Girls and women are divided into two types: some hastily paint with lipstick or gloss, others carefully outline the contour of the lips and apply lipstick with careful strokes of a cosmetic brush.
The first option is not bad or habitual for girls who do not take good care of themselves. But it is only suitable for light shades of lipsticks and glosses.
If you choose to focus on lips, lipstick or gloss will be very visible, and errors in the contour or in the application of color may well spoil the impression of others about your image.
General rules for lip makeup
The basic rule of perfect makeup: highlight only the lips or only the eyes. Highlighting both is considered bad form.
At one time, psychologists from women's magazines argued that girls who prefer to paint their eyes brighter than their lips subconsciously want to hint to others about their high level of intelligence, while women with bright lips focus ontheir sexuality.
Most of the girls have not come to understand whether they agree with this statement or not. No wonder: sometimes we choose different types of makeup depending on the mood, the atmosphere, the nature of the event for which we are wearing makeup.
To achieve the perfect lip makeup, makeup artists recommend following these rules:
- Moisturize your lips with a balm and go over them with a scrub. They should not peel off, because under bright lipstick, and even more so if the choice fell on matte, all the bumps will be visible.
- Draw the outline well. The “kissed” effect, when the lipstick was applied fuzzy, slightly blurry, of course, was in vogue, but neither then nor now did it fit all shades of lipsticks and glosses.
- The emphasis on the lips does not mean that the eyes should not be painted at all. At a minimum, the eyelashes should be made up accurately. For the eyelids, nude shadows are chosen, a classic arrow with eyeliner or a dark pencil is also allowed.
- After you have painted your lips, cover them with a dry paper tissue, powder them with regular powder using a brush, remove the tissue and apply lipstick again. This will extend the life of the makeup.
- So you can cover the entire surface of the lips with a pencil before applying lipstick - this will also make the lipstick more resistant.
Lipstick selection
To perform makeup with an emphasis on lips, it is important to choose the right lipstick or gloss. The main rule is not the brightness of the color, but the relevance of the situation, and it is also important how this color of lipsticksuits a girl.
How to choose lipstick or gloss:
- Red suits absolutely everyone, but you need to find your shade.
- If you don't have perfectly white teeth, avoid purple and coral pink tones - this will make your teeth appear even yellower. If you give preference to dark saturated colors - burgundy, wine shades - then your teeth will visually be whiter.
- If you can't decide between lipstick and gloss: lipstick lies more tightly on the surface of the lips and after a while it literally absorbs into them, and the gloss feels heavier and hair constantly sticks to it. But gloss has a glossier surface than lipstick.
- Choose the color of a cosmetic product based on your color type. If your skin tones, hair and eyes are predominantly warm, then it is better to choose a shade of lipstick warm. Similarly with cold shades.
Lip accent
To make a make-up with an emphasis on the lips, you can use a pencil to clearly highlight the border of the lips, or you can create the most popular "kissed" effect. However, if you have an official business make-up, you will have to refrain from the latter. In addition, dark colors will look dirty if not applied clearly.
To make a clear drawing:
- Take a well-sharpened cosmetic pencil. If it's too hard, try warming up its neck under a match or candle flame.
- The color and shade of the pencil must be completely identical to the color and shade of the lipstick.
- Cautiontrace exactly along the contour of the lips. Strong over contouring will make you look like a plastic surgery victim.
- When drawing the contour near the corners, turn your head and look at yourself from the side to avoid the so-called "duck lips".
Covering lips with lipstick
The final touch in makeup is a bright lipstick that needs to be applied carefully and evenly. Makeup artists prefer not to paint their lips with the composition directly from the bottle. They use a cosmetic brush, pick up pigment from a bottle on it and thus cover the lips with color. So lipstick lays down evenly, fills all the corners.
If desired, top with a clear gloss for even more shine.
If the lipstick is matte, keep in mind that it dries the skin, so after the makeup is washed off, it makes sense to moisturize the lips with a special balm.
Conclusion
Makeup, in which a girl or woman highlights her lips brighter than her eyes, looks sexy and beautiful. The main thing is not to overdo it with the color of the lips: bright purple against the background of a pale face and almost unpainted eyes will look frightening, but not extravagant.
