Have Longer Lasting Lipstick
How to keep your lips looking great all day, so you don't have to keep re-applying your lipstick throughout the day.
Steps
- Lightly scrub away the top surface of your lips with a damp toothbrush to get rid of dull, dry skin cells.
- Use a non-petroleum lip moisturiser on the lips to moisturise the fresh skin.
- Blot with a tissue to remove any excess cream.
- With a brush, gently wipe a light concealer over the lips. This gives you a nice clear line for when you add your lip liner. It also creates a nice base for your lipstick, bringing out its true color.
- Use a sharpened, neutral lip liner around the edge of the lips. Blend it softly in or you won't be left with any definition once you apply your lipstick.
- Apply lipstick to the back of your hand, then apply to your lips with a brush.
- Blend a thick layer of lipstick into the lips and pencil line.
- Open mouth slightly to apply lipstick into inner corners.
- Place a thin layer of tissue over the lips and apply loose or pressed powder through the tissue to set the lipstick in place. The tissue gives a finer coverage of powder going through to the lips so that you aren't removing the lip color -- you're just matting it down and setting it in place.
- Apply a final layer of lipstick to give a long lasting glossy finish.
Tips
- Always make sure that your lip liner is freshly sharpened so that you're not transferring any bacteria from it onto your lips.
- If you want a special touch, just add lip gloss in the center of your lips to create a bright glossy effect.
- Blotting excess moisturizer prevents lipstick from sliding off.
- It is a good idea to use a nude lip liner since it goes with most lipsticks and doesn't create a harsh line.
- It might sound a tad radical but throwing your make-up pencil sharpener in the dishwasher or washing by hand can also be very efficacious in removing bacteria. If you have a twist-up pencil it never hurts to break off the tip and wipe with alcohol before using.
Warnings
- Petroleum in lip balms dries out your skin.
Things You'll Need
- Toothbrush
- Loose powder
- Long lasting lipstick
- Lip liner
- Tissue
- Cotton wool pads
- Lipstick brush
- Non-petroleum moisturizer