Lip Colour

 The ancient Mesopotamian were probably the first women to invent and wear lip colour. Cleopatra had her lipstick made from crushed carmine beetles, which gave a deep red pigments and ants for a base. Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi invented solid lipsticks. Lip colouring gained popularity in the 16th century during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. In 1770, a law was proposed to the Parilament that a marriage should be annulled if the woman wore cosmetics before her wedding day. The first commercial lipstick had been invented in 1884 by perfumers in Paris.

 Your lip color can take you from sexy to sophisticated , or from innocent to edgy in seconds.

When picking shades, the sky is your limit. 

It all depends on the statement you want to make. Deep wine looks very romantic, cherry red lips is very cool for classic evenings

 Bright colors give you the sophisticated look, while pale colors give you the innocent look. Pale pink like these ones is a killer for smokey-eyes

Pink should not be shunned by women of colour. baby pink looks cool on women with the deepest skin tone.

Certain lipsticks make your teeth look whiter, but before you decide on which shade is best for you, you have to determine the color of your teeth.

Nothing can beat

the impact of a strong red lipstick.This is a classic look and it is adapted to all skin tone.

There is no need to be afraid of wearing red lip color because you can find a shade of red lipsticks that flatters women of any color. Bright colored lipsticks work well with dark colored women, do not shy away from them. You can try fire engine red for brown skin with golden undertone.

You can highlight your lips depending on their shape and thickness;
For small lips, run the lip liner outside the normal lip line then fill lips with your lipstick to make it look fuller
For large and full lips, first fill lips with foundation, follow it up with a dark shade of lipstick or lip liner inside the natural shape of the mouth, next apply lighter shade lipstick carefully within the outline.
For full upper lip, apply foundation to full upper lip, outline inside it's natural contour with a dark shade of lipstick,next outline the lower lip just outside it's natural contour and to draw attention to it fill in with a lighter shade,


The quickie is apply lipstick straight from the tube, dabbing not rubbing it on, then blend and get on with your day. To keep that lipstick from fading or having a cracked appearance, use a matching lip liner, to keep the shade from bleeding and also apply a base lipstick . Note Matte lips tend to keep the colour longer than lips with gloss.http://facebook.com/joanakhas