Do you find yourself constantly checking out your lips and reapplying it when you're out?

Wearing bold lip colours can be tricky especially when you don't want to be checking out your lipstick every hour. As a makeup artist, how do I make my client's lipstick last all night especially with bold red lips?
Here are a few simple steps that works really well without having to reapply your lipstick throughout the night!

Tools needed:
Lipstick, powder brush, translucent powder.

Apply lip balm at lest ten minutes before you apply your lipstick to let your lips soak in the moisture. I like to apply my lip balm as early as possible to let my lips fully absorb the moisture because it surely makes a difference when I have my lipstick on after that. Applying lip balm right before your lipstick will leave a funny texture on your lips which isn't what you want.

1. Use a lip liner to trace the shape of your lip.
2. Apply your lipstick onto your lips! To fill in certain gaps that you might have left out, smile and reapply on your lips.
You can either apply it straight on or with a lip brush, whichever you prefer.
3. Take a piece of tissue and lightly blot your lipstick to remove any excess colour that you might have over applied on your lips.
4. Take a small powder brush and apply translucent loose or pressed powder on your lips. This will help to set and seal the lipstick onto your lips and mattify it.
*Try not to apply too much powder or else it will dry out your lips.
 You can apply on another thin layer of lipstick and you're done!

Step out and wear that bold lip with confidence!

xx Carmen