Lips Tips

FOR BEAUTIFUL LIPS

The skin on your lips is tender. That is why it gets drier faster and also dulls easily. We have said in the past that rubbing the cream of milk every night can give you luscious ruby red lips. The other lip treatment is to use a drop of glycerine, lemon juice and honey. Homemade butter (what is called ghee in India) is also an excellent lip treatment. Just massage your lips for about a minute every night with these natural ingredients for flawless, rich lips. Also note that there is not very much you can do about the natural colour of your lips, but these treatments will help you get the best of your natural colour.

GLOSS FOR A LIP-LIFT

To create a trendy or different look to your regular make up, shimmer up your lips with gloss.
• While, lip-gloss is best recommended in summers, it can perk up your look at any time of the year.
• Remember that even the shade of gloss colour can make a difference. So make sure you pick the right one out.
• Also, be careful not to over apply. And for the evening out, add a dash of shimmer to the gloss.

HOW TO GET SEXIER LOOKING LIPS

To make your lips look fuller and sexier, especially if you have thin lips, use light-coloured or neutral-shade lipsticks. Pale shades make lips look fuller. Finish with a shimmer-gloss for Party-wear. To enhance a pout, dab a silver/shiny lip-gloss onto the centre of your lower lip.

TRY THESE FOR KISSABLE LIPS!

Here are a few tips to get luscious looking lips in minutes:
• Always outline lips with lip liners. Opt for a shade that is darker than the lipstick. Unlike pencils, these are felt-tipped and the colours are easier to apply.
• Lip liners should be followed with a stroke of lip pencil. Some pencils are available in dual shades, which means you get two colours on one pencil.
• Applying lipstick with a lip brush brings out the colour of the lipstick. Clean these in warm, sudsy water.
• Matt shades are not shiny and make lips look less full.
• Pearly shades on the other hand accentuate emphasis on lips, making them look fuller. Pearly shades go well on shimmering fabrics.
• Though transfer resistant lipsticks may seem like an expensive buy initially, they last longer and are a smart buy.
• Always touch up lip make-up with lip gloss that adds shimmer to lips and creates a glamorous look.

HOW DO I ALTER MY LIPS’ CONTOURS?

Want lips that pout? Apply lipstick except in the centre of the mouth. Apply a lighter shade in the centre of the mouth and touch it up with lip gloss.
• To tone down protruding lips, use lighter coloured lipstick, this will ease down the protruding effect.
• For thinner lips apply foundation on the lips and outline lips with lip pencil (within the natural lip line). Fill in lipstick with a lip brush.
• To make thin lips look fuller, apply foundation on mouth area. Use a lip pencil to outline the lips just beyond the natural lip line and fill in with desired colour.