How to Apply Lipstick

from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit

When it comes to makeup, lipstick is perhaps one of the more crucial elements to looking fabulous. This guide will teach you how to get sultry lips, regardless of size or shape.

Steps

Know your lips! This sounds foolish but it's very true. Understand which shades, kinds, and brands your lips prefer. Also take into account what kind of skintone you have. Pale-skinned people look very good with light, glossy colors and perhaps a little blush, moderate-skinned people look good with muted colors (bland pinks and even browns), and dark-skinned people look great with gold browns and even nude pinks. It can vary, however, so find a shade that matches you.
Once you've found a color that suits you, find a lipliner that is slightly darker than the lipstick. Lipliner is more important that one might assume because it creates a sort of foundation for the lipstick and can blend well. It also creates the illusion of plumper lips for those with thin ones.
Now that you've got everything that you need, you can start. It's important that you soften your lips and remove dead flakes, for these can ruin your lips. If you have chapped lips, exfoliate by making a paste of sugar (not salt!) and water and GENTLY scrub your lips. After, fold a tissue in half and dampen it with water, then rub a little Vaseline on them. Squeeze this between your lips for 30 seconds, or as long as you can.
Rub the excess Vaseline off with the back of your hand or your finger and try to get as much as you can off. Now start filling in your lips with lipliner from the edges to the center. If you have thin lips, you can color a little outside of the edge to fakely 'plump' your lips.
Next, apply the lipstick. This title is a little misleading in that it doesn't only tell you how to apply lipstick, but this step shows you how. Apply thin coats; just one or two sweeps over your lips. After that, if desired, apply a little more. Less is more when it comes to lipstick, because greased-up lips are not only unnattractive, but tend to rub off easily.
When you're done, blot with the back of your hand. Apply gloss if desired, and voila!

Tips

Carry your lipstick with you incase of accidental removal or just quick touch-ups.
Lipstick isn't only for women. If you're a guy and you feel comfortable or sexy in lipstick, wear it! Express yourself through the use of self art, it works for everyone.
Try not to look like The Joker with red lipstick. Unless you're aiming for that look.

Warnings

Try not to use abrasive colors such as: bright reds, oranges, or pinks. Not many people can pull them off and unless you're sure you're one of them, don't try!
Color isn't needed all the time. Nude works great for just a day out with the girls/guys, and can be the prettiest for you.

Things You'll Need

lipstick

Related wikiHows

Article provided by wikiHow, a collaborative writing project to build the world's largest, highest quality how-to manual. Please edit this article and find author credits at the original wikiHow article on How to Apply Lipstick. All content on wikiHow can be shared under a Creative Commons license.

The best way to have the perfect body

468x60 Ads