All about lip makeup
Any woman wants to look beautiful and attractive, that's why they make a make-up every day. Lip makeup plays an important role in the final result. It allows you to achieve perfect shapes and create an irresistible effect.
Color matching
For lip makeup, use lipsticks, pencils or glosses. To nourish the skin, oily lipsticks are usually chosen, and in order to moisturize them, it is better to give preference to cosmetics with an average degree of fat content. For long-lasting coverage, dry lipstick is the best solution. Thus, the selection of cosmetics directly depends on the condition of the lips and the characteristics of the woman's appearance. It is very important to choose the right shade of lipstick.
To do this, you need to take into account many nuances: the color of the hair, skin, eyes, the dominant shade range of the make-up.
- For women with brown eyes, chocolate, brown and plum tones are suitable. A very effective look can be created using red, burgundy or pale pink coatings.
- You can emphasize green eyes with terracotta, red, as well as orange and pink lipsticks.... For girls and women with gray eyes, beige, plum and powdery tones should be matched to the face.
- Blue-eyed people have the most choice. They can choose for themselves burgundy, cherry, pink, nude and beige colors.
Lip shaping should be in harmony with hair color. According to this criterion, there are several rules for selecting the tone of lipstick.
- Blondes it is worth using pale lilac, pink, light peach and caramel shades. For a more discreet look, opt for light brown or nude tones.For blond girls with fair skin, scarlet colors are to the face, and for owners of dark skin, makeup artists recommend sand, peach, and coral tones.
- Brunettes and brown-haired women it is better to give preference to bright colors: scarlet, red, plum, brown and brick. They can safely choose pink, brown or coral shades. On women with pale skin, powdery lipsticks will be the most harmonious.
To make your makeup harmonious, it is important to choose the right combination of lipstick and eyeshadow.... If it is lurid, then you can ruin the whole look. For example, scarlet and burgundy lipstick looks good with gray, brown and beige shades. At the same time, for everyday make-up it is better to apply matte shadows, and pearlescent ones will be appropriate for the evening. When using emerald blue eyeshadows, it is better to paint the lips with a peach tone: then the image will turn out to be spectacular and elegant.
Important: Keep the One Accent Rule in mind when planning your makeup... So, if you are making a bright eye makeup, then it is better to choose a discreet, nude lipstick. And, on the contrary, if you cover your lips with bright and colorful lipstick in saturated colors, then the design of the eyes should be as natural as possible.
Glitter is very popular among young girls. They allow you to create a feeling of fullness of the lips, make the makeup more natural and delicate. For owners of the correct forms, translucent formulations are recommended. If necessary, it is better to use a contour pencil to correct the shape beforehand.
How to paint correctly?
Correct lip make-up allows you to improve their shape and visually add volume. Learning to paint is very simple, you can easily master the basics of technique at home.
To do this, you just need to take a few steps.
- Lipstick cover cleansed, moisturized skin, so it is advisable to apply a balm to it before the base coat.
- Next you will need matte pencil in a dark shade, with its help, the outlines of the lips are drawn. First, the arc is underlined with a pencil, and then lines are drawn in the direction from the corners to this arc. At the next stage, the outline of the lower lip is emphasized.
- Then you should apply lipstick to the unpainted area of the lips. In this case, it is better to take a lipstick lighter than a pencil.
- To achieve additional volume and emphasize the relief, the area of closing the lips should be brought up with a darker lipstick.... Places of transition of shades must be carefully shaded, it is best to do this with a makeup brush.
- You can walk on top of the lipstick with gloss, it will make the makeup more seductive.... However, it should be borne in mind that after applying the gloss, the durability of the coating will be reduced.
By following these simple rules, you can create the perfect makeup.
Overview of ideas
There are many ways to focus on your lips. Let's dwell on the description of the most effective techniques and consider them step by step.
For increase
Unfortunately, not everyone can boast of plump lips, although sensual and full forms are every girl's dream. However, do not despair: with the help of a correctly applied make-up, you can visually achieve the effect of full lips. To do this, you will need the following cosmetics:
- base: a correctly applied base will make the surface smooth and even out the tone;
- soft contour pencil: used for optical augmentation of the lips, while the outlines should protrude slightly beyond the natural contours;
- shine: thanks to the translucent shimmery texture and sparkles, you can achieve the desired plump effect;
- highlighter: an indispensable tool for anyone looking for full lips.
There are several effective ways to give the desired volume.
- Easiest to play with color... For lip augmentation, only light lipsticks are used, dark ones make them smaller and narrower.The optimal solution would be a nude, peach and pale pink color palette.
- The correct way to visually enlarge the lips is the use of shimmery lipsticks: it can be gloss or liquid lipstick in metallic shade. Sometimes it is enough just to apply a regular gloss to the center of the lips.
- Some women resort to contouring... In this case, you will need a concealer: it masks the line of the natural outlines of the lips. Then a new shape is given to them with a contour pencil. In this case, the skin is first painted over with a pencil, and then lipstick of the shade you like is applied over it. Alternatively, you can use a highlighter, then it will be enough to simply emphasize the arch of the upper lip.
We pay special attention to the fact that glossy lipsticks are recommended for obtaining visible lip augmentation. Matte textures will not work.
Gradient
The ombre effect on the lips looks quite stylish; it involves the creation of gradient transitions. To achieve a smooth flow of one shade into another, it is important to choose the right makeup. You will need two or three tones of lipstick, gloss, and a pencil for contouring. After applying the base tones to the lips, you need to shade the borders of the shades. They complete the make-up with gloss, which allows you to visually smooth out the relief.
