All About Lip Stain Makeup!

Make Up Tips

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By Anwesha Barari

Monday, November 14, 2011, 16:10

How can a 'stain' be beautiful? Well, it can! When it comes to makeup always expect the unexpected. Lip stains are a new phenomenon in the cosmetics industry; all the leading cosmetic brands falling over each other to launch their own line of lip stain makeup. It has its marked advantages and few specific rules of application. Lip makeup turns a new page with these special lip stains, that by the way, follow a totally different procedure for colouring compared to lipsticks.

How Are Lip Stains Different From Lip Sticks?

• Firstly, it is a stain and not a colour.
• Lip stick is basically wax based, actually no different from pastel wax paints. Stains on the other hand are either alcohol or gel based. The adhesion is simply much better.
• Lip stick are not always waterproof. A stain, once it dries out is permanent until and unless you remove it specially. It will not get faded when you eat food or leave a mark on your boyfriend's cheek if you kiss him.
• A lip stick usually has a natural shine to it but stains are dull. They need not have a shimmer or glow at all.

Makeup Tips For Lip Stains Application:

• Stains for your lips are like paint for nails. It has to be applied and given some drying time. Once it is set, it does not wear off easily.
• Lip stains usually come with lip balms and if yours doesn't, you better buy one separately. Stains have a tendency to dry out your lips. So you need to apply the balm on the stain.
• But make sure you apply the balm after the stains dries out or else all the colour will come off.
• When you are applying a stain do not expect a very shimmering glow. If you want that shine on your lips you can still have it by coupling your stain with a lip gloss.
• Lip stain must be removed only with a makeup remover or cleansing lotion because it is hard to come off otherwise. Being alcohol based, water will only harden the stain.

Why Lip Stain Makeup Is Better?

• You need not use lip liners with these stains because your lip colour is never going to go out of the lip contours. It speeds up your process of lip makeup and gives you a quick do up that needs no touch ups later.
• As it is waterproof and very resistant to wearing off, you need not carry your tube of lip colour around in your purse and keep checking in the mirror.
• For older women (say 40 plus) lip stains are a great boon. Lip sticks can sometimes highlight the wrinkles around the lips. A stain on the other hand smooths it out.
• A stain will always be much less obvious than lipstick because it adheres better to the lips.

Use these beauty tips for women to get the perfect look using lip stain makeup.