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Red Lips Need Not Be Strong, Dual-Use Your Red Lipstick This Way!

Red Lips Need Not Be Strong, Dual-Use Your Red Lipstick This Way!

Beauty Makeup Tips
By christinelai on 14 Nov 2018

Pull off red lips this way if you don't like the traditional bold red lips. You can attempt to look sweet or bold with red. 

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These 3 reds are the most popular red lipsticks in the market. If you don't know where to begin, check these 3 out.

Russian red is a strong deep cool-toned red. Ruby Woo is similar but it's a brighter version. Lady Danger is a warm-toned, orangey red lipstick.

Start with naked lips. If you have dry lips, apply a layer of lip balm first.

Here goes:


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First, choose a shade of red.

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Apply red lipstick on the inner part of your lips, just like this.

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Then, pick a shade of pink, something nude, low key and not too bright.

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Apply the pink lipstick on the outer part of your lips, slightly overlappping the red, creating a transition. Don't worry about the overlapped colour.

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Smack your lips gently together a few times. This will smoothen the transition area out, resulting in a pretty gradient red lips.

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It's time to bring back all your old red lipstick, pink lipstick and give this a try! Every colour, every blend results in something different!

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