Up the glam-factor this soiree season with our beauty tips for getting notice-me eyes, hair and nails.
Holiday beauty tip #5: Play up your pout in a red lipstick
Begin by choosing the right red for you. “There are lots of different reds — from orange reds, to blue reds and different intensities, from light to dark,” says L’Oréal Paris makeup artist Eddie Maleterre. He says the easiest way to figure out your perfect red is to look at your wardrobe. “If you normally wear lots of warm colours, wear an orange-red lipstick. If there are lots of blues and cold colours in your closet, go for a blue-red.”
Your perfect red lipstick now in hand, Maleterre shares how to make your red pout the focal point of your look (Your eyes or your lips should be the focal point — never both):
Using a lip liner in the same colour as the lipstick line the contour of your lips and then using a brush or your finger, blend the line inwards toward the centre of your mouth. Using the lip liner, fill in the contour. “This will help your lipstick stay put.” Apply the lipstick. Using a brush or a tissue, blot on a some powder from a pressed powder compact to your lips. “This creates a dry base to give your lipstick a more lasting effect.” Apply another layer of lipstick, et voilà, you have a perfect red pout.
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