How To Wear Red Lipstick Perfectly

Apply a healthy lip balm before makeup so it may absorb. Wet wipes can exfoliate parched lips.

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Prep your lips before applying lipstick. Instead, dab lip balm with a tissue.

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Next, brush a little coating of powder and primer on your lips to create a dry canvas for your lipstick.

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Lipliner after lipstick. For kiss-proof and smudge-proof lips, use a lip brush.

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Use a lip pencil in a colour that complements your red lipstick to define the edges, create an eye-catching effect, and address lip asymmetry.

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To make lips look poutier and fuller, gently overdraw them with the pencil. Start close to your lip shape. In person, it looks odd.

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Apply another modest layer of lipstick after pressing one tissue paper on your lips to absorb excess oils. This doubles lipstick wear.

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Clean and refine your lips using a concealer-covered angled brush. For a sharp edge, use the brush as an eraser.

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Finally, dip a face powder brush. Powder your lip edges with it. Translucent setting powder on a tissue makes lipstick transfer-proof.

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Red lipstick stains teeth. Pull your finger out of your mouth after applying lipstick. It removes lip-transferring color.

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Red lipstick boosts confidence—use it! Red lipstick looks fantastic with jeans and a sweater on a Saturday afternoon and with a little black dress on a special night out.

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