Each girl can look beautiful and spectacular with the help of correctly selected cosmetics. An integral and important aspect is lip makeup. Depending on the technique of applying lipstick, you can adjust the shape of the lips and make them more seductive. On how to choose the color of the cosmetic product and make up the lips correctly, read on in the article.
How to paint lips?
Even a beginner can make beautiful and neat lip make-up. It is enough to follow the step-by-step instructions.
Step 1. Applying lip balm. This will prepare the skin of the lips for makeup and make it soft and smooth.
Step 2Remove excess lip balm. The product should be allowed to soak and only then blot the excess. It is recommended to use a paper towel for these purposes. A cotton pad can leave marks and as a result, the lipstick cannot be applied evenly.
Step 3 Draw the contours of the lips concealer. This is especially required if the shape of the lips is fuzzy.
Step 4 Using highlighter. To make the lips appear visually larger, we treat the upper lip with a highlighter.
Step 5Drawing the contours of the upper lip with a pencil. To soften the shape of the lips with a pink pencil, draw a contour.
Step 6Drawing the contour of the lower lip with a pencil. We draw a line starting from the center of the lower lip. Gradually paint to the corners.
Step 7Coloring lip folds. To facilitate the task, it is recommended to stretch your lips into a smile.
Step 8Apply lipstick to lips. To increase the volume, it is recommended to use light shades of lipstick, to reduce - dark.
Step 9Feather the borders between the contour pencil and lipstick. This can be done with a brush or fingertips.
Lip makeup is a painstaking process that requires patience and accuracy. In order not to spoil the image, you should choose the right color of lipstick.
Rules for choosing lipstick color
Choosing a lipstick of the right shade for some girls seems to be difficult. To do spectacular makeup, you need to consider some nuances. The shade is selected in accordance with the color of the eyes, hair, eyeshadow or lip shape.
Owners of brown eyes Brown, plum or chocolate shades of lipstick will do. Red, burgundy or slightly pink lip coating will add effect to the image.
Green-eyed girls can choose a lipstick with terracotta, red-orange or pink tint.
To the fair sex with gray eyes plum, beige colors will do. But atblue-eyed more choice. They can choose beige pink, dark garnet or cherry shades of lipstick.
Lip makeup should match hair color. Rules for choosing a lipstick shade according to this criterion:
- Blondes are suitable pink, caramel, light lilac, pale peach colors. To create a more relaxed look, nude and light brown lipsticks will help. Blondes with a light skin type can use scarlet colors.If the girl has dark skin, preference should be given to peach, sand, coral shades;
- Brunettes and brown-haired women are recommended to use bright colors of lipstick. For example, red, plum, pink, bright scarlet, dark brick or brown shades. In this case, skin color should be taken into account;
- Redheads should give preference to lip makeup with coral, pink, brown shades. Owners of pale skin should choose nude lipsticks.
In makeup, the combination of the color of the eyeshadow and lipstick is important. If you choose the wrong shades, you can ruin the image. Burgundy or scarlet lipstick goes well with beige or gray-brown shades. For daytime makeup, it is better to use matte shadows, for the evening version mother-of-pearl is suitable. Emerald shades in combination with a peach-tone lipstick will make the image more elegant and spectacular.
If bright eye makeup is done, choose a lipstick should be calm, nude shades.
Lip Makeup Options
You can emphasize the lips in various ways. Each girl will be able to learn this art if she follows the instructions.
Lip Makeup Options:
- Visual enlargement or reduction of the lips;
- Gradient or ombre effect;
- The effect of kissed lips;
- Contouring.
In all types of makeup, great attention should be paid to moisturizing and peeling lips.
Lip makeup can be done with appropriate cosmetics. In the arsenal of every girl should be a pencil, highlighter, shine, matte lipstick. This will help to create a suitable image without any problems.
Lip Makeup
Owners of thin lips dream of making them more voluminous. After all, full, sensual lips are the dream of any girl. You can achieve a visual increase with makeup.
