Red lips are fierce, and we know this.  You are either the sort of woman who wears crimson without a second thought, or the kind of woman who shudders at the thought.  It’s quite cut and dry really.

Well, I am here to tell you that there is a red lip out there for everyone, you just have to do a little sampling.  Get with a salesperson and hit the cosmetic counters.  Be prepared to try on a few shades.

My all time favorite red lip is simply Jungle Red Lipliner Pencil by Nars.  I just draw them on, fill them in and bam!  There’s no stopping me sister.

The best thing about using just a pencil when you’re dealing with a bright or deep color like red, is that you don’t have to worry about it smearing all over your face, or Heaven forbid, creeping it’s way up into fine lines around your mouth.  Also, it lasts.  If your lips are a bit dry use the teeniest amount of lip balm to smooth them out, then apply your pencil.

Remember when working with red, take your  t i m e.  Work in light small strokes around your mouth until you’ve outlined it’s shape, then carefully fill in with liner or lipstick…or both.  If you want to really throw caution to the wind, add a little pop of gloss, clear is fine, to the middle of your top and bottom lip.

Yes it is ok to even out your lips.  No one has perfectly symmetrical lips.  If you like larger lips and one side of your bottom lip drops a bit lower than the other, bring the other side down.  If one side of your top lip is larger than the other make ’em match girl.  The key here is subtlety.  Don’t draw a whole new mouth.  Do even things out.

Lastly, in nearly every case, a strong mouth means you need to ease up on the eyes.  Think about a soft cat eye, or just black mascara. Now hold your head high, smile and wait for the comments.  They usually go something like this, “Oh, I could never wear that color”, or “I’m just not brave enough to wear a red lip.”  Guess what?  You are.

oxox

S

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