Red pinup lips

[NolaChick™ {Madam}]

Lately, I have been trying to master my "pin up" makeup, especially the red lips. I discovered a really cool secret through trial and error, so I thought I would share! First of all, I tried the whole lipliner thing and I just couldn't get the hang of it. No matter what I did, it looked smudged and gross. So, I decided to take a different approach. What I do now is, first I moisturize my lips with a thick moisturizer, let it set and wipe it off. Then I take a really fine lip brush and put a little of my red lipstick on it and line my lips with that. It goes on a lot smoother and easier than regular lipliner. Then, I fill in with another lip brush all the rest. I top it all of with a little gloss. The best thing is, because of the moisturizer, the lipstick that you lined your lips with won't bleed into the cracks in your lips! So it all works out! Just thought I would share, since I have been trying to get down my own technique for a while, now!

[Marissa Lily]

Hmmm i don't really have a problem with mine smudging but using a moisturizer beforehand would be a good idea to help your lips look their best.