You go girl!!Lips
We are going to do three things here; outline, color and gloss. First outline
the lips with a lip lining pencil of the same color or lighter than your
lip
color. I like to use a neutral (nearly colorless). Draw the outline of your
upper lip's "m", then finish from each corner back to the
"m". Lines should be as close to the edge of the natural lip as
possible (practice and a magnifying mirror help).
For the lower lip, draw a horizontal line at the middle bottom edge (not too big, just enough to identify the center). Now finish the outline from each corner to the line you just drew. To increase the apparent size of your lips, you may draw slightly out side the natural line (Don't go too far, unless you're going to the circus). Each lip is separate; don't connect the lines. To help your lip color stay better, color in each lip with the lip pencil. Apply lip color with a lip brush, exactly to the line you've drawn or just barely overlapping if you need to make your lips appear bigger. I like to go over the outline first, then color the inside areas, stroking toward the mouth opening in the contour of the lip. A light dusting of powder and a second coat of lip color will help staying power.
Blot with a single sheet of tissue. Most tissues are two ply, so you should separate the plies and use just one ply. A final step to make fuller lips is to add lip gloss. I love Golden glaze from Joe Blasco for this. Apply to the center of the lower lip in a smile shape along the length of the lip and missing each end by about a quarter inch. On the upper lip, dab in two small areas just to each side of the centerline in the center of the lip's height. If you could see the gloss all by itself, it would look like a little smiley face. :)
Now you are gorgeous !!
You go girl!!
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