How-To: Red lip tutorial
Hey guys, happy Saturday! today i actually wanted to show you how exactly to do a perfect red lip look, since i've been asked how to do it (correctly!) a lot recently! so here's my intro, and then my tutorial following after.
Pulling off a red-lipped look can sometimes be pretty tricky, whether it be practicing trying to put it on without looking like a clown, getting it to not feather out to your nose, or picking a hue of red that goes with your skin tone. I've noticed that stars these days are making it look effortless and glamorous, i.e Katy Perry, Dita Von Teese, Scarlett Johansson, which is fabulous! but it's a must to know how to put it on! so that's why this post is here to help you. =D
Finding "your" red:
There are a ton of red lipsticks on the market, there are blue-reds, pink-reds, orange-reds, peachy-pinky reds... the list goes on! the way you'd find the one that goes with your coloring, is knowing what the undertones in your skin are. if you look at your wrists and inner arms, what color are your veins? are they a true "blue" color? are they sort of an "aqua/teal-ish" color?
- if they're more blue, then you're most likely on the "lighter" end of the spectrum, meaning you have blue/pink undertones. you're what they call a "Cool" tone. you want to pick a red that's more on the "pink/peachy" side. this will help warm up your cool complexion a bit, and compliment your coloring.
- if they're an aqua/teal-ish color, you're on the "warm" end of the spectrum, meaning you have yellow to golden undertones. you want to choose a red that's on the "blue/purple" side, to offset your naturally glowy-gold complexion. if this helps: i'm a warm, which means i have golden undertones. (yes, believe it! even as pale as i am! tricky tricky, this is.) so that means my red is a blue-red. i use MAC's Russian Red matte lipstick, and it's AMAZING!
Exfoliate!
so, of course you'd do your makeup how you normally apply it. so, that means basically everything except for lips. but first, what i usually do, especially with a dramatic lip color, i do an exfoliation before just to get all the little dead skin issues out of the way. =]
super simple: i just take a little bit of honey and a pinch of sugar, then scrub it all over my lips for about 60 seconds. it looks a little something like this:
and the best part? you can just eat it off when you're done!
Conceal:
after wiping the exfoliant off (or eating it!), you can then proceed with your usual makeup doing's. when finished with everything but lips, apply a concealer to your lips, blend out, finish with a dusting of powder to set.
Now, onto color!
in this tutorial, i'll be showing you how to apply your red lipstick without using a lipliner, this helps coordinate your eyes to scope out imperfections and crooked lines a lot easier. you'd mainly use this tactic for photoshoots, or short periods of time. for all-day, long lasting wear, i'd definitely recommend using a liner.
Top lip:
First off, try to imagine your lips split into four different sections. one line going down the center, and the other directly across the middle. i usually start with the top lip, so with your lip brush, start carefully lining 1/4 of the lip at a time, using steady, slow outward strokes from the corner to the middle. try keeping your mouth as natural and still as possible, leaving it closed. it lets you see the shape of your lips much better this way, and deters any unnatural shapes you might be left with! once finished, fill in with lipsick (still using your brush!). proceed to the next section. use concealer and a small concealer brush to fix any boo-boos along the way. (check out my INDIVIDUAL LASH JOB!! hey, they looked good in the mirror! that'll need some practice, haha.)
Bottom lip:
Lining your bottom lip will be slightly different than your top, as you'd start from the middle, then work your way out to the corner, but still working in sections at a time. although, you would use the same method in lining and filling. mind you, this may take you a while! especially if you've never experimented with darker or more dramatic lip colors. keep practicing! if you feel it's absolutely terrible, (which i'm sure it doesn't look THAT bad!), grab a baby wipe, and start over! nothing wrong with little practice. Note: don't forget about connecting the corners of your lips to the rest of your color! there isn't anything more unsightly than perfectly-pale corners and red lips!
Finish up:
when you feel that your job is sufficient enough, you can either leave it matte the way i did, or throw on your favorite gloss to glam it up a bit.
I hope this tutorial has been of help to you, and answered any questions about dramatic lipcolor! if you felt i've left anything out, or didn't explain something very clearly, don't be afraid to drop a line!
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