All about the lips :*

Heylo beauties :* 

This post is going to be all about the lips.

Things-to-remember-&-to- do-steps before applying any lip makeup. 

1—exfoliate: yes ! 

•Exfoilationg your lips is as important as exfoliting your face.

•Exfoliating  your lips will remove any flakes, dead skin and also any lip colour or lip product which was left from the previous time you wore any lip makeup product   

•exfoliating your lips will make the lip surface even. 

——Products to be use for exfoliating your lips :

• lip scrub/ lip sugar 

•Body shop has a lip scrub which is gentle and perfect for exfoliation of your lips. You could use a lip scrub or a lip sugar which is easily available in ur local drugstore or you could use one from your favourite  brand. 

• make your lip sugar 

Its really easy just take some sugar  granules along with ur favourite clear lip balm/ lip butter/ petroleum jelly. And gentle rub it on your lips. 

Body shop lip scrub-

2—moisturize. 

•moisturizing is an essential step in any care routine be it skin or lips. 

•moisturizing your lips will make them look healthier and also heal all cuts. 

•moisturize with a lip moisturizer/ lip butter. 

•if you wish to add some colour as well as hydrate your lips you could opt for reclon lip butters or tinted lip balms or chubby sticks. 

( mac has a range of Tinted lip balms )

•if you want to use a home remedy to fix dry lips or moisturize your lips you can use ghee. 

Body shop lip butter-

Coming to the lip products which can bring out  the beauty of your lips. 

Lip pencil/lip liner-

•lip pencil / lip liner comes in a pencil form and is very similar to an eye liner. Some products can also double up as an eyeliner and lip liner. 

• a lip pencil or a lip liner is used to colour the lip to prep it up for the lipstick.

•using a lip pencil or a lip liner beneath the lipstick will help the lip stick last longer. 

•applying a lip liner will bring out the original colour of the lipstick. 

Lipstick -

•lipstick is applied directly on to the lips / on top of the lip liner. 

•lipstick has to be chosen keeping in mind your skin tone and the duration as to how long you want to wear the lipstick. 

Things to remember while buying a lipstick:

-desired colour 

-pigmentation 

-stay power 

-finish (matte/satin/glossy)

-formula (hydrating/drying)

-if it applies evenly

-transferring / non-transferring 

Always swatch the colour on your lips. 

Lip gloss  

• lip glosses are easier to carry off than a lipstick. 

•they are light weight lip colours with a glossy finish. 

•they come in a tube, some of which have an applicator and some of which dont. 

•lip glosses are available in a variety of colours. 

Things to remember while buying a lip gloss-

•desired colour

•how is the application(directly from the tube or has a brush inside etc)

•stay power 

Revlon super lustrous gloss  

L'Oreal's colour riche gloss (tube form) 

Mac 's lip glass (with applicator) 

 

Chubby sticks-

•chubby sticks are a new rave this season. Almost every brand has its own range. Starting from clinique's chubby sticks to revlon's just smitten kissable balm stains to lakmé's pop tints. 

•they are hydrating and moisturizing lip colours in a stick form. 

•they are a must have for daily use 

Lakmé pop tints. 

~~Always smell the product. Some products have a very weird unpleasant   smell, do not buy the product if you dont like the way it smells.

Thanks for stopping by :) 

-love 

-tanika ❤