Makeup Minute How To: Rock a Vivid Lip
August 13, 2009 by Dina Fierro
Filed under Celebrity/Get the Look, Lips
Okay, okay, I know it’s still August but seriously, how ready are YOU for Fall? I’m just itching to embrace some of the fall makeup looks, including the vivid, deep lip colors that were all over the runways and the red carpets (see Megan Fox below!)
That said, a vivid dark lip can be pretty intimidating, so I tapped into celebrity makeup artist Brett Freedman of Vanitymark for some tips. Here are his tips!
- To ease into deep shades, try a sheer gloss version. The shade in the tube will have a huge color impact, but it goes on sheer and lets your natural lip shine through. Kind of like the stain from a lollipop!
- If you want more of a goth, matte look, try a lipstick form. Beware though, the deep, solid pigment in lipsticks can be a bit aging. I prefer a gloss format.
- Go sparse on eye makeup – save the smoky eyes for another time. Only one feature on your face should pop, and with a dark pucker, you want all the attention on your lips. You still want lots o’ lash though… maybe try a silver liner!
What do you think of the Megan Fox lip look? Is this a trend you’ll be rocking?
Great tips! I love a bold lip look once in a while, but it’s important people know NOT TO OVERDO THE EYES! It’ll take you from chic and edgy to trashy in an instant.
I’m sorry, but her eyebrows are hideous…which kinda distracts me as does that blotch on top of her cupid’s bow. Who on earth let her out like that?
I do like the shade of the lipstick, though, and her lips are full enough to take it.