J’Adore Ruby💋 Sultry, Rouged & Plumped! Easy-Glowing Lip Looks
14 minute read, + links to products + contour video , + investment stock & history of Ruby mines.
Formed under intense heat and pressure below the Earth's surface, when oxygen and aluminum atoms are compressed, they alchemize corundum. The addition of chromium imparts the striking red hue, if ferric iron is present, gemstones exhibit shades of orange or pink.
Rhythmic Ruby, an exquisite & lucrative, natural base, blending plums, cherries, and candy red apples with lustrous hydration, waxed in pomegranate puckers. Feature the lip as primary, pair with shimmer gold eyes and water soluble, cool brown gel for mascara & brushed eyebrows. Complement cheeks and lids in light pink of a similar tone, spritz hydrating mist and sharpen pencils for thoughtful precision. Go light on other features, while bringing out the tops & extension of brows with shimmering lids accenting the widest point of cheeks. Technical highlights go well with detailed swimsuits and beach outings, it’s easy to touch up the lip, and eyes won’t run underwater. Strategic sparkle appears natural in the sun, with sunglasses, brows and lip become prominent, enhancing femininity, easily applied and ready to venture.
tone Rubys’ rose fired chroma:
MD Solar Sciences, Hydrating Sheer Lip Balm SPF30
Lip focused makeup styles to enhance efficient skincare regimens, specially designed for Summertime💋
Begin by priming the skin, gently washed & polished, followed by sea inspired toner mist, ensuring freshness throughout the day. Combine one or all for a custom, Ruby inspired look. Conclude sun-filled adventures by massaging a sensitive, yet effective cleanser, formulated to dissolve waterproof makeup, leaving skin feeling nurtured and rejuvenated after a day in the heat.
Gentle Beauty. Plumping Sugar Lip Scrub
Plumping Lip Scrub
Gently plump with a nourishing scrub that exfoliates naturally with brown sugar, milder compared to white, helping to renew and reveal softness. Cinnamon, a natural plumper, boosts blood flow, creating a fuller appearance & light bronzing. Avocado oil's rich vitamin content, A, D & E, beta carotene, protein, and fatty acids, nourish and protect delicacies. Paired with Coconut oil, provides deep moisture. Massage scrub onto lips for 5-10 minutes and wipe off excess. For a puckered effect, scrub with a toothbrush for 2-5 minutes before wiping for juicy, rouged & cleansed lips.
“The sugar and cinnamon plumping scrub exfoliates the surface and stimulates blood flow that makes lips supple. We're only using organic ingredients such as brown sugar, cinnamon, and oils that make your lips soft and kissable” - Gentle Beauty
Prose. custom cleanser, moisturizer & serum
Custom Cleanser + Serum + Moisturizer
Start the morning with a moisturizing cleansing routine made from a specialized elixir of effective chemistry that prepare skin for a day in the Sun. The current trend of customizing personal care items is prominent in today’s beauty culture. Privatized blends, formulated to complement individual biochemistry, a modern day essential for maintaining healthy dewy glows. Professional mixologists provide a distinctive opportunity to fine tune skincare regimens with natural & innovative ingredients. Made to order cleansers, serums and hydrators uniquely curated per skin type, blended in-house by a team of doctors & dermatologists.
“Every ingredient in your custom cleanser is selected for peak potency to deliver the best results for your skin. We use only the ingredients you need — nothing more, nothing less.” -Prose
Henné Organics. Rollerball Lip Serum.
Lip Hydration Rollerball
After washing face & layering moisture, finish with lip specific serum in quick-to-apply, rollerball fashion. Seal in water, hydrating sensitive skin & take with as a daytime essential, reapply throughout. The feel is cool with rolling gold metal, an invigorating & luxurious start for an active makeup routine.
