Beauty 101: Lips

Products from top to bottom:
Mint Julips exfoliating lip scrub Lush Cosmetics
Ashton Liquid Lipstick Anastasia Beverly Hills
Pomegranate Lip Balm Burt's Bees

For my last blog post, I am choosing to show how to apply a liquid lipstick. Liquid lipsticks are my favorite products because they are matte. In Bobbi Brown's book, Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual she describes matte products as "Matte products are dense and last the longest. They contain less moisture than other products, so they adhere to the lips and don't fade as quickly." (Brown, 82). My favorite brand for liquid lipsticks is Anastasia Beverly Hills. I fin that their lipsticks are the most long lasting without completely drying out my lips. My favorite shade is Ashton a Brown color that is recommended for medium lips in Brown's book. She says not to use colors that are too light as they can look ashy and unnatural (Brown, 80). The other colors recommended for my lip shade are rose, pink, orange and warm red. These colors are what mainly makes up my collection of lip products.
Liquid lipsticks can be quite drying so I start out by using a lip exfoliater followed by a lip balm to keep my lips moisturized. My next step is to line my lips with a lip pencil. I used the Kylie Cosmetics lip liner in Dolce K. The point of a lip liner is to prevent the product from bleeding outside the lip. This is not necessary for liquid lipsticks but it helps serve as a guide where to follow with my applicator. The next step is to use the liquid lipstick. I outline the lips using the guide from my lip liner on the bottom lip then fill in. I press my lips together to fill in the the inside of my top lip and get rid of the excess product on the bottom lip. This is the part where I make the most mistakes is following my cupids bow. Very carefully, use the doe foot applicator to line my lips and fill in any blank spots. Once I have all of my lipstick on, I go in with a small concealer brush and clean up any messy lines around my lips. That concludes my lip routine.

The Final Look

Thank you for reading! What is your favorite lip color?


Brown, Bobbi, et al. Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: for Everyone from Beginner to Pro.
Springboard Press, 2011.