We're finally here! Volume III! Long Lasting Lips (we love a bit of alliteration!)
I tend to find that keeping lipstick on all day is not that difficult, but that's just me... Lip gloss however, is a near impossible task. I rarely wear lipgloss, for the pure reason that I can't be bothered to reapply it 80000 times a day! But we'll give it a go...
Lipcare
It's pretty important to look after your lips because no matter how nice the shade, or however nice the rest of your makeup looks, if your lips are dry and flakey, it will not look good.
At all.
Using a scrub will help eliminate dry chapped lips and leave them baby soft. I use a homemade sugar scrub because it works really well but mainly because it is cheeeeeap! (and yes there are meant to be that many "e's") But anyway, you can always buy one if you prefer.
After exfoliating, you need to moisturise to maintain the 'baby soft-ness'. My favourite is the JASON naturals one (review here).
Liner
Lip liner is the equivalent to primer. I'm sure there are lip primers out there, but liners work just as well or better.
It's a fairly simple process... Just line your lips (obviously!) then fill them in. Simple as that really.. The only thing that is difficult is getting the lines perfect so it might take you a couple of practices!
By filling in the lips, if any of the lipstick wears off, you still have some colour showing through underneath so it doesn't look like you've not washed your makeup off from last night....
Some of my favourites are the Rimmel Exaggerate liners as they are not as drying as some others I have tried.
Lipstick
With lipstick, you want to apply it in thin layers, as with most things in this series...
I would say apply it straight from the tube first, then blot with a tissue. This will take any excess off so the next layer can adhere. Then apply another layer, but this time using a lip brush, just so you can get the line perfect and precise.
Now if I were to suggest a lipstick, we'd be here for hours because there are so many amazing ones out there, you just have to test them yourself.
Lipstain
Now if you're slightly lazy (like me) or just prefer that extra 5 minutes in bed in the morning (like me) then I think a lipstain is best for you as it's quick and lasts all day!
There's not a particular way to apply them I don't think... Lipstains have become a lot more popular over the past few years so pretty much every brand in the drugstore has them. My favourites are the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains as they are really moisturising as well as long lasting.
Lipgloss
I don't think there's any way of keeping lipgloss on for a long period of time.
What you'll usually find, is that the stickier the gloss, the longer it will last. Sticky glosses don't feel that great though, so if you're willing, you can get a nice gloss and just put up with the re-application.
Another alternative to these steps is a fairly new hype going around that is a 'lip creme' sort of thing. YSL do them called "Vernis A Levres" and Rimmel have just brought out the "Apocalips" which I am sure you have heard all the hype about. These are another quick solution to the whole lip thing and they really are amazing!
I hope you enjoyed the final installment! I will try and think of another series to do as this was quite fun!
Hope this helped!
xo
