Painting Your Lips

Dear Me,

I'm not really a make-up person but to appear a little decent, I just use matte pressed powder and dab lipstick to add color to my lips. Sometimes, I use blush-on when I feel like it.

I can do away with any beauty essentials except for these two (2) especially lipsticks.

For me, I prefer the not-so-shiny-glistening type of lipsticks. I'm no Angelina Jolie to sport those pouty lips. I prefer the simple look.

Anyway, I keep the following in mind whenever it comes to coloring my lips.

To be on the safe side, I don't go more than a couple of shades lighter or darker than the natural color of my lips.

The more pigment that touches the lips, the longer it will last. Directly apply the lipstick via the tube if after color intensity.

After applying lipstick, blot it a bit using tissue between your lips. It removes excess emollients that make lipstick to smear.

To shy away from cracked lips due to moisture loss, apply a light coat of lip balm containing petrolatum or mineral oil over lipstick.

But in all honesty, I would love to learn how to put a full make-up (that is, make someone's face beautiful) on someone. =)