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Mixing Lipstick Colors How-to:- Take one tube of red lipstick that you don't care for and mix in a little mauve lipstick. You will achieve a pretty fuchsia that will be easier to wear. | ||
Don't Forget The Lips:- You do your face in the morning and then you are out the door. How do you look by 11 am? You lipcolor is probably gone so get into the habit of touching it up several times a day. Nothing makes you look more washed out than dull lips. Some women need the color. Trust me... I actually look healthier when I have color on my face. | ||
Lip Lines:- If you have tiny lines in your lips that you would like to make less noticeable, here's the trick to try. Instead of applying your lipstick horizontally, apply it vertically. | ||
Lip balm and Lip Lining Pencil Together:- If you have a lip lining pencil that is rather hard, try using it over lips that have been prepared with a good coating of lip balm. The pencil will color the lips easily and has lasting power as well. (And don't simply line them, color your entire lips with the pencil). |
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Pinks VS Peaches:- Leave your pinks in the drawer during the summer. Peach tinged lipcolors look terrific against bronzed skin. | ||
Lipstick Changes Color? Have you noticed this happening to you? The reason is the acidity of your skin which causes dark toned lips. If you have brown toned lips, stay away from the blue toned lipsticks. The lipsticks in the brown tones will hold their natural color more so than a pink or blue toned shades. Your best colors will be beiges, peaches, apricots etc. | ||
Lipstick Trivia:- Here is the little trivia about lipstick/lip balm. In 1904, a perfumed lip salve would have cost you 25 cents and would've been packaged in an aluminum case. By 1908, it was okay for women to apply lipstick at the table during lunch at a restaurant. It was not okay to apply lipstick at dinner. | ||
Getting your Lips Ready For Summer:- Dry cracked lips is not something that you want this summer. It's easy to get your lips ready for summer with just toothbrush and a little Vaseline. Brush the lips gently and the be sure that you don't ingest any of the product |
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Lipstick Formulations For Winter:- During the winter months, you might want to stay away from the lipsticks that claim that they are long lasting. Often they can dry your lips out and cold weather will do that fast enough. Instead look for creamy formulations | ||
Cosmetic Tips:- You have spotted a gorgeous shade of lipstick on a model in a magazine and you instantly run out and buy it. You spend a small fortune on the color and when you get home, it looks terrible on you. The lipstick was a complete waste of money. To avoid this trap, make an appointment at one of those cosmetic salons that will assist you in your color choices. That's their job after all! Let them suggest colors to you, try them out and if you like it, then you buy. It's as simple as that. | ||
How to adjust your lips:- Make Small Lips Look Larger - Apply a little Vaseline or lip gloss to the middle of the bottom lip, which brings the lips out, making them look larger. Make Large Lips Look Smaller - Use the deeper colors in your palette (deep color makes the lips recede), and stick to a matte formula; keep away from shiny glosses. |
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