So You Want To Wear A Red Lip? My Faves, Tips and Tricks...

Hi Everyone!

Recently my cousin asked me to find a particular red lipstick shade that she'd seen on a celebrity, I found the colour for her, but it was high end (Tom Ford and $69!!) so I set about finding a dupe for her in a more acceptable price range.  She also wanted to know what other make up to  wear with the red lip so here goes.....

My favourite red lipsticks.....

Left to Right - La Femme Cleo Red, Revlon Lip Butter Candy Apple,
Wet n Wild 520E, Maybelline Royal Red and NYX Femme

Swatched.....

Some other items for a Red Lip...

Gloss - Revlon Stawberry Fraise
Liner - Rimmel Red Dynamite

For a flawless red lip you need to have hydrated lips, so if your lips are at all flaky skip the red lip until the flakes have gone - load your lips up on Lucas' Pawpaw Ointment and use an old toothbrush to scuff off the dead skin.

Line your lips with a red lip liner and fill in your entire lips with the liner, that way you are not left with a dreaded outline when eating or drinking.  Then I blot with a tissue and reapply the lip liner again, follow up with your red lippie of choice (using a lip brush will ensure a neater line and longevity) and then blot, re-apply, blot and re-apply.  If you want that long lasting effect do not top with a gloss. 

Remeber if you are wearing a red lip (or any other brightly coloured lipstick) be prepared to  maintain the colour so your touch up lippie and a compact mirror are essentials in your purse for the rest of the day/night.

Now what other make up should you wear with a red lip?  I tend to keep the rest of my make up neutral especially if I'm wearing it during the day (night time you can amp up the drama in your eyes if you want) but here's a run down of what I last wore with a red lip....

Primer - Benefit The POREfessional
Eye Primer - NYX Eyeshadow Base in Skintone
Foundation - Rimmel Lasting Finish in Soft Beige
Concealer - Benefit Erase Paste
Powder to set Concealer - Benefit Powderflage
Powder - MAC MSFN Medium
Contour & Highligh - Sleek Face Contour Kit in Light
Bronzer - Revlon Suntan Matte
Blush - Benefit Bella Bamba
Brows - The Body Shop Brow Kit
Eyes - Eyelid color in Wet n Wild Walking on Eggshells Trio, Matte Brown in Crease
and Matte Cream on Brow Bone from Wet n Wild Vanity palette
Tightline - Coastal Scents Black Gel Liner  applied with eyeliner pencil
Lips - Revlon Lip Butter in Candy Apple

Also some other things to think about when wearing a red lip are your own skin colouring, if you have pink undertones in your skin you're going to want to lean towards a red that has orange undertones.  If you have yellow undertones in your skin you're going to want to lean towards a red that has pink undertones.  And if you're lucky (like me!) and you are neutral you can wear both.  However at the moment I'm liking an orange based red!

When wearing a red lip I like to tie in a touch of red from my outfit, be it a scarf, shoes, nailpolish, glasses or in this case my jeans....

Red Jeans from Big W
Taupe Jacket fro m Cotton On
Black 3/4 sleeve shirt from Big W
Scaf from KMart
Tan Belt from Cotton On
Tan Ballet Flats from Big W

So why not lash out and wear a red lip tomorrow!