The Make-up Manual

brush (Karla Powell’s are my favourite) and carefully apply your lipstick all over the lips.
step 7 Using a clean lip brush and concealer, draw a line around your lips for extra definition. This will also prevent the colour of your lipstick from bleeding.
step 8 Leave the lips matte or add a gloss over the top.
step 9 There you have it, perfect red lips.

all over the lips. This will help to fill in any lines, priming them ready for lipstick, and help keep your lippy in place for longer.
step 2 Using a lip liner in a similar red to your lipstick, draw a cross in the centre of your lips. This will define (or create if your lips are like mine) your cupid’s bow and ultimately give you the perfect-looking pout!
step 3 Draw a line under or along the bottom of the lower lip for definition.
step 4 Draw a line down the sides of the top lip from the cross. (All of these steps will make your lips look fuller, believe me.)
step 5 Colour in the outer corners of your lips, top and bottom. This is the area that your lipstick tends to vanish from first, especially after a cocktail! By applying liner here, the colour will stay put for longer. Adding a depth of colour here and not in the centre of the lips will also create the illusion of fuller lips.
step 6 Take your lipstick and a lip

step 1 Exfoliate your lips. (I heart the Lush Bubblegum Scrub, mainly because it tastes delish!) Dry your lips with a tissue and pat a small amount of concealer

Always apply lip balm before your lipstick. Leave it for a few minutes to hydrate before you apply lipstick.

Use a lip liner to line around the outside of your lips following the dotted lines above. Follow the natural shape of your lips so that you don’t look like a cartoon!

Curl your upper lashes and wear a long-wear mascara so that your lashes are less likely to rub against your glasses and smear them

Pencil brush
Great for smu

Fluffy contour brush
These brushes are great for blending, particularly if you have

These brushes are great for blending, particularly if you have round or almond-shaped eyes. They are not as precise as a fluffy eyeshadow brush due to the size of the head, but they are great for a smokey eye.

Great for smudging liners and for smudging and blending shadow under the eyes. These are fab for precision-blending on the eye (like in a Cut Crease look, see pages 110–113). If you want a stained lip look, use this brush to softly rub in your lipstick