I've noticed over the years of doing makeup, that girls have a tendency to be "afraid" of wearing lipstick. It just makes me so sad when I see this! There have been many times where I have finished a look with a beautiful color lipstick, just to have to girl say whoa, no way I can wear lipstick, and then wipe it off. I am here to tell you ladies to be proud of your lips!! Now I am not one to wear lipstick on a regular basis, that's just not me. But, there are definitely times when a great wine colored lip, or even a daring red are thrown into my beauty regiment. I think the problem at times is that girls are not picking the RIGHT lipstick for themselves. Girls.. unless its a statement you're trying to make (for what reason i'm not sure) orange lipstick is always a no no. Make sure the red that you pick doesn't have that orangey undertone. It just doesn't look right when on the lips. Also, be very careful when picking pinks or purples too. You can either look really chic, or just plain old lady crazy lol. So I say pick a day, put the gloss back in your purse, grab that lipstick, and own it:)
I was always terrified of lip color. I bought a color called Cabernet from the Natureluxe line by Covergirl. It took me forever to even try it on. But it went on smooth and softly, not hooker red at all like I thought it was going to be! Someone also once taught me that if you try on a color that was too bright/dark, to put a cream colored gloss over it. I have a really nice pink/cream combination that I use sometimes that looks cute, and it tones down the otherwise gaudy pink color. It's all about trial and error and I think that's a lot of the fun part of makeup.
ReplyDeleteI use that trick too! Adding a little lighter hue gloss over the top adds a little shine while also making wearing lipstick a little less scary! Thanks for the comment kristy! :)
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