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slick of color that will make you love your lips. Lipstick has
been around for about 5000 years! It's the easiest and
quickest way to give your face a focus and create an instant
splash of color. A woman can convey her mood status and
personality with her choice of lipstick. Yet there is no
perfect shade, brand or formula that each woman must follow!
The problem is that one woman's treasure is another woman's
trash. Your friend's favorite and most flattering lipstick
color often won't look the same on you (and voice versa!).
With that in mind here we offer you some guidelines, a map as
it were in your search for your perfect color!
Kind of Lipsticks
Sheer lipsticks allow your own lip color to shine through and
are there fore more universal (i.e. flattering) than more
opaque lipsticks and less likely to overwhelm your features.
Sheer formulas have the added bonus of being very moisturizing
and lightweight. The downside is that they are not as long
wearing as other formulas. Cream lipsticks are the happy
medium when it comes to lipstick - they're moist, but they
wear longer than sheer lipsticks. The downside is that the
cream formulations are more opaque, so you need to be more
selective about choosing a color.
Shimmer lipsticks are very long wearing, but are not
everyone's cup of tea. Unlike shimmery eye shadow or blush, a
shimmer lipstick can be flattering at any age. Their light
reflecting quality has the added bonus of making the lips look
fuller. The downside is that shimmer formulas look terrible on
dry, chapped lips.
Matte lipsticks are the longest wearing formulas. They are a
good choice if you are trying to make a bold statement with
your lip color. The downside of matte formulas is that they
are extremely drying, so should not be worn by anyone with
dry, chapped lips.
Selecting A Color
Your lips are the one area of your face where you can really
play with color. Traditionally, use deep, rich colors in the
winter (burgundy, chocolate, plum, reds), lighter, more pastel
tones in the spring (pinks, lavenders), any color in a sheer
or glossy formula for summer and warm earth tones for autumn
(brown-based mauves, nudes, warm golden reds).
A Few Color Guidelines
· If you are super fair, a little color goes a long way. Stick
to nudes, beige tones, light corals, light pinks.The most
flattering formula for a super fair complexion is sheer
· If your complexion is medium colored, try a brown-based
mauve, sheer berry or spicy brown lipstick. The best formula
for medium complexion is cream.
· If your complexion is whitish, you will look great in red,
especially) reds with golden undertones (rather than blue).
Pink shimmer also looks great. Both color schemes work well in
any formula.
· If your complexion is darker colors look best in rich, deep
shades Dark burgundy, chocolate, plum in any formula.
Remember that these are just guidelines. You should select
lipstick in any formula or color that makes you happy.
Lipstick is, after all, a temporary fix. You can always wipe
it off and try that new, hopefully perfect shade.
A Slick of Color
Lipsticks in a bullet form are the most popular way to use lip
color. Some lipsticks even come with in-built sun protection
sunscreens. Another way of applying color is with a lip-gloss.
These can be used alone to give your lips an attractive sheen,
or over the top of the lipstick to catch the light. Lip liners
are used to provide an outline to your lips before applying
lipstick; you can also use them over your entire lip for a
dark matte effect. However, you may need to add a touch of lip
salve (balm) over the top to prevent drying out this delicate
area of skin. A slick of color will make you love your lips.
The best way to apply lipstick is with a lip brush. A
selection of lipstick colors is the key to creating different
looks.
For Applying Lipstick
Ensure your lips are soft and supple by smoothing over
moisturizer before you start. Prime your lips by smoothing
them with foundation, using a make-up sponge so you reach
every tiny crevice on the surface.
Dust over the top of the foundation with a
light dusting of your usual face powder, to help your lipstick
stay for longer. Rest your elbow on a firm surface and
carefully draw an outline using a lip pencil, that it
does-drag your .Make sure that you warm it slightly in your
palm. Start by defining the Cupid's bow on the upper lip, and
then draw a neat outline on your lower lip. Finish by
completing the edges of the outline to your upper lip.
Use a lip brush to fill in the outline with lipstick, ensuring
you reach into every tiny crevice on the surface. Open your
mouth to brush the color into the corners of your lips. You'll
help your lipstick last longer if you blot over the surface
with a tissue. It'll also give an attractive, semi- matte
finish to your lips. Reapply to help a longer-Lasting finish.
Golden Rule
Whenever your mouth shows a difference in volume and
proportions, the upper lip generally appears thinner than the
bottom one. As the bottom lip is your point of reference to
balance out the contour of both lips, outlining the upper lip
is must. The golden rule when penciling out the upper lip is
that the width of the bottom lip should equal in proportion
the width of the upper lip, from the pointed side of the cupid
bow to the centre slit of the mouth.
Lipstick fixer: First apply a thin layer of lipstick. Then,
scoop out a blusher (or eye shadow in a matching shade) with a
cotton bud or a lipstick brush before applying it on the lips.
Apply a second layer of your lippy and you are ready.
Lipstick Sealer
For the lipstick to stay you can apply lipstick sealer as it
seal and holds lipstick. After putting on lipstick simply
brush it lightly all over the lipstick and keep lips apart
until dry. The lipstick will last longer. |