In this week's seminar with Lara, we had a workshop called 'Lip Trip' which involved working with the lips to create more exciting lip designs and techniques. I find lips really difficult to get perfect when applying lipstick to someone else, and this workshop was definitely useful to me and after having taken part in it, I feel a lot more confident about the next time I will apply lipstick to someone else.
The three C's that need to be remembered when creating a lip design...
Control, Colour, Curve
During the workshop, we were given some top tips for when applying lip colour to a model or client:
- Before applying anything to the lips gently exfoliate them to get rid of any dry or dead skin
- Put a small amount of lip balm on the lips before applying any other products
- Begin by applying lip liner; either to outline the lips or all over to act as a base colour
- When lining the lips, get your model to tilt her head to the side when applying the top lip line up to the point of the cupids bow
- Always use flat brushes when applying lipstick. You can use different sizes to create different effects
- To make the lipstick appear matte, hold a thin tissue layer over the lips and dust some powder over the tissue. The powder will transfer through the tissue particles, leaving your lip design with a matte finish effect
- To create a fuller lip effect, add a small amount of gloss to the middle of the bottom lip, and the top of the cupids bow
We also learnt about different lip effects that can be created. They are all really simple to do, yet so effective once applied.
GRADIENT EFFECT; apply a base colour all over the lips. Line the lips with a lip liner three shades different (either darker or lighter, it's your choice) than your chosen lip colour. Blend the colours together.
OMBRE EFFECT; apply a base colour all over the lips. Line the cupids bow with another colour and fade out along the lip line to the outer corners of the lip. Finish by applying your third colour to the middle of the top and bottom lips and blend outwards using a flat blending brush.
TWO TONE EFFECT; apply one colour on the top lip. Apply another colour on the bottom lip. Ensure that the lips do not touch before the lipstick has properly dried, otherwise this will ruin the effect.
Below is a gradient effect that I tried out during the workshop. The image on the left shows a matte effect of the gradient lip, where I dusted some powder lightly over the lips. In the image on the right, I applied a small amount of gloss to the middle of the bottom lip and cupids bow to make the lips appear fuller.
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