makeup HOW TO WEAR BRIGHT LIPSTICK ON THINNER LIPS

A lot of us who aren’t endowed with big plump lips are intimidated by bright lipstick, fearing it will only make our lips look smaller. But there is a little subtle trick we can do to make them look a little plumper. Because any time we highlight something, we make it appear “raised” out. So never rock a red lip without doing this ever again! Here’s how:

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Your Favorite Concealer — After all the years in this industry trying everything on everyone, I have narrowed it down three favorite concealer sticks in three different price ranges: this one ($$$), this one ($$) and this one ($).

($$$), ($$) and ($). Your Favorite Bright Lipstick — I used this matte lip pencil above and for the fuller lip shot I used this high pigment lip pencil . As you can see, the NARS one is more matte than the Bite Beauty one and I personally like the little hint of shine.

above and for the fuller lip shot I used . As you can see, the NARS one is more matte than the Bite Beauty one and I personally like the little hint of shine. An EyeShadow Buffing Brush — Of course the brush I used in this tutorial has just been discontinued (how uncouth!) but try this shading brush instead.

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