How I Wear Red Lipstick

Sometimes, a red lip is just necessary. In the interest of full disclosure I should probably tell you I'm a little bit terrified of red lipstick. It's a rare occasion that I slap it on, but when I do I always love it.

My favourite red lipstick is the NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Cruella, a gorgeous deep red that's super matte and long lasting, but not drying at all. This is by far the most long lasting lipstick I own, it never fails to impress.

The trick with red lipstick is figuring out how to make up the rest of your face. I like to keep things pretty basic and tend to go in with a good coverage matte base. I opted for the Jouer Matte Moisture Tint which you guys know I'm currently totally obsessed with. Just because you're after coverage and a matte finish doesn't mean you want to skip out on the glow, so I used the L'Oreal Lumi Magique Primer to brighten up my skin before the base, and then the YSL Touche Eclat under my eyes to perk everything up. I find that red lipstick can wash out the skin a little, so whilst you don't want a strong blush colour, a little something something is often required to fix that. My go to is the Benefit Rockateur Blush, and a little of NARS Laguna in the hollows of the cheeks, which adds a bit of colour back to the complexion and definition. I also tend to add a tiny amount of TheBalm Mary Lou Manizer to the tops of my cheekbones to give a little glow.

Eyes are a simple affair, you want lips to be the sole focus. I primed the eyes with the Smashbox Photo Finish Eye Primer, and then went in with the Wet and Wild Walking On Eggshells palette, taking the cream shade across the lid and the brown shade lightly in the crease. Finish off with the Soap and Glory Supercat Liner along the lash line, and lashings of the L'Oreal False Lash Telescopic Mascara. A little of the Anastasia DipBrow Pomade to fill in the sparse areas of my brows, but not too much.

And as far as the red lips go, the NARS Pencils aren't the most precise for application, so I take a little lipliner, the Rimmel Exaggerate Liner just to make sure the edges are precise.

How do you wear red lipstick?