How to Get the Perfect Holiday Red for Kissable Lips!

Zelena: Bold lips are always a daring move and there’s no better time in
the holidays to pucker up and go red. Celebrity makeup artist
Jamie Greenberg teaches us the tricks to master that perfect red
pout. It’s time to get out the mistletoe ladies.

Jamie Greenberg: There’s a couple of key tricks to get the perfect red lip. Start with
an exfoliated lip so that’s nice and smooth and ready for color. I
like a home remedy. A little bit of sugar, a little of honey, exfoliate
off the dead skin and then your lips are ready to roll.

Next, we’re going to use a lip filler or plumper around the lip
contour so that the red doesn’t bleed into the skin. I’m going to
lightly dub it onto the lip contour getting this plumped and
rejuvenated.

I’m now going to use concealer to even out her lip tone so that we
get the true color of the red on her lips. It’s pretty much like you're
priming your canvas to accept the color. Prepping a lips keeps the
lips lock all night long so sip away on your champagne and don’t
worry about fading.

It’s all about that right shade of red. There are so many different
reds to choose from and I know it can be confusing. So, let me just
break it down to you visually right now so that you can pick the
best red for you. This is Shu Uemura Red 165, a pink sheer
undertone.

If you have light skin, you want to stick with something that has a
little blue undertone like a true red. This is Dex in Ruby. If you
have medium skin, you want to stick with something that has an
orange undertone. This is Christian Dior Celebrity Red. This is
Bare Escentuals Buxom Line in Barcelona with creaky undertones
good for medium to dark skin. This is Mark’s Glow Baby Glow in
Blow Kisses and it has a nice plumy raspberry undertone, good for
dark skin.

When in doubt, go for a Ruby Red. It’s my go-to color and that’s
what we’re going to be using today. For my universal Ruby shade,
we’re going with ready to wear by Clinique. You’re going to apply
it all inside the lip area. You don’t have to go close to the outside.

It’s lipliner time but not like it used to be where you’d outline the
whole entire lip in one color. We’re going to be using a flesh tone
lipliner and a red lipliner. Start with the red lipliner and go just for
the natural above the lip is then we’ll go underneath where the lip
ends. Now, we’re going to be using a flesh tone right on the
outside of the lips. So, this is cleaning up any mistakes so it’s
making sure you’ve perfect lines and then blend with your fingers.
So if this red is a little too much for the holiday party take a little
sheer red lip gloss to change it up. There you have it, the perfect
red lip, just in time for the mistletoe.

Zelena: Happy holidays! Stay beautiful and we’ll see you next time on
Bella TV.