Mixing and blending are fun but it’s always great to find a color that works directly out of the tube. Never buy a color that the makeup artist has to “fix” to work on you.
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For pale lips use pastel shades, such as pale pink or light beige. Deep tones appear very dark on pale lips, so apply them with a light hand.
Very dark lips look best with blue-toned and deep, saturated lip color. Very pale shades of lipstick can appear gray or ashy on dark lips.
For uneven colored lips that are either dark with pink inside the lower lip or one darker and one lighter lip, you can choose to enhance or conceal the natural colors. Use a light shade that corresponds to the lighter lip color to enhance and bring out the paler lip, or use a deeper shade for a dramatic, full-coverage look. To even out tone, use a sheer, dark lipstick as a base on the lighter area, and then apply regular lipstick.
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1 Choose the color and apply it using a lip brush or directly out of the tube.
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2 Beginning at one corner of the mouth, apply an even layer of color over the entire lip area.
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Keep the color within the natural lines of the lips. Use the brush to accurately line the lips.
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Continue the application to the other corner on both top and bottom lips.
Press your lips together to evenly distribute the color.