Lipstick Application for Luscious Lips

Whether you want to create a dark pouty look to your mouth or simply make your thin lips look plumper, image consultant, Annalisa Armitage, shares the simple rules to applying lipstick that will help you to make your lips look luscious.

Step 1 - Decide on the Impression You Want to Give Before you even start thinking about lipstick, you need to think about the impression you want to give other people. For a natural look, choose lighter colours. If you want to convey the impression of being down to earth, a natural pink colour will work better than red. Do you want to look natural, brilliant, sexy, or startling?

Step 2 - Decide on the Right Colours Choose lipstick colours that suit your skin tone. Dark colours will make your lips look smaller while lighter colours will make your lips look bigger. Different outfits and different occasions may require different coloured lipsticks. Match the lipstick to your clothes in tone and colour for a classy, finished look.

Step 3 - Decide on Matt or Shine If you want your lips to look bigger and plumper, use a shiny finish lipstick. Matt lipsticks will make your lips appear smaller or thinner. A shiny finish will attract more attention, while a matt finish looks more natural on your lips.

Step 4 - Apply the Lip Liner Choose a lip liner that matches the tone and colour of your lipstick. Follow the natural line of your lips around with the lip liner pencil. Tracing the outside line of your lips will make your lips look bigger. Colour in the whole of your lips, starting from the outside and working towards the centre. Many people believe that the lip liner just provides an outline to the lips, but by colouring in the entire lips with the lip liner, you can create a more even colour and base for the lipstick. In addition the colour lasts longer and you won't have to re-apply so often.

Step 5 - Apply the Lipstick Apply the lipstick, once again following the natural line of your lips. Once applied wipe off the excess lipstick so you won't leave your lipstick on your cups or get inadvertent lipstick marks on your teeth. This is done by folding a tissue and placing it between your lips, pressing your lips firmly together.

Step 6 - Apply the Gloss Finally, apply the lip-gloss. Lip-gloss also helps to keep your lips moist. This will prevent you from inadvertently licking your lips and taking your lipstick off. Lip-gloss gives you a shiny moist effect which will give the impression of fuller, juicier lips.

Getting your lipstick right may take some practice, but it is not difficult once you have mastered it. With a little time and effort you can perfect your lipstick, and before long you will have kissable lips all day, every day.

Personal Stylist, Annalisa Armitage of My Image Consultant, can help you to learn the tricks to make your lips look luscious as part of any of her makeovers. To find out more about Annalisa's makeovers see her website at www.myimageconsultant.com.au .

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