How To Use A Red Lip Pencil, Lipstick and Lipgloss Makeup Tutorial
By Contributor: Shruti
Red lips are a head turner. And guess what there is a red lipstick for every skin tone. A deep red pout is bold and beautiful but to get perfect red lips is a tricky business. Also the rest of the makeup needs to be very toned down and muted because we want to highlight our lips and make all the guys drool. A lot of girls struggle with the eternal question of how to wear a lipstick with perfection and what makeup to pair with it. In this makeup tutorial I will teach you how to first line your lips with a red lip pencil or lip liner and then apply lipstick straight from the bullet or brush. Later I will show you how my pout looks after adding a bit of clear gloss on my lips. You can always use these steps for pink, orange, nude, coral lipsticks. Infact this is a very universal guide.
I would like to call it a Dummy’s Guide to wearing classic deep red lips with perfection. Even if you are not a makeup beginner I’m sure you can learn a few tips and tricks from this step by step lipstick application tutorial. So let’s begin with the tutorial.
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How To Apply Red Lip Pencil:
Step 1. Exfoliate your lips. We don’t want any flakiness or dry skin on lips. Apply a thin layer of lip balm to moisturize lips. Do the rest of the face then. The lip balm needs to be on for like 15-20 minutes to condition lips. Remove the lip balm and apply foundation or a concealer on lips with a finger or lip brush. It will hide lip pigmentation and create a blank canvas for lip painting. I have used Maybelline dream liquid foundation . Now take your cupid’s bow as starting point and make a slant line.
Step 2: Do it again from the other side of the cupid’s bow.
Step 3: Just below your cupid’s bow, mark a straight line. That should be the lowest point of your lips.
Step 4: Map out tiny dots near the edges to create a map for your lip line. This way you will do lesser mistakes while shaping and lining your red pout.
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Step 5: Now just connect all the dots while applying short and feathery strokes. Don’t line like you do in sketch books. Use short strokes. Don’t forget to cover the corners.
Step 6: Now fill in your lips using the lip liner using same short strokes. I’ve used Avon Ultra Glimmersticks in True Red. Using a lip pencil underneath the lipstick will make it last longer.
Step 7: This is how your lips should look like post the lip filling using the red liner.
Step 8: Blot it with a tissue and go over again if you have left any spaces.
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Red Lipstick Application Step by Step:
Step 9: (Optional) If you want, apply a clear lip balm on top of your lips and leave them like that. Keep retouching your lips with the lip balm through out the day and your stain will be in place no matter what you eat or do!
Step 10: Lipstick time!! Using a lip brush or directly from the bullet, whichever way you are comfortable with, apply a nice red lipstick onto the lips. I’ve used Bobbi Brown Art Stick in Harlow Red.
Step 11. You can stop right here but if you have thin lips then apply a little red or clear lip gloss at the middle of the top and bottom lip. Don’t apply it all over your lips! And ta da perfect and sexy red lips. Now pout, pout and pout some more.
Step 12: Take a little concealer on a brush and clean up the edges. Red lips are all about clean skin and perfectly shaped lips.
classic matte red lipstick vs glossy red pout
Btw how do you like your red pout? Matte or glossy?
Keep the rest of the makeup nude. Red lips look best with winged eyeliner and loads of mascara. Also I’ve used the same Bobbi Brown Harlow Red lipstick as a cheek tint too. Just a little. If Emma Watson can wear red blush with red lips then so can we. Have a happy red lipstick day.
How do you wear you lipstick? Share your views with us.
70 thoughts on “Tutorial: How To Apply Red Lipstick Perfectly (Steps + Products Used)”
ooooh such a well detailed tute. Applying a red lipstick is definitely quite a task and you’ve made it look so easy. I’ll definitely try the ‘X’ method!
lovely tutorial, I always make some or the other mistake while lining lips esp at the cupids bow, but this is such a full proof way, thanks for sharing it…I am going to try it soon :))
Thank you for sharing such an attractive lipstick hacks, its looking amazing. The galway LIPSTICK- 4.5G(PINK PRANK) are looking so pretty that they will surely enhance one’s beauty.Collection that truly expresses your inner beauty…
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ooooh such a well detailed tute. Applying a red lipstick is definitely quite a task and you’ve made it look so easy. I’ll definitely try the ‘X’ method!
Thank you so much :D
What an awesome tut! I am gonna try the x method. loved the matte look a bit more :D
Thank you :)))
Shruti u nailed it…. Luved ur steps… N yeah i prefer matte… Specially wan its red ;)
I love and prefer matte too :)
I create a X too at the cupids bow. Will do the dots now…will be helpful. Thank you :) Superb tutorial :)
Yes dots are very helpful when lining :)
wow! very informative tute dear… I’ll definitely follow these steps for matte look
Thank you :)
Most definitely matte, with bold winged eye liner. Instant chic! :)
Ditto :D
Gonna try this soon! Awesome tutorial! :)
Thank you :))
Nice tutorial shruti :)
btw have written boobi brown instead of bobbi brown by mistake :P
Holy shit!
Wow…ur lips! Nice tutorial!
Thank you :)
lovely tutorial, I always make some or the other mistake while lining lips esp at the cupids bow, but this is such a full proof way, thanks for sharing it…I am going to try it soon :))
Happy to help :)
superb tute.. very helpful… you have beautiful lips
Thank you :)
The step by step tutorial seemed so in detail and so good. You nailed it girl :)
Thank you aayushi :)
That is by far the best lipshade application tutorial ever!!
You just made my day :D
I love matte! and Reds :D Loved your tutorial! I do the x thing too! :D
Hi5 :D
Wowww amazing tutorial sweetie
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Thank you Margaret :)
LOvely tude dear!! simply amazing! loved your pictures!!
Thank you manasi :)
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Oooohhhhh..stunning~!!!!!
Thank you :)
You loook soooo hot in that full face picture♡♡
The X-technique is simply genius ! Thanx for sharing is awesome tutorial . Also is there any other of your favorite reds apart from Bobbi ?
MAC Ruby Woo, Colorbar Hot Hot Hot :)
Perfectly pretty!
Hi. This is awesome! Forgive me if this is mentioned and I missed it. ..what’s the brand and color of lip liner used?
Informative and well explained tutorial!
wow!!!! loved it!!!
Awesome tutorial :)
very nice tutorial
very nice explained
this is awesome..Will try this
very informative post
Great tutorial. I’ll definitely try it next time.
i will definately refer this way of applying lipstick.branded lipstick have best texture .
I like my red pout matte-y :)
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