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Prepare your lips

Ou comment éviter l’effet visuel, peu flatteur, de la déshydratation, avec petites peaux et craquelures renforcées par la pose du pigment. On exfolie donc si besoin, puis on applique un baume ultra nourrissant. L’idéal étant d’opérer le soir afin de laisser le baume agir toute la nuit à la manière d’un masque.

Color of the day or color of a day?

She looks like nothing, but the nuance is size.Finding your basic, its daily color, does not go through a test according to its complexion, but through the natural shade of its lips.The technique is simple: we choose the same shade, a note above.If it is only necessary to remember one thing: the ideal red is the one that can be wearing bare skin, without even a foundation tear.Point.It is the assurance of being able to make up and carry what we want.

Find the one, on the other hand, will mark a special occasion (wedding, romantic dinner, etc..), requires a little common sense: with a black dress and red shoes, we ban the pink lips.We play fully on the color or, simply, on transparency.The only rule to be observed: choose the shade according to the color of your hair.Orange red, fuchsia and burgundy are superb on brunettes, while bronze, coral and rose sublimate the blondes.But since woman varies and that in general we want to have what her neighbor, from the moment we assume her choice and we respect the sacrosanct combination very colorful lips - little -pressed look, orThe reverse, everything will be fine.We will also avoid mixing a "red" red with an apricot blush, the two beauty products having to remain in constant and perfect colo -colored harmony.

As for the famous carnation, it is never an obstacle.The most telling example?Dita von teese who has a porcelain complexion, but dares dark tones on the lips.

What about texture?

It depends on its needs and habits.If we tend to bite our lips all day long, we put on the long outfits and creamy textures.Beyond trends, the texture also allows you to work on the shape of your mouth: a gloss, creamy gloss, will have a plump effect on fine lips.Conversely, matte reds will shrink the mouth.

The lip contour pencil

Decree, cheesy - because often poorly posed solo or chosen in a shade much darker than the red it accompanies -, the pencil however retains its usefulness.Without being essential.It will redefine a mouth with a little vague or slightly depigmented contours and will barrier to the textures that spin in the lines around the lips.

Rule n ° 1: Rigorously choose the same shade as that of lipstick.

Rule n ° 2: Apply it after and not before the installation of lipstick.We are no longer at school: a pencil is not used to delimit the contours of a drawing inside which we will color.Especially since its texture, necessarily different from that of lipstick, will create a demarcation if it is applied first.Posed in the second, he will naturally blend on the lips.

Tip: it is possible to use it solo all over your mouth.The advantage?When it is thus placed, it serves as a fixer for the gloss or grapes.

Brush or not brush?

The image of the make-up artist applying lipstick with this instrument instead of applying directly to the grapes is well known.There is a reason for this: apply a "real" color (understand supported and pigmented, matt or creamy) using a brush guarantees net makeup and without burrs or overflows.On the other hand, when it is a basic pink (the famous "tone on tone" mentioned above), we can do without the brush.

Thanks to Julia Knafo for her advice.Note that Bobbi Brown offers makeup lessons "Cheek and Lips" and "wardrobe cheeks and lips" in his shops.

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