Exfoliating your lips helps to get rid of any dead peeling skin and leaves the lips soft and smooth

Matte lipstick are not moisturizing, so if you have chaps lips before you can achieve an incredibly beautiful and elegant matte lips take a look at these tips on how to master the art of applying and wearing matte lip color.


Exfoliate
Exfoliating your lips helps to get rid of any dead peeling skin and leaves the lips soft and smooth. You can easily make your own by using sugar and olive oil or pick up this lovely lip exfoliator by elf.

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Prep/Moisturize lips
By prepping lips after exfoliation simply involves making sure they are moisturized. Apply a lip balm that will not dry your lips out or the MAC’s Prep and Prime Lip that will help to prolong longevity of the lipstick. In order to keep matte lipstick fresh, make sure to moisturize your lips before applying your lipstick, because matte texture tends to dry out the lips, creating undesirable, caked on effect thus, preparing them for your sophisticated and elegant matte makeup is important.

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Use a lip liner
Use a lip liner of the same shade as the lipstick you wish to apply and line your lips with it, then filling them in (apply to entire lips). This way you are creating a base for your matte lipstick to glide on; the color will look a lot richer and more intense. Lip liner will also help your lipstick last longer.


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Apply Lipstick
Apply enough lipstick, so that the color is evenly placed on your lips. Matte Lipsticks are not moisturizing so folding your lips together and rubbing will not distribute the color. Instead use a lip makeup brush to distribute the color or use your fingers.