Lipstick has been around for about 5000 years! It is the earliest and quickest way to give your face a focus and create an instant splash of colour. To apply lipstick properly, it is important to have the right tools handy for the best application of lip makeup and get the setting right, in sync with the occasion. The first step is to choose the best shade of lipstick according to the skin tone. Like the colors of rainbow, there are shades of virtually every color when it comes to coloring your lips. 

 

Know your lips! This sounds foolish but it’s very true. Understand which shades, kinds, and brands your lips prefer. Also take into account what kind of skintone you have. Pale-skinned people look very good with light, glossy colors and perhaps a little blush, moderate-skinned people look good with muted colors (bland pinks and even browns), and dark-skinned people look great with gold browns and even nude pinks. It can vary, however, so find a shade that matches you. 

 

To make applying lipstick easier, rub a small amount of moisturizer on your lips. 

 

Outline the center edge of your upper lip with lip liner. Draw a thin line along the edge of your lips with a lip liner whose color is one shade darker than your lipstick. Start at the center of the upper lip and work outward. Hug the very outer edges to open up thin lips, and line well within the edges to downplay excessively full lips. 

 

But make sure the liner matches the lipstick or gloss. Dark liner and light lips is tacky. 

 

Keep lipstick off your teeth with this trick. This is a trick I learned years ago from my mom. After applying lipstick, take your index finger and pop it in your mouth, then pull it out. The excess lipstick will come off on your finger rather than your teeth. 

 

If you have thin lips, use light shades to make them appear fuller. Define the lip using the neutral lip pencil from slightly beyond your natural lip line and then apply lipstick covering up lip defining line. Another trick is to apply white shadow on center of both lips over lipstick very lightly and spread it gently. 

 

Repeat Steps 4 and 5 for your bottom lip. Since there is no "v" in your bottom lip, just start in the center of your bottom lip to begin your outline. 

 

Close your lips and blot with a tissue. Reapply more lipstick with the lipbrush after blotting if you want to increase the wear-time of your lipstick. 

 

Lip gloss is used to add extra shine after applying lipstick. It can be tinted or colorless and you can use it alone or over lipstick. Apply only to the center of your lips since it tends to ’bleed’ beyond the lip edges. Lip gloss is not recommended for use on mature skins.

 

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