Lip makeup

In the art of make-up, lip makeup is considered the most difficult technique, but every girl can master it.

Lip make-up allows you to complement the female image or act as its main accent. Among the features of this type of makeup are the following:

• He completes any make-up - not a single finished bow can do without lipstick;
• Allows you to visually adjust the shape and volume of the lips;
• Talks about the grooming of a woman or girl;
• There are several techniques in makeup, for example, theatrical "ombre" or everyday "nude", "black lips";
• Red lips are recognized as a make-up classic and are suitable for both going out and everyday.

Among the features of this decorative product, we note the need to use a brush to apply bright, rich, dark shades (Marsala color, burgundy, red, brown and all matte textures). Matte and usually bright lipstick often dries the skin and emphasizes skin imperfections - wrinkles, cracks, peeling. The undoubted plus of lipstick is the choice of different textures from the classic solid stick to liquid (something like gloss with rich color and high durability), different finishes - glossy, matte and others.

Often chosen by young girls or women who prefer a comfortable fit and a hydrated feel. It is known from practice that shine requires a collected hairstyle, otherwise, due to the wind, the general makeup risks becoming imperfect, and the hair unpleasantly sticky. Among their benefits, it is worth noting a light shade of the product, a glossy finish (read - a visual increase in the volume of the lips), skin care, and it is often used in Asian makeup.

Emphasizes the natural shape of the lips or visually increases it. A woman's cosmetic bag today cannot do without a pencil a shade darker than the natural color of the lips - it will suit almost any nude (body color or light pink) and more pigmented lipstick (within brown).

There are many more decorative products for creating makeup:

• varnish – liquid gloss lipstick with an absolutely glossy finish and high durability up to 6 hours;
• Marker - something between an ordinary pencil and lipstick. They can create a contour and fill the space of the lips, besides, it is incredibly resistant;
• primer - makeup base. It has a light, usually creamy texture and is excellent at filling wrinkles, moisturizing the skin and prolonging the life of lipstick.

In order for lip makeup to be persistent and look perfect, you need to adhere to the following technique for applying it:

• Moisturizing is the first step.Apply a regular balm, soak it for 3-5 minutes and remove excess with a napkin;
• Use a special primer to moisturize the skin and the durability of the make-up or a drop of foundation - it will create a solid base for decorative cosmetics;
• Outline with a pencil. If they are narrow, go beyond the natural limits by 1 mm; if they are too wide or voluminous, go straight over the lips;
• Apply lipstick with a brush and move it from the center to the corners;
• Powder your lips and blot with a tissue (kiss it lightly);

• Apply a second layer of lipstick with the same brush around the entire perimeter;
• Fix makeup with gloss or a special fixing spray, you can use thermal water and lightly spray it over your face, then blot excess moisture with a napkin;
• Do not forget to take imperfections - extra lines of pencil or lipstick will help to eliminate the usual cotton swab or toothpick.

If we talk about applying gloss, varnish or liquid lipstick, then it is important to create a contour (so that the cosmetics do not leak / move out and do not go beyond the contours in general) and apply two layers of the product, blotting and powdering is optional. Do complex makeup with wine or red shades, fuchsia - pick up a pencil to match the lipstick and pre-shade your lips with it, and only then apply lipstick. Use beige colors - choose a pencil a shade darker than lipstick or gloss.

Technique "3D makeup"implies the introduction into the skin of pigments that are close to the natural shade of the lips.At the same time, instead of one, about 5 colors are introduced to create a natural palette on the lips and avoid a stingy contour without shading. Permanent makeup in a unique new technique "3D-makeup" visually enlarges the lips, creates their contour, which is not noticeable to others. The pigment falls on the entire surface, the master evenly distributes its shades to achieve a natural effect, which, by the way, rejuvenates.

Creative make-up involves the use of any dark lipstick from brown, marsala, wine to ultra black. The real trend is black (or other dark) lipstick with a matte finish.

• Apply a moisturizing balm, blot it with a tissue after 3-5 minutes;
• Apply a little foundation or lip primer to ensure long-lasting coverage without blemishes. A tonal base or primer will even out the surface of the skin, fill in wrinkles;
• Create an outline with a pencil (a regular eye liner will do);
• Shade the surface with a pencil;
• Remove the excess of the first layer with a napkin - blot the lips, then apply the final layer with a brush in order to outline them as accurately as possible and carefully paint over the corners.

Dark lipstick with a matte or glossy finish is a must-have with perfect skin and collected hair, otherwise you risk looking ridiculous and untidy if you have reddened skin or pimples on your cheeks or, for example, the breeze blows on loose hair and they easily smear lipstick on face.

If there was no black lipstick in the arsenal of cosmetic bags, you can use a regular lip pencil. The coating with it will be short-lived, but for a photo shoot this method will do.Apply a pencil, blend with a cotton swab and fix with a transparent gloss. Creating black lips for Topic makeup requires accuracy, with the slightest error, you can use a cotton swab (remove excess product and adjust the shape) and foundation - apply it on a thin brush and walk it below the lip contour.

Beautiful makeup comes down to creating a natural look - choose light pink, nude shades that blend perfectly with skin tone and eye color. The advantage of this type of make-up can be considered a visual increase in volume due to the light pigment of the lipstick, so it is ideal for naturally thin lips. Step by step, this makeup is performed as follows:

• Create a voluminous contour, choose a one-on-one pencil for lipstick or 1 shade darker than the natural color of the lips;
• Select the checkmark above the lip and lightly go over the top edge;
• Paint over the lips with lipstick and block the contour of the pencil with it;
• Additionally, you can use gloss in the color of lipstick - a glossy finish will additionally add volume.

Semi-permanent makeup has durability, and what it will be is up to you.

