Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: For Everyone from Beginner to Pro (19 page)

For uneven colored lips
that are either dark with pink inside the lower lip or one darker and one lighter lip, you can choose to enhance or conceal the natural colors. Use a light shade that corresponds to the lighter lip color to enhance and bring out the paler lip, or use a deeper shade for a dramatic, full-coverage look. To even out tone, use a sheer, dark lipstick as a base on the lighter area, and then apply regular lipstick.

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Choose the color and apply it using a lip brush or directly out of the tube.

2
Beginning at one corner of the mouth, apply an even layer of color over the entire lip area.

3
Keep the color within the natural lines of the lips. Use the brush to accurately line the lips.

4
Continue the application to the other corner of the mouth. Always apply the color into the corners on both top and bottom lips.

5
Fill in the bottom lip and any missed areas. Press your lips together to evenly distribute the color.

LIP PENCIL APPLICATION

It’s so much easier to match the lip color than to use a dark color that has to be blended.

Tips for Long-Lasting Color

Some lip color products are long-lasting, but often those formulas are far too dry. Here are some techniques that provide extended wear to regular lipstick formulas.

Use a lip pencil that matches the natural color of the lips to line and completely fill in the lips. This base helps hold lip color in place. Layer lipstick on top.

Use pencil on top of lipstick to create a waxy barrier.

Blotting lipstick with your finger presses color into the lips and will create a stain that will last.

A bit of powder or blush patted on top of lipstick will keep it on longer.

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Begin by choosing color that matches the lips or lipstick. Begin lining the top lip.

2
Extend the line across the top lip.

3
Define the line across the bottom lip.

4
Line underneath the lower lip.

5
Fill in any missed areas and blend.

LIP GLOSS APPLICATION

Lip gloss gives a nice shine and can make the lips look a bit fuller. Don’t overdo it by applying too much.