How to Buy a Lipstick

How to buy the lipstick of your dreams

Lipstick is quite possibly the essential ingredient for making up a face. Whether you go with a dramatic, sexy bold color, or something a little more conservative and muted, nothing lights a face quite like lipstick. Follow the below steps for selecting and purchasing the best kind for you.

 

Lipstick tips

1. Head out to a department store's cosmetics section, or a store devoted entirely to cosmetics like MAC or Sephora. Ask a cosmetics salesperson for assistance in selecting the right lipstick for you (if you need help). If you don't feel comfortable doing this, bring a friend or family member along for honest advice about which lipsticks look good on you.
2. Come up with an idea of what kind of colors you'd like to consider. Always choose colors that compliment the shade of your lips and your skin. Women with dark skin should consider deep red and plum colors, while olive skin looks best with reddish browns and light browns. Light and fair-skinned women will want to consider beiges with orange or pink undertones. Keep in mind that darker lipsticks work better at night, while lighter lipsticks do best in the day. Any lipstick you consider that has a high gloss is more suitable for night as well.
3. Pat your lips clean with a towelette or damp cloth, then dry them with a tissue. Test the lipsticks you like on your lips. Always seek out natural light for viewing how the lipstick appears on your lips, for natural light will allow you to see how the color works with your complexion.
4. Do know that if you can't find a color that works well, you can try mixing colors. All you have to do is experiment by blending different colors on your lips till you create a shade that fits you!
5. If you are looking for lipstick to purchase at a drugstore, you're obviously not going to be able to try it on first. Take the lipstick you're interested in and bring it in to natural light-hold it up to your face and examine in a mirror how the color compliments your skin color.

Tips for Bridal Lipstick

4 Tips to Making Lipstick Stay on Longer

Paul Innis, celebrity makeup artist for  North America, shared his secrets on how to make lipstick stay put all wedding long.


1. Start with bare lips. (Moisturizer can cause lip liner to smear off.) Line the entire lip with liner, filling in the middle, too. "For the best effect, choose a shade that's as close as possible to your natural lip color," says Innis

 

2. Cover your lips with a single ply of tissue, and using a fluffy brush, dust face powder over your lips to set the liner. The thin layer of tissue allows just the right amount of powder to cover your lips and form a solid base.

 

3. Line and fill again. "Be careful not to allow the color to extend past the natural line of your lips—unless you're trying to correct the shape."

 

4. Apply lipstick using a clean, dry lip brush, which will give you the best control and the most natural look. Begin in the center and work outward.

 

bringing Color to Lips

The h.wood. Tea Room is known for its uber exclusive guest list, fabulous low-key crowd, and delicious tea-based cocktail concoctions or “prohibition teas”.  A fan favorite, they’ve decided to expand…in an unexpected direction – to a line of tea-infused beauty products under the name h.wood.beauty.  And we must say, it’s a little bit of perfection on the face!

Chocked full of anti-oxidants and natural ingredients the lip teas and Hollywood-worthy nude lip colors are nearly edible (though we’re not the type to try - we’ll just take their word for it!).  But it’s not all about being good for you.  As Angelenos we love their cheeky nod to the roads of LA- their eye shadow shades are named after different streets!  Our own Bridal Bar street “Doheny” is a lovely nude that’s  great for everyday.  The colors range from the black of “Highland” to the plum of “Rodeo” to the glittery gold of “Beverly”.  It makes us smile every time we re-apply!  Oh…and if we must admit, the gals of the bar look pretty good in the palettes too, a must-wear at the office these days!