte red lip.  It might be my favorite red.

 Above:  Lime Crime Suedeberry

Above:  Lime Crime Suedeberry with makeup

Suedeberry is somewhere between an orange, red and coral lip color.  It's really bright and fun but you need a bit of spunk to pull this shade off!


All in all, I'm kind of obsessed with these lipsticks.  I've bought all three in the last year and can't wait for more shades!  They last longer than any other lipstick I own and I can't think of anything that has the same matte finish that doesn't transfer on ANYTHING!  These are all available on the Lime Crime website for $20 each and are definitely worth it in my opinion!

What do you think of these lipsticks?  Any must haves?  Any dupes?