Happy Wednesday Fabulous Readers!I'm your Wednesday girl, Jessica, and I am back this week to tell you my picks and tips for Lipsticks, stains and tints.
I love the look of lips with a little bit of color in the day and then very dramatic colors at night, but I HATE lipstick! Lipstick is heavy and yucky feeling...not to mention it is messy! Even when I choose one that claims to not wear off it dries my lips so much they look shriveled and I feel SO un-sexy and un-confident. UGH. I have experienced many, many, many trial and error situation with lipstick and I have never had a good feeling about it. Not to mention how hard it is to find the right color! 
That is why I am so very happy I have discovered the most amazing way to color your lips and not have the mess...lip stain, tint, gel. They have many names for the same type of product, which is basically a liquid that colors the lips and stays there without a doubt! No reapplying, unless you want it darker, so it leaves you to worry about more important things than the status of your lip color. No more wondering if you have lipstick on your teeth or smudged on your face, or if you look like the Joker from Dark Knight! Lip stain will not move from your lips once applied and you don't even know it is there...sounds too good to be true I know.
There are a few of my favorites for different times of the day that I use. For instance when I am doing my day makeup and need a splash of color to accentuate my lips, nothing crazy I just don't like my lips to blend with my face, hah. On
that note I HIGHLY recommend the "marker" style lip stain. A few of my besties: Pixi Lip Blush, I have Youth #1 and it is a light pink color that just looks sweet and innocent. They have a few other colors and they can be as dramatic as you want if you just keep applying it / layer it. If you decide to have heavy, bold makeup on the eyes you might want to use this to just splash the lips with a bit of color. 
Another awesome and very manageable lip stain I use is CoverGirl Outlast Lip Stain, I own most of that collection. Trust me, I have tried...I think quite possibly all of the "marker" type lip stains and nothing has come close (besides Pixi) to being perfect and flawless in the use and look of the product on me, than the CoverGirl collection. Sometimes the "marker" types will have just look terrible and be too drying looking...yes you can put a lip gloss over it (which I do usually for my night look) but I seriously just blindly throw it on after my day makeup is done...no need for mirrors to wondering if you "did it right". That is why this lip stain type in my go-to day choice. I like how it gives your lips the look of just having eaten a Popsicle or lollipop, very natural.
Now on to the night look! I have to mention, especially before I get into liquid tints, how important it is to make sure your lips start out flawless. When I say flawless I mean no cuts, gouges, rough or dry patches. Like in last week's blog, I suggest you exfoliate your lips with a scrub and then treat them at night so they can repair and take on the lip tint and stains of your choice. Having said that I want to tell you what my fave lip gel stain is and that is Vincent Longo's Lip / Cheek Gel Stain. The one I use is called Liquid Kiss and it is a darker purple/red color, like a wine. I love to wear this color because I think it looks good on brunettes and it makes blue eyes stand out more. I can wear it in the day if I tone down my eye makeup, but I mostly love to wear it at night with a clear lip gloss.
The trick to pure liquid lip stains is that you have to watch that it doesn't get on your teeth during application. It is very thin liquid and can be runny while first putting it on. I usually put a little on in the major areas and let it dry for a few seconds before I rub my lips together or use my finger to direct the color in areas. Then if you want it darker you simply just add more layers! Super easy and once it is dry (not long) it last all night and never moves! PERFECT
lip color without the mess and hassle. Even when you put a gloss over it the only thing that will wear off is the gloss, the color remains the same throughout the night. I will never wear lipstick again :)I know I said a lot in this blog, I just love talking about makeup! We will be posting a YouTube episode soon talking about these lip products and even showing you what it looks like and how to apply it! So check out our channel: http://www.youtube.com/certifiedFABULOUS
As always, if you have questions, comments, feedback, recommendations...Talk to me!
Until next time...Keep On Being Beautiful YOU!
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