If you want to draw attentions straight to your lips, matte lipsticks are your perfect choice. However, one minus point about a matte formula is that it is very dry and can quickly absorb your lips’ moisture though your lips are in good shape before you use it. Therefore, if you don’t know how to prepare and take care of your lips before applying matte lipsticks, it can push you into an awkward situation when your lips get dry and start to look like having cracks.
Some of the tips below will help you well prepare for perfect matte lips.
1. Exfoliate your lips
Using a lip scrub mixture:
It is easy to make a lip scrub mixture at home by using sugar and olive oil.
Recipe 1: Mix 2 tsp of sugar and 1 tsp of olive oil together. Apply some onto your lips and lightly rub in a circular motion. Rinse off.
Recipe 2: Mix 1 tsp of sugar and 1 tsp of honey. Apply some onto your lips. Leave it on for 2-3 minutes. Rinse off.
Using a toothbrush with soft bristles.
Gently “brush” your lips using a toothbrush with soft bristles until you feel dead cells on the surface are all removed. Wash them off from your lips.
A matte color has a very intense pigmentation
2. Apply lip balm
Lips and eyes are one of the most sensitive areas which shows your aging signs. Taking a good care of your lips by keeping it soft and moist doesn’t only help enhance the effects of lipsticks you apply on but also preventing the presence of wrinkles. Therefore, always remember to applying lip balm on your lips to ensure it is hydrated. A lip balm that contains shea butter and vitamin E is always good to keep your lips moist and soft which is good for perfect matte lips. Remember to also use lip balm even before you reapply a new layer of matte color during the day.
3. When and how to wear a matte look.
Depending on each event and occasion, you can choose a suitable matte color you want to appear with. However matte lips would look best when you wear it in evenings due to its intense pigmentation. Before applying a matte color, start off with a lip liner of the same shade to shape your lips can be a good idea. That will help to provide a guide when you apply a matte color and reduce the risk you will make a mistake outside the lip line. You know it is difficult to remove a matte color when mistakes happen.
There you go! Hope you will have a perfect matte look learning from these tips! And ass always, be confident, be beautiful!
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