How to make pink lipstick work for me?
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Dec 12, 2013
Angel J.
Every shade of pink lipstick I buy never work on me. It looks ashy and dry and never smooth like I see on other women. I have tried various pink shades from other brands, most recently candy yum yum by MAC. Is there a secret way of making pink lipstick looks flawless on lips or what? I look like a clown when I apply them :(
Dec 12, 2013
Veronica M.
Covergirl queen collection has great choices!
Dec 12, 2013
Betsy N.
Well prime your lips, I use a lip scrub then a lip balm it makes my lips super soft I apply lipstick with a brush it makes it look more polished and maybe your like me with red lipstick I used to think I looked like a clown but now its my fave color just wear it, I'm sure you will get complements.
Dec 12, 2013
Veronica M.
Also take a concealer brush and concealer to clean the edges. I use mac prolong wear.
Dec 12, 2013
Lisa A.
Use a lip liner, or check out destiny godly on tiutube.
Dec 12, 2013
Beauty G.
I have trouble as well you have to find what works best with your skintone it's kind of a hit or miss type of deal and also what you feel comfortable wearing!! :-)
Dec 12, 2013
Angel J.
It's not so much the color, but the application. It settles into my fine lines or looks too clownish with just one or two swipes :(
Dec 12, 2013
Lisa A.
Exfoliate the lips drink lots of water and keep them moisturized
Dec 12, 2013
Beauty G.
When you exfoliate your face there is nothing in the rule book that says you can't exfoliate your lips I do it all the time and it removed excess unwanted dead skin leaving my lips as smooth a babys bottom I also use eos lip balm to moisturize them after!! :-)
Dec 12, 2013
Veronica M.
Elf has a great lip scrub.
Dec 12, 2013
Angel J.
Thanks ladies, I am screen shotting all of this lol
and Velen, I love Sephora and plan to visit very soon! What do you recommend? :)
Dec 12, 2013
Carolyn H.
Every time I brush my teeth I also scrub my lips pretty thoroughly to make sure I really get the dead skin off.
Also invest in a good moisturizing lip balm, a really good one will also prime create a layer on lips and fill in lines.
I really like Vaseline intense lip therapy or my current favorite the jack black lip balm
Lip liners are soooo important- use them to fill in your entire lips. Then use your lipstick to go over that color, if you need to smooth out the colors some more maybe apply a dab- just a little bit- of a gloss to help.
Or just run your finger across your lip to disperse any color that is trapped in your wrinkles.
I'm obsessed with lipstick so these are my little tricks.
Dec 12, 2013
Angel J.
Ahhh thanks Velen! Wish I would've known about these colors before buying candy yum yum! I think I want to try both of these shades :)
Dec 12, 2013
Angel J.
Oh so if you aren't satisfied with the lipstick, you can exchange it at MAC for something else of equal value?
Dec 12, 2013
Angel J.
Nevermind..I've already tested the lipstick so they won't take it back as expected.
Dec 12, 2013
Angel J.
Ok! I will give it a try! Thanks Velen!?
Dec 12, 2013
Angel J.
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Dec 12, 2013
Angel J.
Grr it won't let me enter a heart! lol!
Dec 12, 2013
Erin M.
Lip liners are your best friend as a woman of color. MAC plum, magenta, and Nightmoth are my go to liners for pink. Even Candy Yum Yum looks decent on me when paired with the right liner. My other favorite pink is MAC Pink Plaid.
Dec 12, 2013
Caitlin M.
Urban Decay just came out with lip liners and lipsticks and they're super pigmented and creamy. I'd recommend getting them from Sephora though that way you can return them if you don't like them. They definitely don't have as many shades of pink as MAC but they have a few.
Dec 12, 2013
Landrey S.
I was also going to suggest covergirl queen line. amazing color choices. there is a deep plum color called fine wine. I think you should grab that one along with a pink!
Dec 12, 2013
Landrey S.
Honey and brown sugar scrub is easy,inexpensive and awesome!
Dec 12, 2013
Veronica M.
@landrey I just bought fine wine, love it! Going back for more!
Dec 21, 2013
Landrey S.
@VeronicaM that's awesome! just love that line! let me know what you think of the rest!