Lipstick or lip gloss is the finishing touch to a women’s overall make-up application. Should you not enjoy a lip colour that is too bright or slightly heavier, remember to still apply a little lip gloss, as lip coverage creates a well groomed look and balances the appearance of the whole look with your hair and dress style, even if the lip gloss has a bit of shimmer to it, a very light colour, can look very dynamic. Lip coverage competes your overall look.
Important lip colour and lip gloss points and why lip coverage should be applied:
Lip colour is visual communication
Finished lip applications give an overall finished look to your make-up application and liven up your face and lip area, they create and excite
It can bring life to a tired looking face
It brings excitement to an outfit you are wearing
Colour is fun and provokes positive emotion and feeling good emotion
Signifies a well groomed image and is a professional look for the office and compliments the overall appearance of a good suit or outfit
Can make one feel sexy, sassy, zesty and sensual, all positive feelings and self confidence building emotions are developed
A hint of colour gives shape to a face and can be used to suit our own needs
Lip colour creates balance to the face when eye make-up has been applied
Two or three shades of lipstick can be mixed together for the right look to be achieved for your skin tone, which is great, when trying to match colours to your clothing, so that you don’t look all out of place and the colour scheme incorrect
The above make-up was applied by Lynne Scott – note the balance between the eye and the lip colour, they both compliment each other in density and dramatic, bold colours that were used.