How Do You Create Perfect Red Lips?
Red lips are like a shot of instant glamour for your beauty routine, the perfect mate to your evening attire, classic and classy. But like all bold makeup, red lips require that you follow a few simple steps to get the look just right. Begin with lip liner. This step is very important, because without liner, your lipcolor will fade and bleed, resulting in imprecise, smudgy lips–never a good thing when you’re wearing a bold color. Using a lip pencil in a shade identical to your lipstick, lightly line, then fill in the lips. Blot lightly. Add a coat of lipstick, using a lip brush for maximum precision. Blot, then add a second coat. If desired, top with a light coat of clear gloss. If you prefer a less bold version of this look, you can use a gloss instead of a lipstick for sheer, shiny color. Use a clear (not colored) lip pencil to ensure that you don’t end up with visible lip lines, a major beauty faux pas. You don’t want your lipcolor transferring to your teeth, so put your index fing