Step 1: Choose a color
Modern color shades of lipsticks are very diverse, and look on the lips look more natural and alive as best reflect light. That is why to choose any one color is not so easy. Especially the new transparent formulations are suitable for almost any shade the face. Nevertheless, some of the rules for the selection of lipstick is still relevant:
1. If you do not like the bold decisions, and prefer natural colors, choose a lipstick only 1-2 shades darker or lighter than your natural lip color. Then they will definitely be for you to face.
2. As a rule, white-skinned women are "cold" shades of lipstick - from pink to plum, which are based on the color blue. Women with a warm complexion and tanned woman suit "warm" colors with yellow at the base, such as peach or warm brown.
3. The color of your hair is also important: the darker your hair, the more bright colors you will. With blond hair, any lipstick will seem brighter.
4. Take into account and shade of your teeth. If the color of your enamel slightly yellowish, the cool colors of lipstick can make your teeth whiter than just visually. Coral and orange shades of lipstick, on the contrary, will only aggravate your problem. Wanting to hide uneven teeth, give up the lipstick is too bright colors: it draws attention to this deficiency. It is better to give preference to lighter shades of lipstick.
5. If you do not like some shade of your skin (blue or gray color under the eyes, redness or yellowness, too pink cheeks, etc.), try not to choose a lipstick with the same color or shade. He will only accentuate your flaws.
6. Owners thin lips better give up too bright and dark lipstick because it visually makes lips even thinner. But on his thin lips look good light and pearly lipstick and gloss. Polnogubym women, too, do not go too bright and unnatural colors, they look vulgar, despite all the assurances of fashion magazines. But it is perfect lipstick natural tones.
Step 2. Check on the lips
But you picked the color you want, lipstick and ... is not got the result that expected. Indeed, as a rule, lipstick on the lips does not look like a tube. The fact that this shade of lipstick is shown only when applied.
How can you find out what the real shade of lipstick in? Test-tube of a sheet of white paper and see what else the color you see, other than the principal. It is easier to see on white paper, the skin is more difficult to parse. You can see the shade of the following colors:
Red / Pink: Makes the main color of lipstick warmer, but at the same time, sharper and deeper. It may also give a reddish tinge around your face, so be careful!
Yellow / orange: Makes the main color of lipstick warmer and softer. Looks good on the skin of warm colors, but if you have a pale complexion, can give your face a greenish or bluish. Also, it is always better to choose yellow, not orange. Too orange shade can make your skin look dull and lethargic.
Blue / blue: This shade of lipstick can give a more dramatic depth. Looks good on the skin cold tones.
Silver / gray: Gives lips shimmer, softness, depth - what is now so popular in lipsticks. Lightens and softens the basic tone of lipstick, just be sure that there are not too many gray-blue hue, or it can show circles under the eyes.
Light green: This shade of lipstick are the leading cosmetic companies, and usually it is also accompanied by a yellow tinge. You will look modern, but you may find that your face is not enough color. (Hint: That's why leading cosmetic companies are developing such a large range of blush!)
Step 3: Secrets of the correct application
The main difficulty in applying the lipstick is to permanently keep her in the right borders, not allowing it to spread and dirty teeth, clothes, etc. That's what the professionals recommend:
1. Be sure to draw a border. Before applying lipstick, then drag the outer contour of the lips with the help of light tonal framework. This technique will not give lipstick spread, as well as create an easy contrast, whereby the lips will appear fuller and brighter. Then you can emphasize the outline with a pencil, but only in the natural color of your lips or lipstick, in any case, not darker. This will create another barrier against spreading.
2. Forget about the brush or applicator. Lipstick, which is applied directly from the tube, lasts longer, and its color is more intense.
3. Lightly dab the lips with a napkin. This will remove the excess layer of lipstick, which spreads because he had no time to absorb.
4. Protect your teeth. In order to not get dirty teeth lipstick, television and movie stars are usually smeared with Vaseline. But if you want to repeat their reception, then most likely, you will not be able to fool anyone, and you'll look just like a man whose teeth are smeared with vaseline. Instead, there are other ways to prevent lipstick imprinted on the teeth. Firstly, do not pull the lips forward when applying lipstick in such a situation is painted inner region of the lips, which then stain teeth. Secondly, after the application of lipstick put in your mouth and your index finger slightly rounding the lips, slowly pull it out. On the finger go all the excess lipstick from the inner surface of the lips.
Step 4. Care for your lips
The skin on the lips is much thinner than the skin on the rest of the face. This means that it dries faster and is more susceptible to the adverse effects of weather: cold, sun and wind. Often moisturize special lip balms or all of the same mineral oil or vaseline. Petrolatum and mineral oil are retained longer on the skin, protecting the surface thereof, while rapidly absorbed natural oils. Light layer of balm can be applied and over lipstick.
At night, apply your usual night cream to the area around the lips, where age appear fine wrinkles.
Once or twice a week before bed makes it easy peeling lips with the help of funds from the microbeads to remove dead skin particles, and then liberally apply moisturizer.
Try less often lick your lips: it not only leads to blurring of lipstick, but also to dry lips and the formation of cracks on them.
Marina Al-Rabac