Essential cosmetics to create the effect:
- Makeup base. A well-chosen base will even out the skin tone of the lips and make their surface even;
- Contour Pencil. For visual lip augmentation, you can outline the lips, slightly protruding with a pencil over the contours;
- Shine. Thanks to its texture, shine adds volume to the right places. The optical effect is achieved by adding sparkles to the coating;
- Highlighter. An indispensable tool for creating large lips.
For visual lip augmentation, it is recommended to use light lipsticks. The dark, on the contrary, will make them smaller.
There are several effective makeup techniques to give lips more volume.
Can play with color. Girls with thin lips should give up dark shades of lipstick. Preference should be given to peach, pale pink or nude colors in makeup.
The best option to visually enlarge the lips is to use lipstick with a shiny texture. Here, shine, a special varnish or liquid lipstick with a metallic effect is suitable. Transparent gloss sometimes is enough to put on the center of the lips to add volume.
Another lip makeup technique is contour extension. You can make this effect using the concealer initially. The mask mask the natural contour of the lips. Then a contour pencil draws their new shape. The skin of the lips is painted over with a pencil, and lipstick of a suitable shade is applied on top.
Can use highlighter. It is enough to emphasize the bending of the upper lip with the product in order to visually enlarge the lips. A little highlighter can be applied to the lips themselves.
Matte lipsticks to achieve the effect of lip augmentation is not recommended.
Lip gradient
Add a highlight to the image with a gradient on the lips or, in other words, the ombre effect. This adds volume to the lips and makes makeup more effective. The main condition is to make a smooth transition from one color to another.
You can make a gradient on the lips with both two lipsticks of different shades, and one.
Kinds of gradient on the lips:
- Vertical. Hue passes from one corner of the lips to another;
- Horizontal.A smooth transition of the shade from the center of the lips to the edges.
Darker shades of lipstick as a result are located in the center or on the edges of the lips. You can use both matte and glossy colors.
To create a gradient on the lips, it is better to use a tint.
Due to the structure of the tint, it is easy to accentuate the product and make a smooth transition from a more saturated shade to a less bright one. The main thing is to manage to shade the tint and create the necessary effect.
Correctly selected cosmetics will help to create the right gradient on the lips. Makeup will require lipstick in two shades, a contour pencil and gloss. After applying cosmetics to the lips, you should blend the borders with a brush or fingertips. On the finished lip make-up, you can apply a little shine to smooth the texture.
Blurred outline or effect of kissed lips
Girls prefer to make the effect of kissed lips in the summer. However, this makeup technique is suitable for other seasons.
Step 1. Preparation of lip skin before applying lipstick. Apply a balm and let it soak. After a few minutes, dab the excess with a tissue.
Step 2 Application of concealer. The product is applied to the lips with a fluffy brush with a natural pile to blend the borders. In the future, this will help to create a makeup with the effect of kissed lips.
Step 3 Apply lipstick in a light shade. Using a special brush, apply a little light lipstick to the middle of the lips. Closer to the edges, blend the tool. Instead of a brush, you can use fingertips. Movement should be patting.
Step 4 Coloring the center of the lipstick with a lipstick of a more saturated bright dark shade. The border between tones is softly shaded.
Step 5 Fixing the result of makeup with the effect of kissed lips. Apply fluffy brush highlighter on the upper edge of the lip. This will add volume and radiance to the lips.
You can use a tint to create a blurred lip contour.
The benefits of using tint instead of regular lipstick:
- Durability. Lip makeup will last from 8 to 10 hours;
- Translucency of shades. Tints have bright colors, but with their help they achieve a natural finish;
- Multitasking. The tool is widely used not only for lip makeup, but also to create a blush on the cheeks.
It is recommended to apply a tint on the lips with the fingertips.
Before using the product, it is worth moisturizing the skin of the lips with balm. Then you can apply a tint. To get good makeup, you should quickly blend the product on the lips. This will avoid bright, sloppy spots.
Matte lips
Matte lips look interesting and beautiful. To make a beautiful image with makeup, you should know some nuances.
Matte lipstick is drier and more durable than glossy.
