WEEK 9: Lipstick/Lipgloss

Hola Dalimoos,

Well we are on the penultimate week of the #SOproject.  This week it is all about lipstick and lipgloss.

I am more of your lipstick type of girl than your lipgloss type of girl.  I do not own that many lipglosses, I am not a fan of the stickiness or overly wetness of your lip when it has been applied.  When choosing lip glosses I do tend to gravitate towards the more of the pigmented glosses as they have more of a lipstick feel, although saying that I do love No7 Ultimate Volume glosses, these give a lovely sheen with a hint of colour and are not overly sticky.

Top:  Revlon Colour burst - Adorned
Middle:  Rimmel Apocalips - Apocaliptic
Bottom - 17 Ultimate Volume - Peach Melba

There are different finishes of lipstick, below are a few lipsticks I have in my collection for reference:

Matte:  Matte Lipstick has no shine at all and can look quite drying on the lips.

You really need to exfoliate and mositurise your lips before applying these lipsticks as they really show up any dry flaky bits you have on your lips.  The colour pay-off is usually highly pigmented and very long-lasting.  I like matte lipsticks on a night out as I do not need to reapply much through the night.

left: elf matte colour - coral
Revlon colourstay - Ultimate Suede 010
Collection 2000 cream Puff - Cotton Candy

top to bottom:
elf matte colour - coral
Revlon colourstay - Ultimate Suede 010
Collection 2000 cream Puff - Cotton Candy

Top to Bottom:
Maybelline: 16 hr Superstay in 745
Maybelline: 16 hr Superstay in 764

Cream: Cream lipsticks are not nearly as a fuller coverage as matte lipsticks but still wear just as well and the bonus is they are not as drying as matte.

L-R:
Rimmel Nude Pink
MAC - Hue
Collection - Vintage Rose

Top to bottom:
Rimmel Nude Pink
MAC - Hue
Collection - Vintage Rose

Frost: Frost are like a shiny more sheer lipstick that have a metallic look when applied.  They tend to be quite pale in colouring.

L-R:
L'oreal Caresse - Coral and Floral
17 - Shell
17 - Sweet Shizzle

L-R:
L'oreal Caresse - Coral and Floral
17 - Shell
17 - Sweet Shizzle

Recently the beauty market has been inundated with moisturising lip pencils/lipstick balms.  These range from a slight wash of colour to an intense pigment of colour.  I have quite a few of these as I like them for day to day quick and easy to apply and feels very moisturising like a lip balm.

Top to bottom-
Revlon just bitten - Cherish
MUA Power Pout - Broken Hearted

Bottom to Top:
Revlon just bitten - Cherish
MUA Power Pout - Broken Hearted

Left to Right:
Revlon lip butter - Berry Smoothie
Revlon lip butter - Raspberry Pie

Left to Right:
Revlon lip butter - Berry Smoothie
Revlon lip butter - Raspberry Pie

You cannot do a post on lipstick without including red lipstick.  In my younger days I never had the guts to wear bright bold lipsticks especially red lips, but as I am getting older I don't care what people think as much and I am really enjoying bold and red lips.  You can get different tones of red lipsticks: you have blue toned red which are excellent for making your teeth looking white, orangy toned red and your more muted red/brown red.  There is a red lipstick for every one whether you want to be out there "look at me" or your more "not brave for bright but still want a red" kind of person.

L-R:
Maybelline Colour Sensational  - Hollywood Red
Mac - Lady Danger
Collection - Valentine

L-R
Collection - Valentine
Mac - Lady Danger
Maybelline Colour Sensational  - Hollywood Red

The last thing (or really the first thing to think about) for you lips is lip pencils.  Lip pencils are great to stop bleeding and to help your lip stick stay on longer.  You can also cheat a fuller lip if you apply it carefully.  Always make sure your lip pencils are sharp.  Start from the inside of your lip and move towards your cupid's bow.  Try and use a shade that is as close to your lipstick colour as possible, if all fails use a nude lip pencil.

A few top tips:

Always exfoliate your lips and moisturise your lips to keep the dry, flaky chapped lips at bay.  You can use a homemade lip scrub or you can even use an old toothbrush.  Drinking lots of water can help with hydration but when your not using lipstick use a lip balm.

When apply dark or red lipstick it is always best to use a brush.  I like to use a square flat brush for this.  It helps with a precision application that applying straight from the bullet doesn't do.

I hoped this was helpful and you enjoyed reading.

Until next time my lovelies.

Ciao for now