Showing posts with label charming. Show all posts
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Saturday, 8 December 2012

How to get Pretty Pink Lips




Being one of the most exposed parts of the body, lips bear the brunt of nature season after season. With the changing climate the dry and cold air plays havoc on your tender lips. As a result lips lose their natural sheen and moisture and tend to get chapped and crack up. Try these tips to keep your lips soft and supple and pout pretty.

  • Always exfoliate the dead skin of your lips on a regular basis with lip exfoliator or gently rub your lips with a soft towel after washing the face.
  • After exfoliation, massage your lips with almond oil or ghee for 15 to 20 minutes. These act as natural moisturizers and leave lips soft and supple.
  • Apply a sunscreen lotion on your lips to protect them from harmful UV rays of the sun. Then use a creamy lipstick or a lip gloss to do them up.
  • Do not use soaps and powder on the lips as they make dry up the lips. Always remove your lipstick before going to bed using a cleansing gel containing aloe vera.
  • Keep a lip balm handy to protect your lips if they get extra dry. Avoid smoking and do not lick or bite your lips. With lips getting a new focus this season, you need to be extra careful about keeping them soft, plump and looking good always.You can go for regular lip balms or pick pout plumping lip slickers that smoothen your lips and make you look good all at once.
  • If you notice dry lines on your lips that make your lips look small, then pick Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Plump Perfect Lipstick, Rs 1,250 with vitamins A, C and E and Maxi Lip to plump lip volume and reduce the appearance of vertical lines; and Ceramide Triple Complex that strengthens skin’s network of fibres around the lips to reinforce lips’ own natural protective moisturising barrier.
  • If you want a super smooth gloss that also keeps your winter chapped lips hydrated then try Lancome Juicy Tubes, that guarantees sheer coverage through its gel structure and pampers the lips with a special hydrating formula.

Lip Gloss

lip gloss

Lips reflect your appearance with wonderful effects. It is a special organ of the face which defines your beauty. Numerous lip cosmetics are popular among young girls and women.
They buy and use them with great interest. Actually, lip makeup products are so easy to apply and these can offer you an instant makeover. Lip Gloss is a fantastic product which adds shimmer and shine to the lips. For long hours, they last on the lips, therefore, you can stay with your makeup using such effective products.
If you want to get more volume to the lips, you must buy the best Lip Gloss product. Various types of Lip Gloss are available in the cosmetic stores. They are, for example, glitter, plumping Lip Gloss, color or no color Lip Gloss and eve flavored Lip Gloss.
Before getting this product, you have to know well about its effects on the lips.
Facts about Lip Gloss
  • Certain variants of Lip Gloss can double up as moisturizers for your lips.
  • Lillian Gish was the first to advertised for sunscreen Lip Glosses.
  • Lip Smacker, the first flavored Lip Gloss was introduced by BONNEBELL.
  • Tarte Cosmetics and BORBA Cosmecuticals brought nutraceutical Lip Gloss (providing benefits of antioxidants to your lips) to the market.
  • Lip Gloss is also used with lipstick to create a new effect.
  • Nude Lip Glosses over lipstick of any shade creates the effect of a tinted Lip Gloss.

Types of Lip Gloss

Plumping Lip Gloss

When you are applying plumping Lip Glosses, you get the benefit of a specific kind of ingredient. It creates reaction to the lips and makes it slightly swell. Such plumping Lip Gloss helps to fill the lines of the lips. In this way, your lips become fuller. The gloss usually contains a natural ingredient, like, cinnamon. This swells your lips and makes this attractive indeed.

Glitter Lip Gloss

A Lip Gloss which has sparkle is not as good as other kind of glosses. Such products are made of glitter. While buying such cosmetics, be careful about the glitter. If glitters are made poorly, they can create small particles on the lips. Such Lip Glosses are not recommended to all because using them you may look older. That’s why only young girls can apply it daily. During evening out, the product is best.

Colored gloss

Colored glosses are so popular among women. It is very easy to apply. The product can be a substitute to your lipstick. For office use, you may choose lightly colored Lip Glosses. You may grab the monotone colors, such as, peach, light brown for office. Try to avoid pink or red shade while moving towards the workplace. The sheer gloss offers you tremendous lip makeup. The product will surely add style to your appearance.

Flavored Lip Gloss

Are you looking for flavor and aroma in your lip product. Buy flavored glosses which make your lips sexy and beautiful. It is basically an ideal lip product while you are going for a date. Don’t apply a thick coating. Use lightly and make your lips perfect for kissing.

How to use Lip Gloss ?

  • At first, you have to consider your lip color. Lip Gloss should be bought focusing on the color of your own lips.
  • While using glitter, if it hurts the lip, just give up the product. Usually for party and other gorgeous occasion, glitter Lip Glosses are perfect.
  • Before using a gloss, prefer applying a lip balm. The support the glosses to set the color on the lips properly.
  • When you are using the gloss over a lipstick, you have to uplift the color of your lipstick.

Homemade Lip Gloss

Lip Glosses are manufactured by renowned cosmetic brands. You always felt close to a Revlon or MAC Lip Gloss. However, Lip Glosses can easily be prepared at home. Following are some home made Lip Gloss recipes that are exciting and fun to prepare.

Cranberry Lip Gloss

  • Place 12 to 14 cranberries, together with a few drops of honey and almond oil in a bowl.
  • Put the bowl in the microwave for 4 to 5 minutes.
  • Crush the cranberries and strain the mixture.
  • Store the mixture or the ‘Lip Gloss’ in an airtight container.

Vanilla Lip Gloss

  • Mix two teaspoons of coconut oil, one tablespoon of aloe vera gel, three teaspoons of petroleum jelly and a few drops of vanilla.
  • Boil the mixture well and cool it.
  • Pour the ‘Lip Gloss’ in an air tight container.

Tips to Select a Lip Gloss

If you have fuller lips, then it is the neutral gloss that would suit your lips the most.

If you have thin lips, then you need to first outline the lips with a pencil and apply the pearl gloss.

If you need to attend any party and you want to wear a lip gloss that could go well with your stylish attire, then pick up a natural color lip gloss from the store.

If you intend to go for a natural look, select the transparent gloss and it’s definitely the best.

For a different as well as a smart look, apply orange color lip gloss on your lower lip and pink color lip gloss on your upper lip.

If you are a teenage girl, then you should always apply glittering lip gloss.

For office goers, the neutral color lip gloss is the best.

Sparkling lip gloss suits all women, irrespective of the fact that whether she is a young girl or middle aged or aged.