These lipstick swatches are taking beauty blogging to the next level

When reviewing a new beauty product, swatches are important. They help readers visualise what the product would look like on them; they get to see the finish, the texture.

While they're handy, they're boring. A stripe on your arm? Woah, revolutionary. And so thought 'beauty influencer' Daisy aka dwglamgeek, whose artsy lipstick watches we're basically obsessed with.

Daisy uses liquid lipstick to create works of actual art on her forearm. She mostly references popular fiction - Harry Potter to Mean Girls - and while she doesn't actually draw the swatches (she uses a stencil) her use of colour is impressive.

Speaking to Seventeen.com she said, "I own over 1,000 liquid lipsticks and I didn't want them to just sit in the drawers, so I thought, let's just make cool drawings on my arm with liquid lipsticks so they get used." That's one creative way to use them.

Take a look.

Come on season 2! I need it to come faster!! You think these swatches will get me a job wearing 80's gear as an extra on the show!? ??? that would be a dream!! I came across this illustration from the very talented @wannelle , I got her permission to recreate this look with lipsticks. Who's a stranger things nerd like me!? One of my favorite ones I've done so far! Thank you @wannelle for letting me recreate this! • • • • • #makeup#makeupaddict#makeupjunkie#beautyaddict#beautyjunkie#beautyblogger#bblogger#lipstickjunkie#lipstickaddict#metalliclipstick#instamakeup#instabeauty#mattelipstick#liquidlipstick#fiercesociety#hudabeauty#slave2beauty#vegas_nay#wakeupandmakeup#dressyourface#lipgloss#strangerthings#anastasiabeverlyhills#limecrime#jeffreestarcosmetics#kyliecosmetics#colourpopcosmetics#katvondbeauty#netflix#makeupartist

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You're going to laugh, but I didn't have enough room on my arm, so I present you my leg. ???that's how much I love it! but if you don't know what this reference is, I want you to just stop now, and hop and Netflix and binge watch Stranger Things, it's one of my favorite shows ever! Scroll back to see my stranger things logo!! And I swear I thought I saw this somewhere, but is it true @newyorkcolorcan is discontinuing their liquid eyeliner!? I will die if they do! Tell me it isn't real! • • • • • #makeup#makeupaddict#makeupjunkie#beautyaddict#beautyjunkie#beautyblogger#bblogger#lipstickjunkie#lipstickaddict#metalliclipstick#netflix#instabeauty#mattelipstick#liquidlipstick#fiercesociety#hudabeauty#slave2beauty#vegas_nay#wakeupandmakeup#dressyourface#lipgloss#sephora#anastasiabeverlyhills#kyliecosmetics#colourpopcosmetics#strangerthings#jeffreestarcosmetics#limecrime#swatches#colourpop

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I almost forgot that it's Harry Potter weekend on tv in the US! So here's my Harry Potter inspired swatch using @makeupgeekcosmetics "Houdini" I love this shade because it's described as a blackened teal, and I love everything teal. I used my favorite flat brush from @wetnwildbeauty to apply. This brush is my holy grail brush to apply anything metallic or sparkly to give that pop of color on your eyes. I feel like it picks up more pigment than any other brush I have. So who's watching!? • • • • • #makeup#makeupaddict#makeupjunkie#beautyaddict#beautyjunkie#beautyblogger#bblogger#lipstickjunkie#lipstickaddict#metalliclipstick#instamakeup#instabeauty#mattelipstick#liquidlipstick#fiercesociety#hudabeauty#slave2beauty#vegas_nay#wakeupandmakeup#dressyourface#lipgloss#makeupgeek#makeupgeekcosmetics#kyliecosmetics#colourpopcosmetics#jeffreestarcosmetics#anastasiabeverlyhills#harrypotter#katvondbeauty#wetnwild

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Got to pick another @hudabeauty mini kit. I love her formula and I kid you not, when I made this swatch, I barely even used much of the lipstick, it spread across so even, and it covered a lot of the space! These nudes are so pretty and I used the lip liner on the outside and it goes so well with these colors. The brown nude is "trendsetter" and the pink nude is "bombshell" Have you tried @hudabeauty ? Let's get this straight, this is MY page and MY products that I pay for myself. So what I choose to do with MY product is MY business, so if you don't like it, keep it to yourself and I won't have to block you. So when you start paying for my product, you can tell me this is wasteful, but guess what? You don't pay for MY product, so I will use my product as I please. Thanks to those who know that this is ART and creativity. • • • • • #makeup#makeupaddict#makeupjunkie#beautyaddict#beautyjunkie#beautyblogger#bblogger#lipstickjunkie#lipstickaddict#metalliclipstick#instamakeup#instabeauty#mattelipstick#liquidlipstick#fiercesociety#hudabeauty#slave2beauty#vegas_nay#wakeupandmakeup#dressyourface#lipgloss#sephora#trendmood#katvondbeauty#jeffreestarcosmetics#anastasiabeverlyhills#kyliecosmetics#colourpopcosmetics#colourpop#ulta

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?look at this stuff, isn't it neat?? products used: @colourpopcosmetics "raw" lippie stix for the little mermaid logo and "guess" for her silhouette. @kleancolor "marigold" 1648 @katvondbeauty "echo" for dark starry night. @jordana_cosmetics "ghost town" for stars in the night sky. And I wanted to include the cutest little razor ever! Who doesn't want to shave their legs with a mermaid razor from @lequabeauty ?? Disclaimer: I cannot draw for the life of me, but I can use stencils to make this neat arm swatch, I never said I could draw, but I can fill it in a little, lol, this is just for fun swatches. • • • • • #makeup#makeupaddict#makeupjunkie#beautyaddict#beautyjunkie#beautyblogger#bblogger#lipstickjunkie#lipstickaddict#metalliclipstick#instamakeup#instabeauty#mattelipstick#liquidlipstick#fiercesociety#hudabeauty#slave2beauty#vegas_nay#wakeupandmakeup#dressyourface#lipgloss#thelittlemermaid#sephora#colourpopcosmetics#katvondbeauty#trendmood#kyliecosmetics#jeffreestarcosmetics#disney#colourpop

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