Bonus! Product Description Mastery *note the way Brands describe their Holy Grail Products:
“Encased in a stunning glass bottle with a 24K gold plated rollerball, the Lip Serum comes to the rescue with an incredible blend of time-defying oils. The result is firmer, younger looking lips” -Henné Organics
Natural Mist Toner + Concealer
After skin is cleansed & polished, delicately spritz natural toner across face and neck. A vitamin enriched, glossy luster, infused of seaweed & salt harmonizes with the fresh Ocean. This step creates a dewy base, forming a tactile mineral layer for makeup adherence. Allow the mist to settle and absorb, dab a thin layer of concealer stick around nose, on eyelids, and wherever skin may need a little evening out. Blend in misted with another spritz using kabuki or fingertips. This snap! technique simplifies foundation base application, ensuring moisturized coverage, with silky radiance.
“A natural toner, hydration-enhancer and makeup setter, Tidal Rose infuses nutrient-dense Seaweed with high-vibration Rose Quartz Rosewater, antioxidant-rich White Tea Extract, and beautifying Persian Lilac Extract. She locks in moisture, softens skin, and restores pH balance while metaphysically balancing energy — all of which are vital for having fresh, rejuvenated skin.” -Earth Harbor
Light Bronzed Contour + Blender Brush
Quickly contour face with shimmery, stick-style bronzer that blends well with skin tone and is complementary. Take a blender detailer brush to accompany the bronzer’s consistency and lightly blend up at cheek bones, around forehead line, sides of nose bridge and anywhere a natural shadow forms for natural looking depth & day to evening wear.
*See Bronzer & Highlight Makeup Techniques + how-to Contour Video & Shaping Products by Glo Skin Beauty🔗
“Perfect the appearance of no-makeup-makeup with this multi-use skin-loving stick, rich in a hydrating blend of essential fatty acids and oils. This lightweight, illuminizing formula utilizes Green Coffee Oil to stimulate collagen, Sal Tree Resin to refine the appearance of pores, and Organic Tapioca powder to smooth the appearance of skin and absorb excess oils. The sheer color and subtle shimmer allow for a buildable glow to accentuate and enliven natural features.” -Ogee
Farm to Skin. Sun Prime Serum with Zinc Oxide
Tinted Sun Primer Serum
To finish a seamless makeup look with added sun protection, lightly ‘paint’ Sun Primer containing zinc oxide over the primed base. Follow the natural contours of face, sweeping down nose across cheek toward ear, ensuring a well-blended finish. Extend application up into the hairline, tops of the ears, down the neck and décolletage using the residual product on brush, delicately tinting. This technique will make sure that all is well blended and looks natural in the Sun.
“Lightweight oil blend rich in carotenoids, polyphenols, and essential fatty acids to prevent oxidative damage along with 18% zinc oxide to protect skin from harmful UVA/UVB rays. The sheer tint reduces any white cast while providing glowy finish.” -Farm to Skin
Kari Gran. Mineral Blush
Pink Mineral Blush
Spritz pink salt toner once more & soak in thoroughly for optimal hydration, then lightly apply pink blush powder on apples of cheeks & eyelids, perfect for on-the-go. This lovely natural blush is made with four simple ingredients, mineral-based, and blends seamlessly with foundation, effectively setting cheeks and eyes with soft, feminine finish.
“Mineral makeup is good for your skin. It adheres to the natural oils on the skin’s surface, so it does not clog pores. It’s breathable and lightweight, acting as a barrier against environmental stressors. And mineral powder makeup is versatile. You build and layer to your ideal coverage and feel.” -Kari Gran
Gold Shimmer Lids
Apply yellow shimmer, over pink mineral powder, in cat-like manner on lids for mesmerizing super sparkle with glimmering radiance. The effect is reminiscent of soft, vivid sunsets during Summer peak, reflecting the daytime sky, versatile for phasing into evening. The pearlescent combination brightens this Season’s vibrant outfit palettes of pinks, oranges, whites & denims, set in golden glamour.
