Use liner on your lips as a base. Lipstick will last longer if you fill in your lips with the liner first. If you’re using light lipstick, try a nude liner. Then slick your lipstick on top.
- Lip gloss is infamous for wearing off fast, but if you fill in lips first with the liner, the gloss has something to stick to.
- You can line before or after you apply lipstick or gloss. Some women prefer to apply liner first, arguing that you won’t be able to see the natural line of your lips if you apply lipstick first. But I find lips look more natural when I line lips after I apply lipstick.
- Never use a dark liner with light lipstick.Defined lips are great, but make sure the liner matches the lipstick or gloss. Dark liner and light lips is tacky.
- Keep lipstick off your teeth with this trick. After applying lipstick, take your index finger and pop it in your mouth, then pull it out. The excess lipstick will come off on your finger rather than your teeth. Not all lipstick shades look good on everyone.Your skin color will determine what shades are right on you. You may like a lipstick on your friend, but it may not look good on you. Orange or brown shades, including corals, look good on few people. These shades tend to make teeth appear yellow.
- How to Apply Lipstick Without a Mirror. Open your mouth. While your mouth is open, use your dominant hand to position the lipstick so it’s in the center of the bow of your upper lip. Put one of the fingers of your free hand above the lipstick as a guide.
- Draw a half heart from the tip of the bow, then trace the top of your lip to the edge our mouth while using your guiding fingertip to keep the makeup in place. Repeat this procedure on the other side of your top lip.
Next, place the lipstick in the center of your bottom lip. Trace the lipstick to the edge of your bottom lip. Repeat for the other side of your bottom lip. If you have a drooping mouth: powder the corners and emphasise the dip at the center. Put a touch of a darker lipstick at the corners of the upper lip; Finish off with the slightest trace of vaseline or gloss at the center of the mouth. Lipstick will last longer if you fill in your lips with the liner first. If you’re using light lipstick, try a nude liner. Then slick your lipstick on top.
If your mouth is too small: use a darker shade on the upper lip, draw in the cleft but don’t accentuate it. The lower lip should be given a squarer shape, with a touch of gloss or vaseline near the corners. Apply lipstick from the tube or by using a firm, small lipstick brush. Coat the lips evenly. Pay special attention to staying within the lips’ edges.
If your lips are too thin: outline the mouth well and fully, going a fraction beyond the limits of the lips. Use the darker shade on the lower lip. Draw the corners upwards, outline the cleft distinctly and smile all day. To balance the appearance of your lips while lining (before applying lipstick), first, divide the mouth into sections, and work on one section at a time until all the dotted lines are connected. And be aware that matte colors make lips look thinner while shimmery, glossy colors make your lips look fuller.