Finding Your Perfect Lip Color: A Guide to Wearing a Dark Lip

Ladies, have you thought about going darker? Today, we're going to explore an easy way to wear this edgy look with a dark lip. Before we dive into the tutorial, it's essential to find your undertone first. You can determine your undertone by holding up your arms and looking at your wrist. Take a closer look at your veins; if they appear bluish or purple, you have a cool undertone. If your veins look more olive, you have a warm undertone. And if you can't tell, you're neutral.

To further determine your undertone, consider your favorite accessories. If you tend to prefer gold, you're likely warm, and if you prefer silver, you're probably cool. However, if you can wear both, you're neutral. Not all lipstick colors are created equal, and it's crucial to choose a shade that complements your undertone. I have three wine lipstick colors available: one with a pinker undertone, which will look great on those with a cool undertone; another with a rich warm undertone, complementing those who look great with gold accessories; and the third, which leans more on the neutral cool side, perfect for both cool and neutral skin tones.

Now that we've determined your undertone and chosen the right lipstick color, it's time to start our tutorial. First, take a face primer and apply it evenly all over your face to smooth out your skin. This will help create a flawless canvas for your makeup. Next, use a fluffy contour brush to conceal any blemishes and dark circles under your eyes. Start around the inner corner of your eye and work your way outward, blending the concealer seamlessly into your skin.

Don't forget to powder up to keep your makeup lasting all night long. Once you've applied your primer and concealer, it's time to break out your black eyeliner and tightline your eyes. Try to keep the pencil closer to the lash line, as this will help create the illusion of fuller lashes if needed. Curl your lashes and sweep a lash lengthening mascara through them to build up the length.

Now, let's get to the meat of our tutorial – the lips! Before you start coloring in, make sure to outline your lips with a lip pencil that matches your lipstick. Think of this step as creating a wall around your lipstick to prevent it from feathering out. You don't want to end up looking like Joker at the end of the night, right? Fill in your lips as if you're coloring into a drawing and blend the edges for a seamless finish.

But wait, we're not done yet! We need to conceal the area around our lips to create a clean edge when wearing a dark lip. This will give you that sophisticated elegant look. Take your favorite brow pencil and make feathery strokes to create the illusion of brow hairs. You're basically drawing on your face, illustrating your brow look. If you want to blend the feathery marks, simply flip the pencil and use the spoolie brush to smooth them out.

And that's it! Our tutorial is complete, but the real question is – will you try this look? It's intense dark and very vampy, so be bold and take a chance. You'll never know how it looks until you try it out, so go ahead and experiment with different shades and techniques. Remember, as your own makeup artist, you have the power to become anyone. So, treat this like art – be creative, and don't be afraid to try new things!

