Lipstick is perhaps the first thing that comes to mind when it comes to decorative cosmetics. And the first thing a woman takes when she wants to fix her makeup. Like it or not, it is impossible to imagine a cosmetic bag without lipstick. The finishing touch, it helps complete the look. And it is not surprising that this subject, so important for ladies, has acquired a considerable number of myths that sometimes interfere with the life of the beautiful half of humanity. Our portal decided to sort out the myths about lipstick and debunk the most popular of them.
6 myths about lipstick
Myth 1: If you wear lipstick all the time, your lips will turn blue or pale over time
Keywords here — "over time", that is, with age. In mature women, lips sometimes really acquire an unaesthetic blue, but this is in no way connected with the love of ladies for a popular cosmetic product, but with health, with age-related changes. However, lip color can also change in young people. So, blue lips are observed in those suffering from oxygen starvation, Reynaud's disease (when small vessels burst), in smokers, whose body is poisoned by toxic gases. Pale lips — evidence of iron deficiency anemia, chronic fatigue, osteochondrosis, chronic diseases of the heart, lungs.
Myth 2: red lipstick suits only young people and only blondes
Scarlet Mouth — the quintessence of femininity and classics. It turns out that those who firmly believe in myth No. 2 deny femininity to everyone except young blondes? Agree, this is nonsense.
Men adore ladies with scarlet lips. Women, on the other hand, are often afraid of the color red, believing that it only suits the chosen lucky ones — young blondes in the style of Marilyn Monroe. In fact, red lipstick suits everyone, you just need to choose a shade that suits your type of appearance.
Perhaps, now many will be surprised, but red suits everyone! You just need to choose your shade. Fortunately, the cosmetics industry offers a huge selection of shades of classic red. A few things to keep in mind when using red lipstick:
- against the background of cold red, the teeth visually look whiter; the red-orange color may sometimes give them a yellowish tint;
- Redheads will suit warm shades of red — "tomato";
- Lucky brunettes can wear any red on their lips, but the one with a cold shade will turn them into irresistible beauties.
Myth 3: bright lipstick does not tolerate expressive eye makeup
Either lips or eyes! — for some reason they demanded the norm of the "correct" makeup, from which the brilliant Liza Minnelli did not leave a stone unturned. Remember her Oscar-winning image in the movie "Cabaret" — dark eyes with long eyelashes and bright, expressive lips. More beautiful than in this film, Lisa was nowhere. Those same "make-up experts" we also forgot about the fatal beauties of silent cinema, who also, without hesitation, highlighted both eyes and lips and were known as vamp women. The main thing is to correctly combine shades for eye and lip makeup. So, red on the lips and brown tones of smoky eyes are suitable for brunettes. Blondes — fuchsia lips paired with sky blue eyeliner. The basic principle is this: cold shades of lipstick are combined with cold tones of shadows, warm — with warm.
Myth 4: Lipstick dries lips
Yes. If it is of poor quality and it contains heavy metals such as tin, nickel, chromium. Therefore, you shouldn't save on cosmetics. In addition, before using any decorative products, you should powder your lips, then cover them with hygienic lipstick, concealer or lip base, and only then apply "color". Then the effect on the delicate skin of the lips will be less, and the lipstick will lie more evenly. In addition, the rich color on the lips will last longer.
Myth 5: Bright lipsticks make thin lips look even smaller, while plump — even more
Mutually exclusive messages are contained in this myth. Bright colors do not need to be afraid of either thin-lipped or puffy young ladies. Just the first thing is to use a contour pencil to match the lipstick (but not along the outer, but along the inner contour of the lips, so as not to look vulgar), apply a little highlighter or light powder into the dimple above the upper lip, light corrector around the lips, and a little on the middle of the lower lip glitter — this will give volume to the mouth.
To use a contour pencil or not — the decision is purely individual. The main thing is not to go too far with it: lips boldly outlined outside the contour are far from ideal. If you do not have a pencil at hand, but really want to make a contour, use lipstick and a brush.
And the second one should first cover the lips with foundation, then circle them with a pencil, not reaching the natural contour, and also boldly use bright lipstick.
Myth 6: Lipstick and nail polish should be the same color
Yeah… And also shoes and handbag… Forget those rules! They are long outdated. Now contrasts are in fashion. So lipstick, and varnish, and shoes, and a handbag can please the hostess with a variety of colors.
They say that the average woman, depending on how often she paints her lips, eats from 350 g to three and a half kilograms of lipstick in her whole life! Well, that's a good reason not to treat the myths as a joke, but to deal with them seriously once and for all.
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