*~Sephora Watercolors~*

[Julessss14]

Working day-in and day-out on the Sephora site and apps, I am often seeking additional ways to be creative, and have fun, with beauty products. 

I’ve started a series that I dub *~Sephora Watercolors~*, mixing pencil, watercolors, a variety of shiny gelly roll pens and deco markers, and, of course, a healthy assortment of Sephora-sourced lip glosses, sparkly nail polishes, glittery face pigments, and more.

In terms of inspo? It’s a mix of the charming illustrations of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and the (precious) watercolors of my grandmother, an artist in her own time, known for her Asian-inspired and tropical tableaus, mixing watercolor with fine pen marks. She also designed and merch’ed up the windows for the historic West Coast department store I. Magnin & Company in Los Angeles, which I think is pretty cool. 

So, without further delay, here is the series. I will post whenever I have a chance, hopefully bi-weekly. I’ll note out the date of creation, link to the products and list out the materials used in the work. 

Can’t wait to hear what you think! 🙂 ❤️💄

Note: Worked with product management @ / contracted for Sephora previously.

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Left: 

• Sephora product: CHANEL Chance Eau Tendre Eau de Parfum 
• Date of creation: 4/19/23
• Materials: Watercolors, pencil, pink gelly roll pen, gems, rapid tone repair dark spot corrector, Sephora Collection eyeliner, Dior lip gloss, Sephora Collection nail polish

Right: 

• Sephora product: JVN Complete Nourishing Hair Oil Shine Drops 1.7 oz/ 50 mL 
• Date of creation: 4/20/23
• Materials: Watercolors, silver deco marker, gems, gelly roll pen

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The ever-iconique juicy tube...

• Sephora product: Lancôme Juicy Tubes Original Lip Gloss 08 Tickled Pink 
• Date of creation: 2023
• Materials: Watercolors, pencil, pink gelly roll pen, juicy tube, gold nail polish, silver nail polish, gems from the French General, stila Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow Perlina , Urban Decay Marvel Studios’ Eternals Heavy Metal Glitter Gel Eternal Starship 

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Dusting off this archive moment and giving her a fresh coat of beauty products / glitter assemblage. I actually made the (first draft) of this painting while I was studying abroad in 2011 in Beijing at Peking University. Hence, the Chinese idiomatic expression or "chengyu" in the painting... 

I have been really lazy to go buy more watercolor paper (even though it's just a close drive to Highland Park) and they say about creativity it manifests in other channels when you block one source off and it's definitely true here. Loving this makeup coat and honestly who doesn't need a few oxblood topaz bedazzles in their fur? 

Solar system vibe ❤️Materials used (just a snapshot)Pink, topaz and lip gloss, oh my!Whole composition

Workshope sceneSmall, painterly momentsIt's giving momentsDe facto studio space?

• Sephora product: n/a - abstract composition 
• Date of creation: Early May, 2011 - 9/20/23
• Materials: Canvas, paint, sharpies, bedazzles (from an art store in Beijing) / draft 1 - draft 2 / - gold deco marker, gems from the French General, HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Hy-Power Eye, Cheek & Lip Pigment Paint Magenta Shimmer , HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Hy-Power Eye, Cheek & Lip Pigment Paint Rose Gold Shimmer , HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Hy-Power Eye, Cheek & Lip Pigment Paint Sapphire Matte , HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Hy-Power Eye, Cheek & Lip Pigment Paint Mint Matte , Starface microcloud patches, MILK MAKEUP Dewy Cream Highlighter Stick Turnt , Danessa Myricks Beauty Infinite Chrome Holiday Kit - Eye & Face Multichrome Pigments Bottle Service , MILK MAKEUP Flex Foundation Stick Espresso , dior dansante 449 nail polish, Charlotte Tilbury Superstar Lips Lipstick - Pillow Talk Collection Pillow Talk , clarins paris lip comfort oil in coral, stila Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow Perlina , Lancôme Juicy Tubes Original Lip Gloss 05 Marshmallow Electro , SEPHORA COLLECTION Colorful Waterproof Eyeliner , dior j'adore glitter gold gel, r.e.m beauty liquid eyeshadow in lab coat and comet, trixie cosmetics stay the night shimmer topper in spoiled and sleeping cutie, trixie cosmetics lip gloss in hi gay, scarlet letter, prism, vegan agenda, lollipop luxe, royal jelly & new thing

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Gem scatter...Mise en placeFinished piece... went more minimal for the lettering...Abstractico: actual dae product here mixed with the gaga green

Work in prog 1Work in prog 2Gems from the French General (ugh I need a new gem source...)She's beauty and she's grace...

• Sephora product: dae Stargloss Shine Hair Gloss Treatment 6 oz / 177 ml 
• Date of creation: 9/19/23
• Materials: Watercolors, pencil, green marker, trixie cosmetics lip gloss in vegan agenda (green) and hi gay (white clear shimmer), HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Hy-Power Eye, Cheek & Lip Pigment Paint Mint Matte , dae Stargloss Shine Hair Gloss Treatment 6 oz / 177 ml , green face gems, yellow heart-shaped face gems, green gelly roll pen, r.e.m. beauty liquid eyeshadow in lab coat (white/pearl/silver blend), stila Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow Perlina & more...