“Set a starry gaze with just one stroke of the finger. A rich colour formula charged with three-dimensional glitters in high concentrations, enriched with shimmering pearls for a starry shine, and colour intensity.” -YSL
Araza. Avocado Butter Eye + Brow Pencil, Brown Shimmer
Eye + Brow Pencil Combo
After blending blush, sharpen brow pencil, and lightly whisk hair like, fill in brows and extensions to create precision clean and full. The tops of brows are seen above sunglasses, the shimmer brown enhances a piercing look seen throughout the day, even with shades on. Take the same cream-based pencil and apply under bottom lashes, extend out with detailer brush in cat like vision for depth, this is the only form of shadow on the eyes for this lip focused application. The next step provides gloss color to eyebrows and same product for lashes, complete the look, Go!
“Good with toast. Better with tortilla chips. But perfect with your eyelids?! Creamy avocado butter creates a moisturizing, no-pull eyeliner that glides on effortlessly for a soft natural look. Silky smooth, blendable, and packed with rich vitamins and essential fatty acids – this eyeliner is all you’ve avo wanted.” -Araza
19/99 Beauty. Lash Tint Mascara, Taupe
Brow Tint & Mascara 2-in-1 Gel
Elongate lashes and secure brows with a two in one lash and brow tint designed to go on quick. A special consistency for multi-use application creates seamless looks with both lashes, and brows, of a similar hue. Waxy, semi-waterproof formula with tawny brown tint enhances eye depth, softness, length and precision. Eyes will complement, and lips will shine.
“A best selling, one-of-a kind, tubing mascara for lashes and brows with a super fine wand, that separates and coats each hair providing a clean, smudge-free application and wear. This light-weight formula, smudge-proof and flake-proof, creates the appearance of freshly tinted lashes and brows, defining the eyes and framing the face.” -19/99 Beauty
Typology. Tinted Lip Oil, Shade 1 Ruby Red
Nourishing Ruby Lip Tint Base
Tint lips with base color over rollerball moisture, and after foundation. Sultry and pigmented, a lip tint allows for color to soak in and stain, instead of sitting on top like most wax based colors and lipsticks, that hold well in cooler months. A tinted base rouges with deep chroma, so less reapplication is required throughout the active day. Select tinted formula with a UV protective ingredient, like plum oil. Let the tint soak with built-in moisture, the next step is lining the perimeter of lips, in a particular way…
“Enriched with squalene, jojoba oil and vitamin E, this lip oil is applied daily to brighten the lips while nourishing them, without feeling sticky. Plum oil protects the skin from oxidation caused by pollution and UV rays. Lips are more supple, nourished and hydrated. This oil has a subtle almond flavour.” -Typology
Sisley. Photo-Lèvres Perfect N°4 Rose Passion, Lip Liner
Rosey-Brown Lip Liner + Blender
Line the perimeter of lips using a sharpened, nourishing formula that moisturizes & glides effortlessly. Designed to stay on for long wear, ensuring vibrant color throughout the day. A rosey-brown shade is ideal for daywear, offering a subtle touch of natural beauty. The brown complements skin tone, while rose tones intro hints of ruby, softened with pink. To achieve a dewy look, use a soft-bristle brush, or adjacent blender, gently rouging liner brushing towards center, dab lightly with finger. This technique creates a sultry, pouty, fresh eaten berries look that enhances natural shape and secures color, before applying gloss for the finishing touch.
