(Newswire.net — October 3, 2020) — These days, it’s all about the lips, all the time. Instagram, TV, and magazines glamourize a full and luscious pout. If you feel that your lips are a little lackluster, boosting your pucker potential is easy when you have an optimized lip kit.
Once you have the tools of the trade, you’re ready for anything! Here are 5 essential items that you’ll need to achieve perfect lips every time.
1. Lip Scrub
Lipstick applies wonderfully to a perfectly polished pout. Using a lip scrub a few times a week will clear off dead skin and keep chapped lips at bay. With a smoother surface, all of your other products are going to absorb faster and work better.
Lip treatments and moisturizers will be more effective after exfoliation. Lip liners will apply without skipping, and lipstick won’t settle into chapped areas, cracks, or lines.
The best thing about most lip scrubs is that they’re made of sugar. They’re gentle, flavored, and even technically edible. You shouldn’t eat your lip scrub (obviously), but it’s good to know that there are effective and affordable natural alternatives to chemical products.
2. Lip Treatment or Lip Primer
Lipstick and lip liner effortlessly glide onto lips that are perfectly moisturized and prepped. A nourishing lip treatment will add a little plushness to your pout. Apply your treatment a few minutes before you’re ready for lipstick, and blot away the excess when it’s time to put your color on.
Instead of lip treatment, you can use a nourishing lip primer to prep for application. It’s simpler and doesn’t require as much precision. The primer is intended to stay on, leaving behind a texture that’s easy for your lipstick to grab onto.
3. Lip Liner
The best lip liner will help to define your lips and achieve a flawless look. Whether you choose to line your lips to their exact size or overline them for a fuller pout, you’ll need a lip liner with serious staying power and great color payoff.
You don’t necessarily need an exact matching lip liner for every color you own. One or two per color family should be enough. You don’t want your liner to be too noticeable, either, so opt for neutral basics that will easily blend in with whatever lipstick you’re feeling that day.
4. Lipstick
It’s easy to go overboard and buy every lipstick in sight. There are hundreds of colors, textures, and formulas to choose from. So before you go crazy, consider what color families work for you.
Pastel lipsticks may look far better on very fair, cool skin tones but clash with warm and medium skin tones. Cool-toned red lipsticks play well with lighter skin, and they might create a clownish clash on people with warmer undertones.
Your lipstick collection should be built for both daytime and nighttime wear. Your “going out” lips will likely be different from your work time lips, but with varying intensities in the same shade family. An arsenal of a dozen lipsticks will give you enough options to coordinate your lip look with the rest of your makeup palettes.
Novelty lip colors like blues, hot pinks, and purples have a time and place. Unless your usual style is bold, bright, and daring, you probably won’t get much use out of these shades. It doesn’t hurt to have one or two fun shades for special moments, but you probably won’t want to make them staples in your collection.
5. Lip Gloss
Lip gloss is a divisive product. Some people live and die by lip gloss, while others leave them on the shelf. If you don’t like the opaque look of lipstick, gloss serves as a perfect alternative.
If you occasionally rock a glossy look, you might want a few coordinated shades to work with your favorite lip colors. If you aren’t sure, get a clear lip gloss. Clear gloss will work to add shine to any lip color you own and even improve the natural color of your lips.
Conclusion
A tightly curated selection of lip products will take you a long way. You don’t need more than one makeup bag to create dozens of looks that complement any makeup arrangement.
Remember to take excellent care of your lips – no amount of makeup can hide under-moisturized lips. Create a complete routine and maintain perfect lips 24/7.