This is both an advantage and a disadvantage. A significant plus is that makeup does not leak and does not lose its colors. However, due to the drying effect, matte lipstick emphasizes all the irregularities of the surface of the lips. In this regard, good skin care should be carried out on this part of the face.
Tips for using matte lipstick:
- Makeup in combination with lipstick matte texture should be discreet. It is enough to outline the eyebrow line, even out skin tone and apply mascara to the eyelashes;
- The shade should be selected in accordance with skin color. Girls with dark skin should choose warm shades of lipstick, and with light - cold. A win-win option is red lipstick. It looks very impressive on the lips of any woman;
- It is difficult to remove matte lipstick from lips with conventional makeup removers. It is very persistent, therefore, oil-based products should be used;
- For the best application of matte lipstick on the lips, it is recommended to mix a small amount of pigment with balm. Then, using a brush, the product is applied to the lips;
- When choosing a matte lipstick, you should give preference to products that include vitamins, wax or oils.
Before applying liquid matte lipstick, it is recommended to paint over the entire surface of the lips with a pencil.
This life hack is used by makeup artists to prevent the product from spreading. It is also recommended to use a balm to prepare the skin of the lips. Makeup then lasts a long time and does not spoil the created image.
Any glossy lipstick can be made matte. For these purposes, wipes should be used to remove excess and powder. The powder absorbs excess pigment and makes the usual lipstick visually matte.
Lip contouring
Contouring - This is a new trend in lip makeup. Using this technique, you can simulate the shape of the lips and make them voluminous.
The first way. Before using lipstick, you should prepare the skin of the lips. Apply a foundation or concealer to the lips. This will make makeup lasting and even out skin tone. Take a pencil shade darker than lipstick and draw a lip contour. In this case, you can slightly go beyond the borders. With a pencil, we also draw 1 vertical line in the center and 2 on the sides of the upper and lower lips. Apply a brush with a lighter shade so that the drawn lines are barely visible. Apply gloss on top, which will create the effect of volume.
The second way. We apply concealer on the lips in a dense layer and allow the product to soak. With a white or light pink pencil, paint over the center of the upper and lower lips. We start contouring using a pencil of the same shade as the lipstick. Using your fingers, blend the light line in the middle. Apply liquid lipstick or gloss.
With the help of contouring, lips can be given any shape. A major role in this is played by the correct use of the contour pencil.
Major mistakes
It seems to many that lip makeup is easy. However, certain skills and knowledge are required here. Beginners often make mistakes and, as a result, spoil their appearance. When choosing the right shade of lipstick, the shape of the lips, the color of the eyes, hair and eyeshadows should be taken into account. Only with the correct ratio of all parameters can the desired effect be obtained.
Common Lip Makeup Errors:
- Apply lipstick without first peeling and moisturizing the lips. Girls forget that the skin on this part of the face is very delicate and requires careful care. To keep the lipstick even, it is recommended to regularly use a scrub and moisturize your lip balm;
- Use balm before applying lipstick directly. A product that is not completely absorbed will cause the makeup to lie unevenly and flow. It is recommended to apply lipstick on the lips after a quarter of an hour after using the balm. If the matter requires haste, then you should use a napkin to remove excess funds;
- Choose lipstick based solely on shade. The color of the cosmetic product must be selected taking into account the shape, contours and size of the lips. Girls with thin lips should use light lipstick, and with puffy - dark. As a result, you can achieve a visual increase or decrease in the lips;
- Use concealer, concealer or tonal foundation instead of flesh-colored lipstick when creating a nude effect. This is the most serious mistake that a beginner can make when making up lips. These cosmetics dry the skin and roll off. To get the desired effect, it is worth applying only lipsticks of nude colors;
- Apply gloss to the entire surface of the lips. Some women use too much gloss to visually enlarge their lips. However, such a continuous glossy coating often leads to the opposite effect. It is recommended to apply a little gloss only on the center of the lips, creating a slight glare effect;
- Apply more than two layers of lipstick on the lips. This leads to the imprint of a cosmetic product on the teeth. It is recommended to remove excess with a napkin.
Lip makeup is easy to do if you know certain rules. Beginners should be patient and follow the step-by-step instructions.