“A firm, gentle, easy-glide lip pencil for simple and precise lip lining. Enriched with Kokum butter and phytosqualane, its formula nourishes, hydrates, and comforts. Aloe vera extract and Jojoba oil leave the lips smooth, soft, and supple. Its slick texture (with technology that combines softness, firmness, and comfort during application) promotes color adhesion and long-wear, with brush, allows for professional-style application and quick touch ups throughout the day. Perfectly drawn lips. A satiny, radiant finish. Helps prevent lipstick from bleeding. Long wear.”- Sisley-Paris
Pucker Color Crayon
Color the pout, pucker portion of lips with a moisturizing crayon that complements the liner and future gloss application. This color pop is meant to enhance the kissable portion of lip, providing a multi dimensional pouty look for this Ruby ensemble. Lightly color with crayon, blending the lip liner central, also the top Cupid’s Bow, accentuating a dimensional pout. Peachy nude-pink plays well in Summer with warm rosey tones mixed with fruity orange, the chroma which Rubys in various states, evoke. Pair with sunsets, beaches, & coastal tonal palettes. A bright complexion is achieved in precious gem hues, adding depth & moisture once applied over deep Ruby stain & blended with liner.
“A nourishing fruit blend of Raspberry Seed Oil and Mango Butter locks in 24 hours of instant and overtime lip softening hydration. Sheer, easy to apply color kisses your lips for a care-free effortless look. Petal Soft Lipstick smooths the look and feel of lips for 12 hours of comfortable weightless wear. Available in 20 universal and carefree shades.” -Laura Mercier
Iridescent Lip Gloss Liner
Pucker up with plumping iridescent lip gloss, elegantly applied as liner. Carefully blend the perimeter of lip, barely extending beyond the natural lip line with precision. This technique creates a beautiful healthy glow that appears pouty and inviting, enhanced with hints of extra shine along the outer rim. The result is a multi-dimensional lip look, visually appealing without over gloss. When sipping coffee or enjoying a drink through a straw, the glow remains intact, sealing lipline & color around the edges. An ideal finishing touch when applied as a detailer dose of glamour and layer of subtle shine, complements this Ruby inspired look. Spritz face and décolletage once more with sea salt spray to set makeup naturally, soaking up excess oil and blending with botanical intention. Reapply golden roller & lip liner throughout the day as desired.
“Dior Addict Lip Maximizer is the iconic Dior lip gloss, genuine hydrating and plumping lip care that delivers a maximum volume effect. Infused with cherry oil and hyaluronic acid” -Dior
Bliss. Mighty Biome Pre/ Post Biotics + Barrier Aid
Waterproof Makeup Remover Cleansing Balm
After a fun-filled day of activities, cleanse with a thick & luscious balm, formulated to cleanse away waterproof product, providing moisture to skin. A gentle effective formula works to break down waxes, oils, and dirt that accumulate and stick to face throughout the day. Massage into skin and nose with cleanser, efficiently washing off makeup, leaving face feeling clean, refreshed, and healthy ✦
“This deep cleansing balm melts into skin to dissolve makeup (even waterproof!), sunscreen and impurities while also hydrating to restore skin’s delicate balance for a soft, glowing finish. Rinses clean for refreshed skin. Infinitely recyclable aluminum jar. Clean, Cruelty-free & Vegan.” -Bliss
🌹Beauty⦂ a skill, enhanced with practice & admiration. J’aime.
Sisley-Paris. Liner Application of Le Phyto Gloss N2 Aurora over a rosey-brown precision liner & pucker-color. The combination of intense shine and an ultra-sensory caring formula for plumped and smoothed lips.
Bonus! Consider Investing in responsibly sourced Ruby Mines:
Gemfields Group Limited is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (“JSE”) and London AIM Stock Exchange (“AIM”).
JSE: GML ZAc 249 -10 (August 14th, 2024)
LSE: GEM GBp 11.1 0.1(August 14th, 2024)
Beautiful. Natural. Resource. Forever. Wanted.
“Gemfields is a world-leading responsible miner and marketer of coloured gemstones. We have mining operations in Zambia for emeralds and in Mozambique for ruby and pink sapphire. We have a proven track record of delivering a consistent supply of professionally sorted and graded rough coloured gemstones through a programme of private auctions.” -Gemfields
Resources: Explore the Montepuez Ruby Mine & Learn about the History of Mining Techniques ❤️🔥
