How to Apply Sultry Red Lipstick Perfectly on any Lip Shape

How to Apply Sultry Red Lipstick Perfectly on any Lip Shape

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“Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick,” Gwyneth Paltrow, the actress with endless legs, once said. Everyone can pull off a red lipstick and if you think you can't, it is your red shade selection, technique and application that is wrong.

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How to get those perfect red lips with any lip shape? Aileen Lee, a professional make-up artist, guides us on achieving that

sexy siren red lips. But before applying that red lipstick, here are some tips to get your lipstick application techniques right.

Before any lipstick application, exfoliate your lips and get rid of your dead skin.

The Right Technique on How to Apply Lipstick Correctly📷Apply lip liner before your lipstick. This is to give your lips a neatly defined edge so that the color does not bleed. It also gives you a guideline to apply your lipstick perfectly.The Right Technique on How to Apply Lipstick Correctly📷Gently shade your whole lips. It is important to shade your entire lips to help even out the color and show a hint of color when your lipstick fades away. Glide your lip liner sideways instead of from the tip.The Right Technique on How to Apply Lipstick Correctly📷Use a lip brush instead of applying lipstick directly onto your lips. This provides more control over direction and allows you to achieve a perfect and even shade for the lips.The Right Technique on How to Apply Lipstick Correctly📷Wipe your lipstick from the lip brush before picking up your lip gloss with the same brush. Use a small firm lip brush.The Right Technique on How to Apply Lipstick Correctly📷Apply lip gloss only on the center point of the lips to give your lips a 3-d look and to attract light to the center. The actual lip will appear thicker and fuller.

The Wrong Technique on Lipstick Application📷DO NOT apply lipstick directly onto lips.The Wrong Technique on Lipstick Application📷DO NOT purse the lips after application of lipstick.The Wrong Technique on Lipstick Application📷DO NOT directly apply lip gloss onto whole lips.The Wrong Technique on Lipstick Application📷DO NOT purse the lips after lip gloss application.

1. Slightly dab your lip line with foundation.

2. Line your lips with a lip liner.

3. Tilt your lip liner and start drawing from the cupid bow.

4. Repeat on the other side and lower lip.

5. Color in the lip liner onto the rest of your lips gently.

6. Slightly dab your lips with foundation.

7. If you have tanned skin, use a warm red lipstick, instead of a blue-base one.

8. Use a lip pencil instead of directly applying the lipstick onto your lips.

9. Start from the cupid and slide the lip brush down.

10. Follow the shape of your lip liner carefully.