Lipstick: a solid colour on your lips, it comes in a variety of colours and different finishes. Just like eyeshadows these lipsticks come in matte, satin frost and many more. Matte lip shades are great for older woman and if your wearing a really shimmery eye where as shimmery lips can really spice up a look. My personal favourite finish is cream because some brands with their matte lipsticks can look really chalky but I'll explain more about lipsticks in another post. I don't really wear lipsticks too often and am slightly scared of the darker shades but it depends on the person. My sister hates lipstick, the closest thing she wears to it is the revlon lip butters in the really neutral shades, I think the main reason lipstick isn't everyone cup of tea is because it doesn't look natural and if you're someone like me when I first started wearing makeup you don't want everyone to notice your wearing it, another fact may be that older people wear it and you don't want to look old!
Lip liner: usually comes in pencil form, its really hard to get off unlike lipstick where if you have a bite of food it comes of (tips on how to stop your lipstick from fading/smudging in a post to come!) lip liner will stop your lipstick from 'bleeding' (leaving the line on your lips). For people with a lot of small lines around their lips it's essential especially if you are wearing a darker shade of lipstick. Lip liner can also be used to make your lips look fuller and to define your lip line more.
Lip stain: one of my favourite products to use. The name itself describes the function... don't worry you can take it off! but it's great if you want that colour but for it to look more natural. Lipstick completely covers your lips with a coat but this does not form a layer. Lip stains also last a lot longer on the lips then lipstick so they're great if you're like me and don't think it cool to apply lipstick in front of everyone but for no one to tell you one side of your lip looks different to the other. Again there are a few different ways they can come but in general they come like a felt tip pen with a balm or as a balm hybrid (the balmy thing goes away if you don't like it in the balm hybrid versions) it's a good thing they come with a balm though because it can make your lips feel a bit dry (not in a serious way just not like a normal product that slightly smoothens your lips) so if you have really chapped lips it might accentuate that trait unless you keep applying balm but it works on almost everyone.
Lip gloss: a really sheeny liquidy texture. It can make your lips look quite big. You can get clear or coloured glosses in different finishes like cream and shimmer. My sister REALLY doesn't like glosses because they look really unnatural but I quite like the way it looks. Some come really pigmented and can be worn alone others can be worn over lipstick or even lip liner placed all over the lip. Lip plumpers have this funny tingly feeling which apparently make your lips bigger and fuller due to a slight swelling (don't worry it's not bad and it doesn't hurt its the same thing as you tugging/playin with your lip) but some people love it and some people hate it so you'll have to try it.
Lip stain: great if you have chapped lips and only want a light colour. If you want more colour I would suggest you get a creamy lipstick like the revlon lip butters. Great for everyday wear and gives natural healthy lips. It's sort of like a lip stain with the lip balm and all but obviously this is formulated as a balm and is more noticeable and won't last as long and usually the colour isn't as intence.
So I hoped that helped and I know it's really long but that's the basics and knowing it will give you a good foundation. I'll go in to more details about some of these in future posts and give more tips and way of using these products so please come back to read more! I'll be blogging every week from here and don't worry products and product review and looks will be coming up!