Blurred contour and kissed lips effect
The kissed lips effect is very popular among young girls. As a rule, such a make-up is chosen on summer days, although the technique can be used in another season. You will need to follow a few simple steps.
- First, you need to take time to prepare the skin surface. To do this, the lips are treated with a moisturizing balm and allowed to soak for 2-3 minutes, after which the excess is blotted with a linen napkin.
- Next, on the lips using a fluffy brush with natural bristles, apply concealer... It is he who allows you to create the appearance of a blurred outline.
- In the next step, apply lipstick of any light color... It is applied with a brush to the central part of the lip, gradually blending towards the corners. Instead of a brush, you can use the pads of your fingers, in this case, the movements should be light and patting.
- Then they paint over the center of the lips: apply a little lipstick of a similar, but more saturated shade. The line between different tones should be softly shaded.
- To fix the makeup on the upper edge of the arc, apply highlighter... The lips will then look plump and shimmery.
You can create the look of kissed lips with a tint. It has several advantages over traditional lipstick.
- Persistence... The coating lasts for 10-12 hours.
- Translucency... Despite the fact that tints are presented in bright colors, they are more reminiscent of watercolors. This allows for the most natural coverage possible.
- Versatility... Cosmetic can be used not only to shape the lips, but also to create a fresh blush on the cheeks.
The tint is applied to the skin using the fingertips. Before application, the skin of the lips must be moisturized with a balm. To get a high-quality makeup, the product should be shaded as quickly as possible, otherwise the appearance of sloppy spots cannot be avoided.
Contouring
A popular trend in lip makeup is considered to be contouring. It allows you to change the shape of the lips, make them more plump and embossed. There are two main techniques for this. Let's look at the first one first.
- Before applying lipstick, the skin of the lips is covered with a concealer or foundation. This evens out the color and gives the coating greater durability.
- After that, you need to take a pencil, it should be slightly darker than lipstick. They carefully outline the contours of the lips, while you can go a little beyond their borders.
- Next, with this pencil you need draw one vertical line in the middle and two more on the sides of each lip.
- Then apply a lipstick of a lighter tone with a brush, so that the lines are barely visible.
- Finish off the makeup with a gloss. It smoothes out the visual boundaries of shades and gives a three-dimensional look.
There is also a second way to beautifully contour.
- Apply a concealer on the skin in an even layer and allow it to be thoroughly absorbed.
- Then, with a pale pink or white pencil, carefully paint over the middle of the lower and upper lips.
- Then you can go directly to the contouring. To do this, you need a pencil, it must be the same color as the base lipstick.
- At the final stage, shading the light line is carried out with fingers or a brush and painted with lipstick.
Contouring helps shape the lips and lift the corners.
Matt
Matte lips look very stylish... In addition, matte lipstick is much more durable than glossy. This can be both a plus and a minus. The advantage is that the makeup will retain the brightness of its colors for a long time and will not flow. However, this lipstick is drier and highlights any imperfections in the surface of the lips. Therefore, a fundamentally important point when using matte lipstick is high-quality skin care, preliminary nourishment and moisturizing.
Using matte lipstick has its own subtleties.
- Make sure your makeup is discreet when using matte lipstick. It is enough to emphasize the line of the eyebrows, apply an evening tone and paint the eyelashes with mascara.
- The shade range is selected taking into account the color type... So, for girls with dark skin, lipsticks of warm colors are suitable. For blond women, cold ones are the best choice. The ideal option is considered to be a scarlet lipstick: in a matte finish, it looks spectacular on the lips of all, without exception, representatives of the beautiful half of humanity.
- Keep in mind that it is difficult to remove matte lipstick from lips with regular makeup removers.... It is quite persistent, so you will need oil based formulations.
- So that matte lipstick fits evenly on the lips, it is recommended to mix a small amount of the composition with the balm, and then apply the resulting mixture to the lips with a brush.
- When choosing a lipstick with a matte texture, the preference is it is better to give to products that contain oil, vitamins and wax.
- Experienced makeup artists before applying liquid matte lipstick They paint over the entire surface of the lips with a pencil: this prevents the product from spreading.
Life hack: absolutely any glossy lipstick can be given a matte look. To do this, you need powder: it absorbs excess pigment and removes flicker.
Beautiful examples
In conclusion, we offer you a small selection of beautiful makeup ideas.
- Women with red lips look invariably gorgeous. They attract men's looks and give their owner the look of a fatal beauty. However, keep in mind that eye makeup in this case should be as natural and natural as possible.
- If you want to emphasize the lips, then give up eye and eyebrow makeup. In this case, a high-quality foundation and well-defined bright lips will be enough.
- Gloss can be used to visually add volume and plumpness to the lips. It is applied as a base coat or used over lipstick.
- Fashionable velvet makeup has become a beauty novelty. The effect is achieved thanks to a special nap that is applied over the lipstick layer. This makeup looks very extravagant and daring, but only suitable for parties.
- A mysterious and mysterious image can be created using dark lipstick. Such makeup involves creating accents on the eyebrows and lips while emphasizing whiteness with a base of cold shades.
- Gradient transitions from dark to light are achieved by combining light and dark pencils and primers.
- If you like lipstick in bright shades, then make-up should be as natural as possible.
- Into the evening bow burgundy or dark cherry lipstick will fit harmoniously. It is organically combined with thin black arrows.
- For owners of thin lips you should use the rule of no clear lines and avoid dark shades. An ideal solution for them will be pearlescent lipsticks in warm colors.
- Unusual makeup options are at the peak of popularity.... They allow you to emphasize a bright personality and stand out from the crowd. Such a design will be an excellent solution for a nightclub, a theme party or an original photo shoot.
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