The Perfect Hollywood Red Lips

The Perfect Hollywood Red Lips

So My most used and liked makeup look is without a doubt a red lip especially for Winter/Christmas, so I thought I would tell you my tips to get the perfect pout as well as red lipsticks for all budgets. 

So to start you need to use a lip scrub and balm regularly I use nivea lip balm (I prefer lip balm that are in a lipstick packaging then a pot) and Lush lip scrub (which ever scent you like I have Bubblegum and Popcorn) in winter cracked lips can happen more often especially if you get a cold so regularly using a scrub and balm will help keep them at bay as well as keeping you pout ready. 

I have picked Red lipsticks that I have used and own, I've done swatches and done my own test of staying power (kiss my arm three times). So you can be confident that I'm not just going on price of the lipstick but it's staying power. 

First tip though is use a lip liner all over your lip as well as the outside as this will help any lipstick stay on a little longer then it usually does (for the test I just used the lipsticks without liner). Another way to keep lipstick on is to use Lipcote (£3.69) just be careful not to lick you lips as it's not the best tasting product but does help all lipsticks stay.

 The Lip Liner I use is the Max Factor Colour Elixir Lip Liner in 10 Red Rush (£4.99)

The Lips Sticks.

1. Sleek True Colour - Vixen (£4.99)

2. L'Oreal Paris Color Riche - Liya's Pure Red (£6.99)

3. Gosh Velvet Touch - 60 Lambada (£6.99)

4. Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter - Candy Apple (£7.99)

5. L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Extraordinaire - 304 Ruby Opera (£8.99)

6. Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet - 03 Hot Pepper (£8.99)

7. Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet - 01 Personne Ne Rouge (£8.99)

8. The Body Shop True Colours - 115 Enraptured Red (£10.00)

9. Lush - Decisive (£14.50)

10. MAC Mattene Lipstick - Eden Rouge (£17.50)

11. Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture - 01 (£26.00)

This Picture is here to show my lips normally and my teeth to show whether the red lipstick makes my teeth look whiter. (excuse my smile it's not the best and I'll let you decide whether it makes me teeth look whiter.)

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1. Sleek 
Sleek is The Cheapest out of all the Lipsticks I tested it went on nicely but after my staying power test it was barely there. So although it was the cheapest it wasn't the best and I've used  Barry M's Red and it works better then this and is slightly cheaper, although i haven't tested due to I can't find it in my makeup box I did use the Barry M's red for a very long time.

2. L'Oreal Liya's red

This went on nicely just like sleek but kinda of had the same effect in that is was barely there in the end it also had more of a matte finish then a satin finish compared to the sleek.

 

3. Gosh 
It went on really well and was really shiny, after the staying power test only some had come off but it lost a lot of it's shine which was why you notice a big difference.

4. Revlon
This went on nicely but it wasn't as red as the others to start with, very shiny though after the test it was barely there and ended like a light lip stain then lipstick.

 

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5. L'Oreal 
This is more of a lip gloss then stick but this stayed better then the revlon lipstick although lip gloss annoys me when it's windy and with having long hair not the best combo in the world it stayed better so I would use it properly during a day then on a night. 

6. Bourjois Rouge - Hot Pepper

This Goes on nicely the product doesn't smell the nicest which is the only bad point and it didn't fade too bad in the test this is also a matte finish lipstick.

7.  Bourjois - Personne Ne Rouge

Same as the one above as it's the same product but I like the colour of this red a little better then the hot pepper one.

8. The Body Shop

This has a nice finish and went on nicely. After the test it was still there evenly all over and not patchy like some of the cheaper lipsticks. 

 

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9. Lush

Goes on really well I really like the colour and finish it's not super shiny or super matte it's just right and after the test it doesn't look like it's change which is amazing and a result.

10. Mac 

Goes on nicely stays on well but I would say not as well as the Lush Lipstick and because it is cheaper i would go for Lush over Mac.

11. Yves Saint Laurent 

This is my personal favourite but after using the Lush Lipstick that's a strong second, it goes on really well and it doesn't fade to much I wore this the rest of the night (5-6 hours after this photo) without reapplying and it was still very red but had just lost a bit of it's shine/satin finish.

So there is all my thoughts, My Favourite has To be the Yves Saint Laurent Closely Followed by Lush. I've had my Yves Saint Laurent since the beginning of this year and for a while I knew I wanted an expensive Red Lipstick as it's my favourite Staple Look. I've used this lipstick when I've been out and not really need to top it up but after properly testing them all, my winners are The Yves Saint Laurent and Lush. For me Spending a little more goes so much further with certain makeup things and my least favourite has to be the Revlon Lip Butter in Candy apple it wasn't as red as the others and didn't stay at all.

So Which Are Your Favourite and Which one do you think made me teeth whiter?


Hope this is Helpful and gets you The Hollywood Red lips you Desire as well as some tips to keep your lips soft. 



evieeviolet
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