photo by Che I sea Paga n
Coverboys bring
A eyeliner to campus
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in minutes, editors o f The Print are some o f the lucky who g o t to purchase them.
NUDES! Yes you heard it right. Four
perfect shades of nude.
Kim Kardashian W est, the queen of
nude lips, and Kylie Cosm etics finally
did a collaboration and it is everything I
needed it to be.
I knew I needed this collection the
second I saw the colors on Kylie Jenner’s
Snapchat. It was love at first sight.
When 3 p.m. hit the day they launched,
I could not order them fast enough.
Eleven long days later, my beautifully
well-made package arrived and I haven’t
been caught wearing another lipstick
since.
Now, this year has been the year of
matte long wearing lipsticks. As much
as I love them, I am ready for a change.
Despite the matte packaging on these
lipsticks, they are not matte!
This is a brand new form ula called
Crème Liquid Lipsticks.
Kimberly is my favorite shade because it
is the more nude tone, it’s very subtle but
pretty, which I like for my everyday look.
They do not claim to be long wearing,
which makes me feel okay about them
wearing off so quickly. This is definitely
a lipstick you need to carry and reapply
once every few hours.
They look beautiful applied, not glossy
and not m atte, but cream y. I would
compare them to whipped cream cheese
in a lipstick tube. They are very light
feeling and not sticky at all, in fact they
are super smooth and make my lips feel
more hydrated.
I will say, I do not like the taste of them
and they are easy to taste because they
come off so easily.
These shades are perfect for an everyday
lipstick. I th in k it’s safe to say they all
have a new home in my purse for a while.
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It all started with a simple statement
about some highlighter and then, “ The
Kim K- and Kylie collaboration has
launched!” yelled design editor Chelsea
Pagan in the middle o f class. W ithin
seconds, I had opened my browser and
typed in kyliecosmetics.com.
Three of us in class attempted to snag
the newly announced Crèm e Liquid
Lipsticks. After a nerve-wrecking waiting
period to check-out on the website, one •
by one our orders were processed and we
could breathe a sigh of relief: we got them!
W hen the lipsticks arrived in the
gorgeous p a le p in k p a c k a g in g , I
immediately needed to try them out.
In the packaging there are four nude
shades. There is “ Kimberly” a light true
nude, “ Kim ” a peachy nude, “ Kiki” a
pinky nude and “ Kimmie” a deep nude.
Upon first application o f “ Kim berly,”
the ligh test o f the four shades, the
consistency difference is very noticeable.
W hile m arketed as a Crème Liquid
Lipsticks, the formula is not going to dry
down completely to your lips leaving the
product feeling light and smooth, if y o u .
are looking for a long-lasting lipstick
these are not for you.
The lipsticks feel very creamy when
you apply them to your lips and go on
better with a Up liner (unfortunately, not
included like in previous lip kits). What I
do Uke about the new formula is that the
makeup removes easily compared to the
matte shades.
The KKW x Kylie Collection comes in
a frosted tube with white font detailing
- and boy am I a sucker for packaging as
weU as the actual product.
A ll in a ll, the collectio n did not
disappoint and I look forward to trying
more products from KyUe Cosmetics.
First, it started out as a regular day
for The Clackamas Print class where I
wasn’t going to spend $45. Then one of
the editors yelled, “ They’re here! They
launched!”
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Confused I asked, “ W hat? W hat’s
here?”
That’s when Lexie, the web editor, said
the new Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner
lipsticks just came out. As my fingers
started typing in thé website address, I
wondered “ Why would people buy this,
they’re aU the same color anyway.”
I thought they were stupid and the price
was ridiculous for four lipsticks. W hat
was so special about these? But before I
knew it, the hype had gotten to me and
before my eyes were the words “ purchase
confirmed.”
Two weeks later, I received the package
and was in love with the matte look on
each lipstick. While trying them out, I
thought, “ W ell, I’ll finally get to know
why these sold out so quickly.”
