“You can’t keep changing men, so you settle for changing your lipstick.”
-Heather Locklear

Because I’m so obsessed with red lips at the moment, I thought it’d be
fun to do a little series of blog posts on my red lipstick/ lip gloss
collection. This is just an intro to the series as well as some tips and advice I have if you’re a bit nervous to get into red lipstick.

In the past I’ve purchased red lipsticks, a few years ago
I bought Target Red from L’Oreal (I think). I thought it was a
beautiful color but at that point, I wasn’t ready or comfortable for
red lipstick. I hear a lot of people say that they’re afraid of such a
bold color–I was there too. There are SO many different types of red
lip products–glosses, lipsticks, balms and to add to the confusion,
there are so many different finishes out there–satin, matte, glossy,
lustre–it can get overwhelming.

Some Tips…

The one thing I always tell people when they want to experiement with
a red lip product is to always TEST it out in the comfort  of your own
home.  This is something I didn’t do. I remember putting on my Target
Red and leaving the house. This may sound odd but as I was walking
around in the store, I felt somewhat paranoid-I felt like people where
starting at me (which I’m sure I caught a few ppl’s attn because you
don’t see people rocking bright red lips everyday). I remember feeling
so uncomfortable that I went home and threw the lipstick out. I just
wrote it off as a color that “didn’t look right on me”.

My point is,if you don’t experiment with a product (especially bold colored beauty
products), you can be writing off a perfectly awesome item! What I
like to do is set some time aside to swatch the product AND TRY IT ON
MY LIPS. I stress that because a lot of people think a swatch can tell
the whole story about a product, I strongly disagree. I think it’s
best to see what colors are complimentary & what hairstyles look
flattering/ what colors are flattering with the color. It may sound a
bit much to you, but this is what works for me.

So don’t be afraid of the red lip! Try it out, get comfortable with it and…

…fearlessly rock it!! xo