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After Hours & Makeup AbstractionSmall shooting star details with three stripesMise en place...Finished piece ❤️Qt moment ❤️

• Sephora product: Sol de Janeiro After Hours Perfume Mist 3.04 oz / 90 ml 
• Date of creation: 9/19/23
• Materials: Watercolors, pencil, gold deco art metallic paint, amazon face gems, trixie cosmetics lip gloss in hi gay (clear shimmer), lollipop luxe (bubblegum pink) & prism (purple), trixie cosmetics stay the night shimmer topper in spoiled (silver), r.e.m. beauty liquid eyeshadow in comet (silver) & lab coat (copper-y, warm metal tone), stila Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow Perlina , Lancôme Juicy Tubes Original Lip Gloss 05 Marshmallow Electro , HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Hy-Power Eye, Cheek & Lip Pigment Paint Fuchsia Matte , Glossier Lidstar Long-Wearing Shimmer Cream Eyeshadow Lily , purple marker, red marker, silver deco marker, light purple marker, clarins paris lip comfort oil shimmer in pop coral (with shimmer), green highlighter, light blue sharpie, dark blue marker, 真彩 black detail pen & more...

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Gold paint and makeup abstraction ❤️

Still a W-I-P but here's a little bit of a glam corner...

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Makeup abstraction ❤️

• Sephora product: n/a
  • Note: Last page of the Arches watercolor block is a different material that doesn't hold the watercolor like paper does. However, I have noticed that these are great for makeup abstractions and experimentations (one could say in line with the line of artistic inquiry found in Mark Rothko's the sublime) 
• Date of creation: 9/11/23
• Materials: Lancôme Juicy Tubes Original Lip Gloss 05 Marshmallow Electro, SEPHORA COLLECTION Color Hit Mini Nail Polish Firework , Essie clear nail polish, Danessa Myricks Beauty Infinite Chrome Holiday Kit - Eye & Face Multichrome Pigments Bottle Service , Glossier Lidstar Long-Wearing Shimmer Cream Eyeshadow Lily, Trixie Cosmetics Shimmer Topper, J'adore Les Adorables Golden Gel, Clarins Paris Coral Oil Shimmer

[Titian06]

Ooooo, purple glitter!  That's enough for me, @Julessss14 ! 💜💜💜

[Julessss14]

@Titian06 yas we lurve purple glitter!!! Actually someone at a party this weekend gifted it to me... can't think of a better present! ✨

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Upclose detail: infinite chrome in juice tubeIn situMore in site: beauty products, watercolors and gelly rolls, oh my!Real lifeFinished product with textured glittery chromeSailboat silver gem from the French General

• Sephora product: Danessa Myricks Beauty Infinite Chrome Holiday Kit - Eye & Face Multichrome Pigments Bottle Service 
• Date of creation: 9/11/23
• Materials: Watercolors, Lancôme Juicy Tubes Original Lip Gloss 05 Marshmallow Electro , pencil, Clarins lip comfort shimmer oil in coral, yellow gelly roll pen, blue gelly roll pen, black gelly roll pen, Trixie Mattel stay the night shimmer topper in Spoiled, Trixie Mattel lip gloss in Prism

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Can never go wrong with a juicy tube....Flower gems from the French GeneralDetail shot~

• Sephora product: Lancôme Juicy Tubes Original Lip Gloss 05 Marshmallow Electro 
• Date of creation: 9/9/23
• Materials: Watercolors, pencil, yellow gelly roll pen, gold flower gems from the French General, Glossier Lidstar Long-Wearing Shimmer Cream Eyeshadow Lily, Juicy Tube in Marshmallow Electro small details  

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Subtle lip gloss hint at a shadow / rendering dimensionalityHere she is!Light reflecting the glitter (outside angle/direct sunlight)Detail shot: shimmer blendMise en place: iced coffee editionMagenta Shimmer Realness

• Sephora product: HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Hy-Power Eye, Cheek & Lip Pigment Paint Magenta Shimmer 
• Date of creation: 9/8/23
• Materials: Watercolors, pencil, pink gelly roll pen, Trixie Cosmetics Lip Gloss in Lollipop Luxe & New Thing (from here), Glossier Lidstar Long-Wearing Shimmer Cream Eyeshadow Lily ,Trixie Cosmetics Stay the Night Shimmer Topper in Spoiled & Sleeping Cutie 

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Dior Homme: Last DropsDior Homme Watercolor + Glitter Makeup / NailpolishDetail Shot: Sparkle Angle

• Sephora product: DIOR Homme Eau de Toilette 
• Date of creation: 9/7/23
• Materials: Watercolors, pencil, flower gem from the French General, SEPHORA COLLECTION Color Hit Mini Nail Polish Firework , Glossier Lidstar Long-Wearing Shimmer Cream Eyeshadow Lily, stila Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow Wanderlust , HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Hy-Power Eye, Cheek & Lip Pigment Paint Sapphire Matte , Trixie Cosmetics Stay the Night Shimmer Topper in Spoiled, Trixie Cosmetics Lip Gloss in New Thing 

Actually, this was the first product I bought for myself after starting at Sephora.

