Tricks to apply lipstick in long lasting smooth way

👄Tricks to apply lipstick in long lasting smooth way💄

You know when you’re out in public, feeling put-together because you’re fully done up and rocking a seriously bold lip? That bright color is really helping you feel good—you know it looks good.

Then, after awhile, you forget you’re wearing lipstick, and you go to the bathroom. After glancing in the mirror, your lipstick looks fuzzy. And you realize that it’s happened: your color bled!

Tiny little lines of color, subtly spreading from the top of your lip line to the skin under your nose. Suddenly, you look all smeary, like you don’t know how to apply makeup. Why can’t lipstick just stay put?

To get some I tried, what causes—and how to fight—the lipstick lovers’ arch nemesis: bleeding.

It’s not you, it’s your lipstick

Lipstick has “a creamy product on top of a moving surface.” Meaning, as we laugh, kiss, and eat, the emollient substance slips around a bit. That color won’t necessarily stay firmly on the lips, especially if you’re using something with “a really creamy formulation, or if you’re wearing a balm underneath that’s too greasy.”

According to this statement, the more shine or gloss a lip product has, the more likely it’ll bleed. I also note that the feel of the product itself might tell you even more about it’s lasting power. If it feels like a butter or balm and slippery to the touch, it does tend to run more.

Another factor, though, is age. As we get older, pigment can seep into the fine lines around the lips. Most of us tend to buy the same products we always have, but we might need to reassess that as the seasons change and the years go by.

A creamy lipstick that stayed put when you were 20 might not always work forever and ever.

Handy helper #1: the right lip liner

Lip liner can help, especially if it’s a good one. I actually use liner after applying lipstick, to shape the lips. This helps to lock in the color, and seal it inside the lip line.

And if you don’t want to buy a matching liner every time you get a new lipstick, go with a pencil that matches your natural lip color.

I would like to recommend Kevyn Aucoin The Flesh Tone Lip Pencil in Medium as one that works for “just about everyone.”

A clear or translucent lip liner, like Too Faced Borderline Lip Pencil, is another good solution. I like to say using it under your regular liner is a good move for “extra bleeding-prevention.

Handy helper #2: the right brush

When I asked what about application might help lipstick last longer, our experts were of one mind, citing brushes as the way to go. I was really emphatic, and tell you that I tend to use concealer brushes for the job.

A brush is sooo helpful—it helps you spread the pigment evenly, especially if it’s a brighter color. I explain it as Start by applying your lipstick lightly, as if it were a stain with your brush. Blot, and then build up to the color you want.

With liquid lipsticks, the process is a little different, and less is definitely more. I never use the wand that comes with them, because they put on too much product. I’ll just take a lip brush, start on the center of the lower lip, and sort of paint it on.

For liquids and creams, we like Wayne Goss Brush 07 and Billy B Paint Brush Seven.

lasting-power secrets:

A bit of foundation as a base, liner plus lipstick, and a dusting of powder. “I prep lips with a moisturizer (possibly a scrub, too, if they’re extra dry). Then I apply a touch of foundation over the lip line—not the whole mouth.

Follow with liner in the exact same color as the lipstick, and then applies the color using a brush. To perfect the line, I go over it again with the liner, “to make sure the lipstick and pencil blend really well.”

Finally, I blot gently with a tissue, and goes over it all with a light touch of powder using a big powder brush. “Or,” I would explain, “you could use an eye shadow in the same color as a lipstick.”

There are few more tricks too. Sometimes, I use a cotton swab to go in and really clean up the lip line and get rid of excess product. It has to be a fuzz-free swab, though; I highly recommend a brand called Sugar Pie. I go through so many of these during Fashion Week, it’s unbelievable.

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