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(#1) Exfoliate Your Lips
If your matte lipstick has a tendency to look cakey, then dead skin may be the culprit. Exfoliating your lips is key for sloughing off rough cells and creating a smooth surface for your matte lipstick to stick to. You can use a DIY sugar scrub or a soft-bristle toothbrush to do this, or reach for a product like this stick from e.l.f. Cosmetics.
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(#2) Apply The Rest Of Your Makeup First
If you're following a full lip care routine – including exfoliating, moisturizing, and priming – your lips could use a break. To give all those formulas time to sink in and do their jobs, finish the rest of your makeup before applying lip color.
As you apply your foundation and brush on your blush, your lips will dry into the perfect, plump canvas for your matte lipstick. Plus, having foundation or powder around your lips will help keep your lip color from bleeding.
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(#3) Moisturize That Pout
You wouldn't apply your makeup without first moisturizing your skin, so why would you apply lipstick without moisturizing your lips? This crucial step in your makeup prep routine could mean the difference between dry, flaky lips and gorgeous, juicy lips! Apply a lip moisturizer (like this one from Malin + Goetz) to nourish your skin and fill in any cracks.
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(#4) If You Need To Touch Up, Start From Scratch
Matte lipsticks are wonderful, but they're not magic. No matter how good your formula is, it will likely fade throughout the day, or at the very least wear off in the middle of your lips after eating and drinking. When that happens, you'll get the urge to reapply – but be warned, if you reapply on top of the first coat, you're asking for a dry, flaky mess. Instead, remove all the leftover lipstick and start from scratch. This will ensure a smooth, even application with no crumbles in sight.
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(#5) Use A Lip Liner Before Applying Your Lipstick
Since matte lipstick has a tendency to bleed and smear past the lip line, it's important to apply a lip liner first. This will serve as a barrier between your skin and the lip color, and also give you guidance as you apply the final coat of color.
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(#6) Find A Color That Flatters Your Skin Tone
You should always reach for lipsticks in shades that flatter your skin tone and undertones, but that's especially true of matte lipsticks. If your shade is all wrong, it will make any flakiness or crumbling even more noticeable.
Identify your skin tone (porcelain, ivory, tan, caramel, mocha, etc.) and your undertone (cool, neutral, or warm) before selecting a matte lipstick color. Generally, lipsticks with blue undertones look best on cool skin; lipsticks with orange undertones look best on warm skin.
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(#7) Blot Your Lips
Matte lipstick that crumbles throughout the day can be avoided with some strategic lip blotting after application. Here's the thing about matte lipsticks, especially liquids: any excess formula will dry in clumps, since it's not sticking to your lips. To avoid this not-so-attractive effect, make sure to blot your matte lipstick with a tissue or blotting papers directly after you apply it. Problem solved!
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(#8) Slather On Lip Primer
Your face shouldn't have all the fun – lips need to be primed, too! Pick up a product like this one from Essence Cosmetics to set a proper foundation for your color.
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(#9) Invest In A Lipstick Brush
The applicator wand that comes in your matte liquid lipstick might be more trouble than it's worth, especially if you're using a drugstore formula. Lip brushes offer a level of precision and control that most applicators don't. The result is smooth, even application – and when your lipstick is applied evenly, there's less chance of it flaking, bleeding, or crumbling. Ditch your applicator wand for a high-end lip brush and watch your matte lipstick thrive.
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(#10) Don't Be Cheap With Your Mattes
Everyone loves a good drugstore dupe, but matte liquid lipstick is not the product to skimp on. Cheap formulas dry out more quickly and definitely don't last as long, so if you're looking for smooth, long-wearing matte color then you're going to need to splurge (at least a little bit). A high-quality product from a brand like Anastasia Beverly Hills is definitely worth the investment.
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When it comes to matte lipstick, the first reaction of many people is dry. Indeed, if the matte lipstick you buy does not have enough moisture, it will feel very dry when applied, and the lip lines will also be easily revealed. Although matte lipstick is the representative makeup in winter, it is not so easy to apply beautiful matte lip makeup.
How to apply matte lipstick to look good? This question troubles many girls for a long time. The random tool shares 10 amazing tricks to make your matte lipsticks popular again, lip care is the first basic step not to be ignored.
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