Btw I think it was this sentence that really struck me about the bottle design:

The Dior Homme bottle has been stylishly reinvented with a sleek and modern design. This sculpted block is made in crystal-clear glass and is an expression of simple and understated elegance, revealing its essential beauty.

from here

Also I am a just a sucker for Dior so maybe it is that 🙂 

Art-wise, going for a more abstract, gestural moment that's light on watercolor and more heavy on pencil and makeup elements (with a big glitter focus obvi) ✨

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 LoveShackFancy Forever In Love Eau de Parfum: Sephora-esque B&W Gems from the French General ❤️LoveShackFancy Forever In Love Eau de Parfum: Feat AnchovyLoveShackFancy Forever In Love Eau de Parfum: Detail Shot

• Sephora product: LoveShackFancy Forever In Love Eau de Parfum 2.5 oz / 75 mL Eau De Parfum 
• Date of creation: 9/6/23
• Materials: Watercolors, pencil, Sephora-esque B&W striped gems from the French General, purple marker, orange marker, SEPHORA COLLECTION Colorful Waterproof Eyeliner, Clarins Lip Comfort Oil Shimmer (coral), Dior J'adore Les Adordables Golden Gel, stila Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow Perlina, stila Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow Rose Gold Retro , Trixie Cosmetics Lip Gloss (new thing), HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Hy-Power Eye, Cheek & Lip Pigment Paint Mint Matte , HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Hy-Power Eye, Cheek & Lip Pigment Paint Magenta Shimmer , Glossier Lidstar Long-Wearing Shimmer Cream Eyeshadow Lily 

Btw, love LoveShackFancy (big fan of the boho vibe) and I actually learned about it years ago when working for my first boss, the art advisor Kim Heirston, who loved their dresses and since I was her assistant and wardrobe stylist (unofficial) I purchased quite of few of them for her.... Also with Kim I spent a lot of time running up and down Madison Avenue and doing laps around Bergdorf Goodman looking for bespoke items often in the afternoon. Kim was a big influence on me in terms of fashion education (you can peek her website here: https://www.kimheirston.com/ and yes, one of my first projects with her was launching this website... an early indicator of a future in developing digital products...).

[Titian06]

@Julessss14 - Forget your great artwork--tell me about your cat!!! 🥰💖🐾😍

[Julessss14]

Omgosh haha - his name is Anchovy and he is bengal, around 3 years old~ Total qt!!! 

[Titian06]

@Julessss14 - First, when replying, please type the @ symbol so you can select the name of the person(s) you are replying to.  This way the individual(s) will receive a message that you replied; otherwise, they may never know.  (I was browsing. 😁 )

Second, feel free to join us on the Pet Paradise thread where we post pics of our pets and oooo and aaaah over everyone's fur babies!  We also provide love and support in times of need.  We'd love to have you and Anchovy! 🙂

[Julessss14]

@Titian06 thank you so much for the tip! @<3@ Very helpful.... I am still getting the hang of the tools!!!

That thread is adorable and I love the name. Since I technically work for Sephora, I need to disclose that fact in all my posts so I try to not engage too much outside this thread since the disclosure is here in the top post! But -- I can definitely discuss with the community team and will let you know! 💝

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• Sephora product: Drunk Elephant B-Goldi™ Bright Illuminating Drops with 5% Niacinamide 1 oz / 30 mL 
• Date of creation: 9/4/23 (HBD, Beyonce!)
• Materials: Watercolors, pencil, burgundy gelly roll pen, Glossier Lidstar Long-Wearing Shimmer Cream Eyeshadow Lily , Trixie Mattel Lollipop Luxe pink lip gloss, black micron pen, stila Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow Perlina , stila Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow Wanderlust , stila Shimmer & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow Cloud , rose gems from the French General 💝

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• Sephora product: Glow Recipe Pomegranate Peptide Firming Serum 1.01 oz / 30 mL 
• Date of creation: 9/3/23
• Materials: Watercolors, pencil, pink gelly roll pen, stila Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow Perlina, Glossier Lidstar Long-Wearing Shimmer Cream Eyeshadow Lily burgundy gelly roll pen 

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• Sephora product: Kulfi Heirloom Satin Lipstick Ma's Misra 
• Date of creation: 9/3/23
• Materials: Watercolors, pencil, stila Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow Perlina, gems from the French General (and update there they are actually moving from being open every Saturday to just "some" Saturdays focused on special events only (!!) which actually I think is kind of cool and they had a big party yesterday at the store to celebrate), green bedazzles, green marker x2, green gelly roll pen, pink gelly roll pen, burgundy gelly roll pen, Glossier Lidstar Long-Wearing Shimmer Cream Eyeshadow Lily 

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Getting this one framed... I absolutely j'adior the iridescent gold sequins.... 💖