I have three tests w h en it com es
to lipsticks. I tested for how well the
lipsticks stay on, how they look and, in
this case, if they were truly nude. Long
story short, the lipsticks do not stay on
well and if you don’t have lip liner then be
prepared to dab around the edges of your
lips to smooth it out. They looked great
to m e, but was hard to tell the difference
between them. In my opinion, they are
not truly nude. Each one has a slight tint
to them. Overall, I really like the lipsticks,
but they’re not my favorite.
. They’re great for when you want a nude
look but otherwise I’ve learned don’t buy
$45 worth of lipstick just because of a
hype.
I think I’ll stick to my drugstore brand
makeup.
“ I could n o t
order them fast
enough.”
“ The lipsticks
feel very creamy
when applied.”
“ I f your looking
fo r a lo n g -
lasting lipstick,
these lipsticks
are n o t fo r yo u .”
BY COLLIN BEREND
Why do we find it taboo for men to wear makeup? “
For most o f my life, I have seen the notion of males
wearing cosmetics as a big “ no no.” Makeup, like lipstick,
foundation, eyeliner or mascara are seem as a female- only
product. I’ve lived my life perplexed by this social rule
that has hovered over me most of my life. But why does
this taboo exist?
- ■The simple, yet hardly satisfying answer is that times
have changed. People, as a collective, have trends. We
see it with fashion all the time. Men not wearing makeup
changed front being normal the same way no one wears
parachute pants. At least, for the sake of all that is holy,
ho one does.
But throughout history, there have been those that do,
and some push for thatandrogynistic appearance^ David
Bowie is well known for it, as well as American Idol alumni
Adam Lambert, Kiss and Boy George.
I . Musicians of the 2000s, such as lead vocalist Gerard Way
of the now disbanded “ My Chemical Romance” and Andy
/Biersack of the American rock band “ Black Veil Brides/’
are known for wearing makeup on stage and in video.
Most people know Jared Leto, who played the Joker in
Suicide Squad, was the lead vocalist for “ Thirty Seconds
to Mars” and is well known for his guyliner.
What’s guyliner? Guylineris when a male wears eyeliner.
Odd that we attribute another name for something like
that; It’ s a peddling process.
“ It’ s about your emotions,” said Max Dorsey, a student
at Clackamas Com munity College who wears makeup.
“ You want to portray it in a physical way. I think people
are not used to it still. It’ s so weird. People will question
you like, “ Are you gay or something?” It’ s like, does it
have to be? Because I’ m totally [heterosexual]„You want
to be as gentle as your makeup.
Let’s be honest; makeup isn’t for everyone and not every
guy is into it. Some might if they tried, but the majority
are not. And th at’ s fine.
When I came out to the world as a male wearing makeup,
the first thing I was questioned by family was if I was gay.
As if cosmetics on my face somehow was related to my
sexuality. If so, then I must be the gayest man on campus,
because you’d be hard pressed to find another male wearing
as much makeup as I do. But the truth is, I ’ m not gay. Not
that it matters, m y sexuality isn’t related to my wearing
of makeup, so what’ s the problem?
The problem I find is society’s reaction and response to
men wearing makeup. Simple. On the other page you can
see our makeup review by our wonderful female staff, but
had that been a guy, the reaction may have been different,
and that’ s a scandal.
“ You get a lot more looks than if a girl were to wear
makeup, despite it being a similar style or the same makeup
that’ s just on a boy/’ said former CCC student Noah Riggen,
who also wears makeup. “ I feel it’ s even harder from
a professional standpoint. I feel businesses and public
entities give you as much credit or respectas a woman
that wears makeup.”
“ And it’ s limited my job opportunities and my chances of
getting a jo b,” said Riggen. “ I feel people just don’t know
what to do with it. It’ s not the norm. I don’t think people
get that it’ s no different than a woman wearing makeup.”
At thé end of the day, minds will not simply change
at the snap of a finger, nor will this opinion piece truly
change the world, but it’ s a step, I hope thosé reading who
think males shouldn’t wear makeup should reconsider the
absurdity of that asinine belief.
p h o to b y V ic to ria T inker
“ N o t glossy and
n o t m atte, b u t
creamy.”
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