Wearing dark lipstick can be a simple and fun idea. Bordeaux, dark chocolate or violet lipsticks may sound like a challenge among other trends, but the following professional tips will make the perfect dark lips become part of your routine.
Senior artist Maite Tuset, says that the first step for the perfect dark lips is to exfoliate and moisturize your lips. “You have to keep that in mind if you want the perfect lips. Make a homemade blend of sugar and honey, and rub it over your lips in a circular motion to remove dead skin. Then, put a few drops of olive oil and let it act for a few minutes to moisturize your lips. ”
“Another option is to carefully rub a toothbrush on your lips and then apply the oil. You will see how smooth they can get! The keys are a good pre-treatment, exfoliation and moisturizing, and a good lip base to keep the lipstick intack for hours,” adds Tuset.
The second step for beautiful ‘Bordeaux’ or chocolate lips is to apply foundation on your lips as well. ‘That will allow you to correct their shape’, says makeup artist Jose Luis Garcia. This trick is very easy to do. While you are applying your foundation all over your face, include your lips in the application. “Imagine your lips are a blank canvas for you to draw on”.
The third step is to use a lip liner. This will be your ideal tool to correct certain imperfections and achieve a symmetrical lip shape. Remember: the color of your lipstick must match the color of your lip liner. Once you have corrected the shape imbalance between upper and lower lip, proceed to the lipstick application.
There is also a useful tip for applying lipstick. Always use a lipstick brush to apply your lipstick. Why? Because that will look neater and the effect will be more intense, especially for dark lipsticks.
Once exfoliated, moisturized, lined and colored, you must remove the excess. Professional makeup artists correct the final details with the help of a concealer. Once this step is done, the next thing is to take a tissue, lay it over your lips, and powder on top of the tissue with translucent powder. This is called sealing and that will make your lipstick last all day.
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