Make-up Technical File- Lips, lips, lips!

In our recent make-up lesson our concentration was on lips and applying different shades and the heaviness of the application. We started with natural lips with no product on then a lipstick the same shade as my models lips, next was lining them and applying a colour similar to the natural lip again. Next was a red lip, the application is to be light and not lined and then again lined and a heavy red lip, finally was either a fashion lip application or anything you want to create/ any colour.

Products:

• Vaseline

• MAC pinky lipstick
• kryolan mini lip palette
• Rimmel pink lip liner
• rimmel red liner
• sleek red lipstick
• avon purple liner
• MAC white lip mix
• MAC blue lip mix 
• lip brush

1. Firstly my model used a cotton pad and toning water to take off any product on the lip and then applied a small amount of Vaseline on the lips to hydrate them before product application. 
2. I then used a mix of the MAC lipstick and the kryolan mini lip palette to find the closes shade to my models natural lip colour. Using the lip brush I mixed the colours and vaseline together so the colour isn't as harsh to make sure it looks natural, than applied it to the lips.
3. Next was a thicker application using a liner as well. I used a bud to take off the current lip application, I got the pink liner and sharpened it to make sure I can create a neat line accurate line. I then started in the corner of the mouth on the top lip and followed the line up to the cupids bow and then the same on the other side until I met in the middle of the lip. I started again in the corner of the mouth for the bottom lip and met in the center and the same on the other side to the center. I then used the liner to fill in the lips and then applied the MAC pink colour over the top.
4. Next was the red lip so I used a cotton bud to take off the current product and used the lip brush to dip into the red lipstick and mix a small amount of Vaseline to it and applied lightly over the whole lip to give a red tint.
5. Next was a heavier red lip so I used a bud to take off the excess colour and got my red liner and sharpened it for application. I then did the same process of lining the lips as the pink liner and lined the whole lips and filled them in. I then got my lip brush and went over the lips with the solid red colour to give an intense red. 

The last lip colour I chose to create was a lilac to white ombre colour and then a light blue. 

1. I started with completely taking off the red lip colour and getting the Avon lilac colour and sharpening it ready for application. I then lined the lips completely and filled them in with the lilac colour. 
2. Next I used the MAC white lip mix and squeezed a bit out of the tube onto the back of my hand and then dipped my lip brush into the product and applied strokes of white in the center of the mouth however not to the edge of the lips. Just creating lots of white brush strokes in the center. 

| BLUE |

1. I then wanted to create a different lip colour so I got the MAC blue lip mix and squeezed a small amount on the back of my hand. I then used my lip brush and applied the blue all over the lip mixing it into the white that's already on the lip and applying it over the lilac liner colour. When applying the blue over the white and lilac it turned into a light blue colour.

Overall Evaluation 

I think applying lipstick and liner can be one of the trickiest things to do as you have to be very precise and accurate to make sure the lips are symmetrical and even and the application is neat. I think each lip colour I created when very well and I was pleased with the outcome. Each liner has to be sharpened first so it has a sharp end and the application can be precise. I do take my time on each lip application to make sure its neat and equal, however I do need to improve on my timing to make sure its complete quick and neat.

ELLE 

12 Lips We Loved From the Spring 2016 Shows

BY AMBER KALLOR | OCT 13, 2015

http://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/how-to/g27002/best-lipstick-looks-spring-2016-shows/?slide=1

Classic red; vampy oxblood; shocking pink; and even gold—we saw nearly every shade swathed across lips for spring '16. Whether you credit the birth of this beauty trend to Rihanna's ever-changing lipstick wardrobe, or the simple fact that a quick coat of crimson polishes off a Marchesa ball gown just as well as it does a pin-striped blazer from Topshop, we're glad the mouth is having a moment. Here, our favorite lip looks fresh off the catwalks—and the tubes to help you achieve them.

#1

JASON WU

Makeup artist Yadim topped two shades of liquid lipstick with loose pigment to lend the classic crimson mouth a modern "velvet" finish.

#2

MARCHESA

Inspired by the fluffy, pastel finale gowns in the collection, makeup pro Gucci Westman lacquered lips with four different products to achieve the ultimate pop of pink.

#3

CREATURES OF THE WIND

Face painter Aaron de Mey aimed to "blast punk and street toughness with luxury." In addition to gold glitter and bold swoops of black liner, he alternated between natural and "perfect, perfect" red lips.

#4

GIVENCHY

Crystals, pearls, lace, and beads were painstakingly glued to models' faces to exquisite effect hours before this show, but a dramatic swipe of deep berry lipstick is equally as striking (and a lot simpler to DIY).

#5

JEREMY SCOTT

You don't have to be an "East Village party girl" who loves "playing dress-up in '60s vintage" to pull off the custom coral lipstick backstage pro Kabuki applied to models' mouths.

#6

DOLCE & GABBANA

Even if you're not able to enjoy a sunny Roman holiday (the scene depicted on the catwalk in Milan), a cheerful swipe of rosy lipstick offers a brief beauty escape. Snap a selfie—as models did at the end of the runway—and savor the moment.

#7

CUSHNIE ET OCHS

"Femme fatale" is how make-up artist Galo described to the designers' woman. To contrast the sweet, sorbet-coloured dresses in the collection, he reached for a vampy, wine-coloured lipstick that played off the sultry cutouts and plunging necklines. 

#8 

BURBERRY PRORSUM

To prevent moody, merlot mouths from looking severe, makeup artist Wendy Rowe softly blurred the edges of models' lips with a cotton swab.

#9 

TOPSHOP UNIQUE

"Princess Margaret meets Courtney Love" is how make-up artist Hannah Murray described the "rebellious beauties" at topshop unique. Red lipstick feels so much more rock 'n' roll when slicked on straight from the tube and paired with " destroyed Kohl" around eyes. 

#10

EMPORIO ARMANI

Like a chocolate covered cherry, lips at this show were a cross between burgundy and brown—an effect achieved by layering a ruby stain with a mahogany cream shadow.

#11

PRADA

Molten metallic mouths are a guaranteed showstopper. Maquillage master Pat McGrath premired her first product (dubbed Gold 001) under her own label backstage, reaching for the reflective pigment to craft 24-karat pouts. Getting your hands on this glittery powder, however, isn't going to be easy- the formula launches later this month on the make-up artist new website.  

#12

DKNY

"It will be a nice little surprise in the show," said makeup artist Yadim of sending a handful of models down the runway with tomato-red pouts inspired by Peter Lindbergh's iconic portraits of '90s supermodels. "It's power dressing and the power woman done in a fresh and modern way."