If you love bright lipstick but worry about it wearing off and looking obvious, then try this little tip. Before applying the lipstick, apply a small amount to the lip just with the tip of your index finger. Press the small amount of lipstick in and blot it across the lips in small patting motions. [...]

If you like wearing lipstick, but avoid it because of the way it wears off, then read on. Most people apply their lipstick from the outside in, going round the edge of the lips and then filling in the colour. This means that it ends up wearing off in the centre of the lip, leaving [...]

Take another look at this painting of Marilyn Monroe and you may notice something unusual about it. At first glance it looks like a simple painting or even a pastel drawing of the Old Hollywood starlet, but it’s actually created from lipstick. The picture is made up from lipstick kisses made by the artist Natalie [...]

US beauty blog Bellasugar recently got chatting to ‘Lipstick Queen’ Poppy King about how to choose the best red lip shade for you. With winter creeping up, red lipstick is sure to be coming out the makeup drawer, so try these tips via Bellasugar. “Know your undertones: Poppy suggests, “There’s not as much a right [...]

Would you wear black lipstick? It seems that there’s going to be trend come winter where dark as night colour will be swept over the lips. Trend spotters are blaming the current fashion for vampires in the media; the film Twilight and the new TV series True Blood in particular. It all seems a bit [...]

I mentioned earlier that there is a scientific reason why red lipstick is thought to be sexually attractive, but red lippy can be difficult to apply – it can bleed, shift and sink into cracks. You also need to ensure you buy a suitable shade for your skin tone. Check out this video for some [...]

A study by two psychologists at The University of Rochester in America has examined the relationship between colour and behavior. The research revealed that the colour red makes men feel more attracted to women. In the course of the study researchers analyzed men’s responses to photographs of women under a variety of color presentations. In [...]