Make an Impression with the Perfect Red Lipstick

Like all makeup, you always have to be careful not to make yourself look overdone, or trashy. The line is thin, and it can easily be crossed. Many women enjoy the appearance of red lipstick because it's the symbolic for being sexy. However, you need to know how to wear and what to wear with it to really make it work in your favor.

Red lipstick will be the one thing that stands out the most on your face, and you don't want something else competing with it for attention. Therefore, if you are going to wear red lipstick, every other make up component on your face needs to be subtle and neutral. Wearing red lipstick with dark black eye liner, dark eyeliner or dark blush is going to give you that "trashy" look, that you definitely don't want. However, by putting on a natural colored eye shadow, some natural colored powdered concealer, and a small amount of mascara (brown for brown, red or blonde haired girls, and black for black haired girls). When applying make-up this way, you're drawing all of the attention to your lips, which is the intended goal.

The next thing to keep in mind is that there are many different shades of red lip stick, and some of the colors might not go with your skin tone. Therefore, it's important that when you are in the store, you look at the color and place it next to your hand to see if that particular shade compliments your skin tone.

If you are going for that model look, where the red lipstick makes their teeth whiter, then you'll want to try the simple solution of getting your teeth just as white by getting one of those 1 hour teeth whitening kits. Whitening your teeth will really make your red lipstick pop.

Most women don't love running to the restroom every hour to re-apply lipstick, so a great lipstick to try would be CoverGirl's Outlast Smoothwear All-Day Lipcolor. You can get a great red lipstick that will last for a full 8 hours. That means no re-applying lipstick all night! CoverGirl's lipstick goes on great, but you might want to apply a clear lip gloss to go over it, or your lips might get a bit dry. The lipstick will stay on, but it doesn't always make your lips feel incredibly moist. CoverGirl also has new Lipstain which is a water-based lip solution that is lightweight, won't come off and it will last for hours. The Lipstain is a thin applicator that allows you to be very detailed about putting your Lipstain on perfectly. The coy coral is a great red shade that looks perfect on many people.

The next time you're going out for a night on the town, make sure you follow these great tips on wearing red lipstick, and you'll be sure to bring the best type of attention you've been longing for.