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Let’s Begin
- Choose a high-quality quality lip gloss like Becca Cosmetics Cherry Bomb. It is wonderful for girls who want to bring some attention to their lips.
- Use a mirror to help you apply a good amount of lip-gloss on the tip of the wand. If your gloss is in a lip gloss pot, use a thin brush.
- Softly purse out your lips and work in the gloss. Make sure you stay in the lines don’t apply outside the lip-line. Using a lip pencil will make this task easier.
- GOOD TIP Form Mom* Place your finger inside your mouth and pull outward after application. This will help you so that the gloss doesn’t get on your teeth.
Do’s
- To prevent mistakes, you often can’t feel a mirror is highly recommended!
- Relax and take your time, if you rush you will get bad results and badly applied lip-gloss looks horrible.
- I think that lip-gloss with wands might be easyer as they provide more application control.
- Choose the right color for the occasion make sure the outfit, and of course your skin tone all flow.
- For full lips – try using lighter shades this will give you nice results.
- For thin Lips – Try a high colored gloss pinks and reds to make your lips appear fuller.
- If you have someone in you life, find out their favorite color & flavor, like strawberry or cherry! They’ll love it and it will keep them coming back!
- If you want lip gloss that stays on the whole night
- First apply chap stick and keep it on for 5 min.
- Next wipe if off with a wet towel
- Repeat step one – than apply gloss on top of chap stick – this works like a charm for the the woman that is going out for a night on the town or for the girl that has that special someone the tends to make you gloss disappear.
- First apply chap stick and keep it on for 5 min.
Don’t
- Pucker your lips. If you do not you will get lip-gloss in your mouth
- Lipstick is not lip-gloss. Lip-gloss has a shine. Lipstick is relatively matte.
- Lip-gloss outside the “lines” lipline is very unattractive!
- After you apply your gloss don’t blot your lips, you will loose shine and negate the purpose of your gloss!
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Thanks for the tips!
I love the look of lip gloss, i am sending this to my wife with the message, “hint hint!”
This is the most comprehensive article on applying lip gloss that I have ever seen. When I first started using makeup I did a lot of the “donts” such as puckering my lips. I always ended up with lip gloss in my mouth lol
Great article. I will have to show it to my daughter. She has been wearing “lip glop” since she was two. She’s got it right now, but it was a struggle at first. She now calls it lip gloss and it stays within the confines of her defined lips.
Great Tips. I always wonder how to effectively apply lip gloss.
In general, I find that using a quality lip gloss helps to keep your lips protected from drying out. In choosing whether I use the clear (which I hide one everywhere- car, briefcase, purse) OR something with a tint (which comes in varying hues) it depends on which facial feature I am enhancing. A lightly tinted lip gloss can complete a your look when you are placing emphasis on the eyes. The clear glosses are a great way to enhance the look of lip stick and moisten my lips through out the day.
By the way- I once heard from a beauty expert that a good way to get the yucky flakes off of your lips (obviously prior to applying a lip balm, lip stick, or gloss) is to take a piece of scotch tape and press on your lips. When you remove it- the excess dry pieces come off and you have a smooth surface to work with. No longer will you have those loose pieces that have the unlucky benefit of causing globs of product.
Great tip on the scotch tape idea. I will have to give it a try. With the winter coming it is going to be more and more important to remember. I also agree with the color depending on what you are trying to bring out. I also have a lip gloss EVERYWHERE although Emma and Abigail always touch it!
Becca
Is it better when Abigail and Emma leave their own flavor on your gloss? I think if I had my lip gloss or balm stolen by sticky fingered rug rats, I would just “kiss” it goodbye….
I wonder if it is better to have a lock on your make up bag…
Hi, nice site. I could read all day about this stuff as it’s my passion. Spent a fortune on lippy and now writing about it too