Applying Lipstick
The colour of your lips brightens and enhances your appearance! It is the final touch to facial make-up. Lip cosmetics are now available in sticks, tubes, pencils, as liquids and in pots. Lipsticks are the most commonly used lip make-up. They come in a variety of colours. The colour you use should harmonise not only with the rest of the make-up but with your attire and with the rest of you as well. Remember pale skins would need soft colours while darker skins can carry off the more vibrant shades.
Most lipsticks consist of a fatty base to ensure that the product stays firm and solid. At the same time, efforts are made to make the product soft enough to cover the lips smoothly and with the minimum of pressure. The colour in the lipsticks is provided by pigments or by dyes. These should not fade off too quickly but should stay on the lips while you eat and drink. It is also equally important that no unsafe chemicals are used as the product is often swallowed.