Finally, don't forget to check out our makeup line at mcosmetics.com and visit our website at michellefawn.com for more beauty tips and tricks. And music by Mindy Glidhall.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: eni don't do what's up ladies have you thought about going darker i'll show you guys an easy way to wear this edgy look the dark lip let's find the right lip color for you but before we do that gotta find your undertone first you're either cool warm or neutral alright hold up your arms and look at your wrist take a closer look at your veins are they bluish or purple then you're cool if your veins look more olive then you're warm and if you can't tell you're neutral let's take a closer look at your favorite accessories are they gold well then most likely you're warm and if you tend to prefer silver then you're probably cool and if you can wear both then you're neutral not all lipstick colors are created equal i have here three wine lipstick colors this one i'm holding here has a pinker undertone it'll look great on those who have a cool undertone it'll also help brighten your chompers this color here has a rich warm undertone complementing those who look great with gold accessories and this lipstick here complements both undertones because it leans more on the neutral cool side awesome now i'm going to show you how to flaunt your dark lip let's do this take a face primer and evenly apply this all over your face to smooth it out now it's time to conceal any blemishes and dark circles usually i like to use a fluffy contour brush to apply my concealer on this way it actually creates a beautiful airbrush finish so start around the eyes and move out to the rest of the face to even it out and don't forget to powder up to keep your makeup lasting all into the night now let's break out your black eyeliner and tightline your eyes try and keep the pencil closer to the lash line because you're filling in all the empty spaces between the lashes this will help create the illusion of a fuller lash line if needed curl your lashes take a lash lengthening mascara and sweep it through your lashes to build up the length finally let's get to the meat of this tutorial the lips before we color in i need you to outline your lips with a lip pencil that matches your lipstick think of it like creating a wall around your lipstick to keep everything from feathering out i mean you don't want to end up looking like joker at the end of the night right so fill it in like you're coloring into drawing and just blend it out we're not quite done yet we gotta conceal the area around the lips why because it's all about creating a clean edge when you're wearing a dark lip this will give you that sophisticated elegant look now you can use your lipstick but instead of applying it straight from the bullet use a lip brush the brush will help get the product on your lips evenly a brush gives you better precision you're no different than a painter you're just painting on your lips instead of a canvas so treat this like art that means be creative if you want to create a sharper cupid's bow do it or if you want to round them out why not that's the beauty of being your own makeup artist you can become anyone the flick of your brush or in this case lipstick and now you're done hmm but something's missing can you guess yep the brows notice how bottom heavy my makeup looks you gotta balance out the rest of your face so that means you need a stronger brow i'll show you how much of a difference it makes so just take your favorite brow pencil and make feathery strokes you're creating the illusion of brow hairs you're basically drawing on your face illustrating your brow look and if you want to blend the feathery marks flip the pencil and use the spoolie brush and just brush it out a few times this will blend it all out so it creates a soft natural brow look alright you gorgeous people we're finished are you gonna try this look out it's intense dark and very vampy you'll never know how it's gonna look until you try it out so what's your undertone are you cool warm or neutral comment below to let me know and have fun finding your good shade check out my makeup line at mcosmetics.com music by mindy glidhall and don't forget to check out my website at michellefawn.comi don't do what's up ladies have you thought about going darker i'll show you guys an easy way to wear this edgy look the dark lip let's find the right lip color for you but before we do that gotta find your undertone first you're either cool warm or neutral alright hold up your arms and look at your wrist take a closer look at your veins are they bluish or purple then you're cool if your veins look more olive then you're warm and if you can't tell you're neutral let's take a closer look at your favorite accessories are they gold well then most likely you're warm and if you tend to prefer silver then you're probably cool and if you can wear both then you're neutral not all lipstick colors are created equal i have here three wine lipstick colors this one i'm holding here has a pinker undertone it'll look great on those who have a cool undertone it'll also help brighten your chompers this color here has a rich warm undertone complementing those who look great with gold accessories and this lipstick here complements both undertones because it leans more on the neutral cool side awesome now i'm going to show you how to flaunt your dark lip let's do this take a face primer and evenly apply this all over your face to smooth it out now it's time to conceal any blemishes and dark circles usually i like to use a fluffy contour brush to apply my concealer on this way it actually creates a beautiful airbrush finish so start around the eyes and move out to the rest of the face to even it out and don't forget to powder up to keep your makeup lasting all into the night now let's break out your black eyeliner and tightline your eyes try and keep the pencil closer to the lash line because you're filling in all the empty spaces between the lashes this will help create the illusion of a fuller lash line if needed curl your lashes take a lash lengthening mascara and sweep it through your lashes to build up the length finally let's get to the meat of this tutorial the lips before we color in i need you to outline your lips with a lip pencil that matches your lipstick think of it like creating a wall around your lipstick to keep everything from feathering out i mean you don't want to end up looking like joker at the end of the night right so fill it in like you're coloring into drawing and just blend it out we're not quite done yet we gotta conceal the area around the lips why because it's all about creating a clean edge when you're wearing a dark lip this will give you that sophisticated elegant look now you can use your lipstick but instead of applying it straight from the bullet use a lip brush the brush will help get the product on your lips evenly a brush gives you better precision you're no different than a painter you're just painting on your lips instead of a canvas so treat this like art that means be creative if you want to create a sharper cupid's bow do it or if you want to round them out why not that's the beauty of being your own makeup artist you can become anyone the flick of your brush or in this case lipstick and now you're done hmm but something's missing can you guess yep the brows notice how bottom heavy my makeup looks you gotta balance out the rest of your face so that means you need a stronger brow i'll show you how much of a difference it makes so just take your favorite brow pencil and make feathery strokes you're creating the illusion of brow hairs you're basically drawing on your face illustrating your brow look and if you want to blend the feathery marks flip the pencil and use the spoolie brush and just brush it out a few times this will blend it all out so it creates a soft natural brow look alright you gorgeous people we're finished are you gonna try this look out it's intense dark and very vampy you'll never know how it's gonna look until you try it out so what's your undertone are you cool warm or neutral comment below to let me know and have fun finding your good shade check out my makeup line at mcosmetics.com music by mindy glidhall and don't forget to check out my website at michellefawn.com\n"