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How to apply Lipstick properly
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.
Knowing the right lip color for individual skin tone
Tips for selecting right lipstick colorFair skins look good in red lipsticks with blue undertones, lightest pinks, honey, mocha and pinkish beiges; medium skins look their best when lips are topped with rich reds with brown or yellow undertones, brown-undertones pinks and medium browns from mocha to caramel. Redheads are usually recommended lip colors that have brownish undertones like raisin reds and deep peach shades while deeper skin tones are flattered by using lipsticks that are brownish reds, plums, sheerest pinks, pink-glossed beige and other shades of brown. Olive skins are easiest to choose for and lips are complemented with colors like brownish reds and berries, deepest pinks, chocolate, yellow-browns and plum-browns. Now that you know how to choose the right shades for you, check out Delectable Lips for lipsticks available in shades for every skin color.
Makeup kit essentials for applying lipstick properly
Tips and techniques for applying lipstickThe essential items for applying lipstick properly is having the right shade of lipstick handy with a lip brush, lip base/balm, lip liner and gloss, depending on individual taste.
- A lip liner defines the lips and prevents lip color from bleeding, giving it durability. They are available in pencil form and should be matched with the shade of lipstick used.
- Gentle brushing around the lips with a soft toothbrush helps to exfoliate dead cells around the mouth area and give a clear, defined shape to the lip line.
- Applying a touch of foundation/lip base onto the lips helps lipstick stay on longer and a neutral or lipstick matched liner used to outline the lips after this. The lip liner must be started from the center of the upper lip, drawn into a line towards each corner and follow the edge of the natural lip line.
- The color can be filled over the lips with a lip brush in slow, deliberate strokes and lipstick that has a formulation for transfer-resistant color stays for a longer time.
- If the lip pencil is chilled in the fridge for a few minutes before application, it glides on smoothly and the outlining of the lips is easier.
- Lip conditioners used in lipsticks give it longer staying powder and are ideal for party wear or all daywear too, while keeping the lips moist and nourished for hours.
- After the first application is over, the lips must be stretched and the liner repeated lightly again, blotted with a tissue and lip color re-applied with a lip brush for a no-budge, no-smudge, luscious lip wear.
- Making the mouth round as an ‘o’ prevents lip color from spreading onto the teeth.
- Liners and gloss are best avoided for a lip that is too full, but just a hint of lacquer brings a glow to the face.
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