Hey y'all it's finally starting to look like Spring, Praise Jebus! The color combos are endless and like my ninja Spongebob says: I'm ready. Today's info post is on achieving the ombre look in lipstick. Ombre is legit everywhere, hair, clothes, bag, stationary, everywhere. Ombre uses shades or colors that shade into each other from light to dark. Ombre lipstick is a really great look because it adds depth and dimension, which is especially great for women with less than full lips, it creates drama, and it just looks effing beautiful. So here are steps in achieving an ombre look.
**Note: I wanted to put a video up so you all could see it, but honestly, there wasn't a video that really captured ombre in a way that didn't look clowny (no shade to the women who put them up) that's just not the way I would wear ombre but to each her own**
**Note 2: Some of the tips I saw included using concealer around your mouth to make your lips pop and to clean up the lines. I don't use concealer around my lips I understand that folks do but I like my makeup to look like it's a part of skin not caked onto it. But again to each her own.**
Step 1
Using a dark[er] lipstick or liner line the perimeter of your lips. Making sure that you blend it towards the center of your lips with a lip brush. Yep you need a lip brush. And yes I'm looking for the perfect makeup brush tutorial to share with you all.
Step 2
Next take a lighter shade and focus on the center of your lips and making sure to get that blend between the liner and your lipstick. You may want to put your lips together a few times to make sure the colors blend into each other gradually.
Step 3
If necessary, which it probably will be, take your liner just to emphasize the perimeter of your lips. USE your brush. It will help with the blending between the colors.
Optional Step 4
You could use a highlighter in the very center of your lips to add even more depth and dimension to your lips. Or you could add a gloss to give extra shine to emphasis the effect.