• Primer or regular foundation gives a solid base and coverage up to 12 hours - apply a drop of the product to pre-moisturized lips;
• There should not be a lot of foundation or foundation - a small pea is enough, which must be shaded on the lips and slightly go beyond their contour;
• Powder the surface with regular powder;
• Create a contour and tone the surface with lipstick, blot the layer with a napkin;
• Apply a little powder again;
• At the end - the final layer.

The shade transition technique allows you to visually correct the shape of the lips, make them more voluminous or smaller, bring variety to makeup or make the lower part of the face an accent in the image. Ombre can be vertical and horizontal.

Vertical ombre involves applying shades in straight vertical lines on the lower and upper lip.

• A vertical strip of a light shade in the center of the lips visually enlarges them;
• If you apply a strip of dark lipstick on light lipstick, this will visually reduce the lips;

Horizontal ombre uses different shades on the upper and lower lip.

• The technique of applying dark lipstick along the contour of the lips and light lipstick in their center will help to balance the lips. Then they will be big.
• To focus on the upper lip will allow it to be painted in a uniform dark shade, you can apply light lipstick on the lower lip and draw an eyeliner line below with the first color.

For everyday make-up, makeup artists recommend using shades in the same color range, but in different tones: light pink and dark, beige and brown. For a festive make-up, red and black are suitable - paint over the lips with red matte lipstick, apply black pigment to the corners of the lips (eyeliner is suitable) and blend it to the center. The unusual ombre technique allows you to create both theatrical and everyday make-up, it all depends on the chosen shades.

The problem of small thin lips is easily solved with the help of sculpting - the imposition of dark and light shades of correctors on certain areas of the face. Makeup artist secrets and step by step guide:

• The following technique will help to visually make the lips more voluminous: distribute the highlighter over the upper lip, outline the lips above and below the contour, tick;
• Apply a little highlighter on the lower parts, under the lips, without touching the center and corners;
• To make lips juicier, apply a little highlighter in their center: make a “duck” and place your finger with highlighter on the central area;
• A glossy shine will help to add juiciness - apply it only to the center, without painting over the corners;
• To smooth out the asymmetry of the lips, make up the smaller of them with lipstick a shade lighter than the main one.

Now let's talk about the correction in general:

• A dark lip liner will help make plump lips visually smaller - darken the corners with them;
• Visually reduce the lips will help lipstick with a matte finish. The darker the color, the smaller the lips will appear.

A contour pencil allows you to change the natural shape and volume, the main rule is to carefully shade the contour so that it is invisible. When drawing the contour of the lips, protrude no more than 1 mm - this will be quite enough, and do not get carried away with drawing the lower lip, it is better to add volume to the upper one.

Purple make-up is at the peak of popularity, and the matte finish becomes the main focus. Red is an old new classic, both matte and glossy finishes (including semi-gloss) are relevant today.“Wearing” red matte lipstick is especially appropriate during the day, as are raspberry, lilac, pink and beige colors in combination with light brown, blond and dark curls. Makeup in gold tones is a great opportunity to emphasize swarthy or tanned skin, to add charm to an aristocratic appearance. Gold should be not only on the lips, but also on the eyes and cheekbones.

To properly perform lip makeup, follow the unspoken rules of makeup experts:

• Once or twice a week, do a light scrub: store-bought products, a mixture of honey and sugar, or a regular toothbrush (massage your lips with it while brushing your teeth) are fine for this. Peeling is necessary immediately before makeup - it will remove dead cells and even out the surface of the skin;
• Moisturize your skin daily with a balm and do not go outside without applying it;
• Before creating makeup, experts advise applying a light moisturizing balm, hold it for 3-5 minutes and blot with a tissue.

Rules to consider when creating any makeup - from nude to fatal:

• Use a pencil. It is easy for them to correct the natural shape or modify it - add volume, remove asymmetry. Apply the pencil along the natural contour or slightly beyond it to make the lips a little smaller, draw it directly on them (slightly above the natural contour).
• Match your pencil to match your lipstick for a classic look.
• You need to apply lipstick from the center to the corners.
• Another "lifak" - powder the skin before applying the contour - this will allow the pencil to leave a rich and persistent line. You can powder your lips again after applying the first layer of lipstick before the second.

• Light lipstick with a glossy finish will help to achieve a voluminous effect. Do not forget about the pencil - apply it, protruding a little beyond the natural contour.
• Dark shades of lipstick visually “eat up” the volume of the lips.
• Real professionals apply lipstick or gloss with a brush: it is convenient for her to apply pigment to the corners of the lips and evenly distribute it in the center, besides, the brush controls the amount of lipstick and does not allow you to overdo it.
• To choose pink lipstick, be guided by the shade of your own gums.
• To visually make the mouth bigger, paint over the corners. If the lips are naturally wide, do not completely line the lower and upper lines with a pencil.

In creating makeup, professional makeup artists turn to the oval of the face: if the face is round or oval, rounded lines are useless to him - draw “straight” lips without excessive shapes. A thin rectangular or triangular face, on the contrary, curved lip shapes will come in handy, as well as a finishing gloss. Fashion trends also exist for makeup: today the trend is a combination of red and black, for example, red lips and black eyeliner, or vice versa - a red liner and black matte lipstick. It's amazing that trendy lip coloring in natural shades is still preserved on the catwalk and in life.

Concealer will help to hide nasolabial folds: apply it on problem areas of the face, and make up your lips with gloss or lipstick with a light texture and discreet shade. By the way, dark and heavy lipsticks often emphasize imperfect proportions and facial contours, so they are not always suitable for anti-aging makeup.

With the help of competent makeup, you can hide herpes: use a light opaque lipstick if the wound has formed on the surface of the lip and an additional foundation if it goes beyond the contours.

In this video tutorial, you will learn how to easily visually enlarge lips with makeup.