Makeup
How To Wear Red Lipstick With Confidence
Drawing attention to your mouth with a crimson color may make your cringe, but it doesn't have to. With these tips you'll learn the power -- and pretty -- that wearing a red lipstick can convey.
Does wearing red lipstick in a dark-ish shade-- make you uncomfortable? Does it make you feel like everyone's starting at a smudge across your two front teeth? Or make you feel like your somehow still playing dress up? You're not alone. But, with reds and other deep shades poised to rule the makeup roost this fall, it's time that we all garner a little confidence and figure out how to wear a red lipstick that works for us.
You don't have to channel old fashioned icons like Bridgette Bardot or Marilyn Monroe with your red lipstick, you only have to do a little homework to find what works for you -- and once you do, you might be amazed by the power that a red lip can wield.
See 6 ways to wear a red lip now.
A good red lipstick can make your whole face look "done" -- even if it's the only makeup you're wearing. Even better, a red lip can distract from imperfections -- like unruly brows that desperately need to be shaped or a recent complexion eruption.
And, remember, move your focus beyond the "Old Hollywood" red lipstick (the ones that ran and bled and looked cakey and grandmotherly), these days there are so many ways to wear a red lip that you will surely find one that suits you. Read on and you'll see.
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You don't have to channel old fashioned icons like Bridgette Bardot or Marilyn Monroe with your red lipstick, you only have to do a little homework to find what works for you -- and once you do, you might be amazed by the power that a red lip can wield.
See 6 ways to wear a red lip now.
A good red lipstick can make your whole face look "done" -- even if it's the only makeup you're wearing. Even better, a red lip can distract from imperfections -- like unruly brows that desperately need to be shaped or a recent complexion eruption.
And, remember, move your focus beyond the "Old Hollywood" red lipstick (the ones that ran and bled and looked cakey and grandmotherly), these days there are so many ways to wear a red lip that you will surely find one that suits you. Read on and you'll see.
SEE NEXT PAGE: Stained canvas
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