Liquid lipstick: as it is correct to use a novelty

Did not you try liquid lipstick yet? For certain, you are frightened by uncertainty. It is difficult to get used to new, especially if you are happy with the stacks. But, perhaps, it will be pleasant to you novelties when you learn all their advantages.

What is it

Liquid lipstick, or Liquid Lipstick, is a lipstick in a liquid form. What does such texture give? Intensity of color, the good moistening properties and excellent firmness.

Most often, liquid lipstick is externally similar to gloss – is produced in the same jars and tubes with applicators, sometimes it is tubes with a tip in the form of a kushon (a sponzhevy pillow). But internal contents is far from gloss, the consistence more liquid, reminds nail varnish more.


Liquid lipstick can have both a glossy finish, and opaque; the last, by the way, is considered the most resistant, such lipstick can hold on all day!

Why we did not pass yet to this product if it gives so many advantages? Makeup artists consider that the most important difficulties arise from the fact that we incorrectly use liquid lipstick, incorrectly we apply it. Means, time to get all more information came.

Equipment secrets

Almost all who tried liquid lipstick for the first time, say that they do not like a contour of lips which creates this product. The liquid texture "floats", gets into small folds and cracks on border of lips, and in general at excellent color and gloss of a lip look for some reason untidy.

This problem will be solved by a cream concealer. Here is how this trick becomes:

Step 1. For a make-up will be required: liquid lipstick, lip balm, a concealer, a brush for lips (it is necessary for a concealer), means for makeup removal, Q-tips.


Step 2. Begin with lip balm. It is a good basis for a product. Important: before starting the following step, wait until the product completely is absorbed in skin of lips. On it will leave of a minute to three, everything depends on qualities of your balm.


Step 3. Proceed to "main course". Interesting fact: for liquid lipstick one layer that it kept several hours suffices. If your product with the applicator, in most cases to you is enough that quantity which is concentrated on it – it is very convenient.


Step 4. Begin with a contour of a lower lip, from the center to corners of lips.


Step 5. After – cover with liquid lipstick all lower lip in a contour.


Step 6. Movement familiar to many women: densely close lips of "mm". On an upper lip the necessary amount of lipstick will imprint. It allows to use not enough product and to prevent its spreading.


Step 7. Correct an upper lip if its contours turned out not painted over by a product.


Step 8. Moisten a Q-tip in liquid for makeup removal and correct a contour of lips.


Step 9. And now lead round a contour the cream proofreader, it kind of "will seal" it, will not allow liquid lipstick to flow into folds outside edges of lips. It is the best of all to use a brush, then the contour will be ideal!


As you can see, use of liquid lipstick considerably differs from technology of putting usual lipstick in a stika. Here it is important to use not enough product and not to allow the "floated" contours.

Very bright color!

Liquid lipstick was fallen in love to makeup artists for very bright, strongly pigmented shade. However, such brightness is not absolutely habitual for some of us. What to do?

- First, it is possible to advise after all to try to make friends with a color. For any tone of skin the coral shade is universal, choose it if a fuchsia and scarlet seem for you excessively radical.

- The second council: "support" bright lips by blush, having chosen a product from same color "family", as lipstick. The image will become more harmonious, lips will not look unusually brightly.

- Thirdly, liquid lipstick allows to soften color slightly. For this purpose after drawing a product over balm, a finger distribute means on lips, it will facilitate a bright shade. But the product will remain still resistant.


Pay attention to novelties under the name of Liquid Lipstick, they are released by many cosmetic brands, such as Butter London, Stila, Revlon, L'Oreal, NYX, Hourglass, Shiseido. You are waited by an interesting and bright experiment, and the good moistening properties and nutritious vitamin structure will become a pleasant bonus.