Red lips virgin... Best way to go about it!

Dec 6, 2013

Amie H.

Hi, I have never done the whole red lips thing and wondered what's the best way to go about it, I have a meal followed by a night out and I want it too look good not all over my face or patchy? Any help?

Dec 6, 2013

Symone B.

^ great pictorials. Here's some tips:
- you might want to do a lipstain, if you absolutely don't want it to move. Sephora has a great one called in the shade 01 "Always Red." Perfect blue red
-make sure you get the right shade. Just to be safe, get a blue toned red because that suits all skin tones
- prime your lips before with lip primer or concealer, if needed
-fill in your lips with a red lip liner if you're going with lipstick. That way if the lipstick gets patchy you will still have the coverage from the liner.
-lip liner is necessary so your lipstick doesn't run
-for the perfect matte blot:
Hold a tissue over your lips
Brush a tiny bit of translucent powder over it
Remove the tissue and you're set
-don't forget to do the finger trick so you don't have lipstick on your teeth

Dec 6, 2013

Natalie T.

I agree with what both of these ladies posted! Excellent advice on how to make your lip color stay in place and last all day =)

I love lipstick and wear it all the time, but I feel like my life has become so much easier and less high-maintenance (lipstick wise) since I've purchase Revlon's Balm Stains- All formulas are pigmented, but the matte versions are EXTREMELY pigmented, I almost didn't believe the product was coming from a giant crayon looking product lol. They are easy to use, long lasting, pigmented, they don't transfer to your teeth or "slide" around, and have great colors to choose from. In the regular formulas, they are buildable, so you don't have to start out with a super bright (and possibly intimidating) bright red lip, but you can build up to it if you want =) I also wear these with a lip liner underneath-I'm a fan of Wet n Wild, Milani, and NYX lip liners which are all quite affordable (under$5)!