Makeup for Any Lip Color | Neutral Makeup

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​Most of the time lipstick is an afterthought… unless it’s that new statement lip that you picked up at Sephora. You run home, clutching your brand new neon orange lippie and then you realize, “Holy shit, what the hell am I going to do with the rest of my face!?”

​I feel you. I got you. As a lipstick junkie I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve reached for a badass color and then went, “Aw crap, NOW WHAT?” And since typically lipstick is the last thing we apply, we don’t always give it the spotlight it deserves. (I see you reaching for that safe nude lip.)
 
So if you’ve got a lippie you love but you never wear it because you don’t know what the hell to do with it, this tutorial is for you. It is a little more in-depth so in case you want the 30,000 ft summary here it is: keep everything else neutral. And I don’t just mean pick neutral colors. Use a combination of both warm and cool tones to make sure you really have a true balance. For example, in my crease I use two transition shades: one more warm (Tuffed Suede from Too Faced) and one more cool (Petal blush from Gabriel cosmetics). You can check out the full-length video below, or check out the complete product list further down.
 
What’s your favorite statement lip color? Let me know in the comments below!
 
Xx,
Rebecca

​SKIN PREP:

• Too Faced - Lip Plumper
• Beauty Without Cruelty – Eye Makeup Remover
• Acure – Makeup Remover Wipes
• Too Faced – Primer – HangoverRx

 
EYES:

• Urban Decay Eye shadow Primer Potion – Eden
• Too Faced Matte Eye shadow Collection – Velveteen Bunny (all over & inner corner)
• Too Faced Matte Eye shadow Collection – Tuffed Suede (transition)
• Gabriel Cosmetics Blush – Petal (transition)
• Paula’s Choice – Nude Mattes – Plum Taupe (crease)
• Paula’s Choice – Nude Mattes – Coffee (crease & outer corner)
• ColourPop – Super Shock – Roulette
• Too Faced – Mascara – Better Than Sex
• House of Lashes – Lash Glue (in black)
• House of Lashes – Feline
• e.l.f. – Waterproof Mascara (for lower lash line)

 
LINER:

• Tarte Gel Liner – Black
• NYX – Matte Liquid
• Urban Decay – Eye Shadow (used as a cake liner) Blackout
• e.l.f – Lock & Seal

 
BROWS:

• Anastasia Beverly Hills – Dipbrow – Auburn

 
FACE:

• Cover FX – Full Coverage Cream Foundation – N35
• Cover FX – Cream Contour – Neutral Medium
• Too Faced – Cocoa Contour Kit
• Becca – Undereye Brightening Corrector
• Urban Decay Naked Skin – Concealer – Fair Neutral & Light Warm
• Too Faced – Primed & Poreless Loose Powder
• Gabriel Cosmetics – Blush – Petal
• Pacifica – Glow (eye shadow from the Solar palette)

 
LIPS:

• Dose of Colors – Lipstick – Love Potion
• ColourPop – Lipstick – Julip
• Kat Von D – Matte Liquid Lipstick - Damned

 
BRUSHES/TOOLS:

• Eyes:
  • Obsessive Compulsive – All Over Eye Shadow Brush
  • Too Faced – Teddy Bear Collection – Crease Brush
  • Sigma – E36 (tiny tiny tapered crease)
  • The Powder Group – Crown Brush Artisan Collection – Tapered Crease
  • Sigma – E11 (fine liner brush)
  • The Powder Group – Crown Brush Artisan Collection – Angled Brow Brush (I used for liner)
  • e.l.f. – Flat Definer Brush
  • Everyday Minerals – Everyday Eye shadow Brush
  • Sigma – E17 (waterliner)
• Face:
  • Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics – Foundation Brush (cream contour)
  • Real Techniques – Blush Brush (to buff out cream contour)
  • Tarte – Bronzer Brush
  • e.l.f – Large Concealer Brush
  • Ecotools – Angled Liner (for brows)
  • The Powder Group – Crown Brush Artisan Collection – Kabuki Brush
  • e.l.f. – Blush Brush
  • The Powder Group – Crown Brush Artisan Collection – Large Tapered Crease (nose contour)
  • The Powder Group – Crown Brush Artisan Collection – Small Kabuki Brush
  • Beauty Blender