Struggling to get the most from your lipstick every day? Do you often correct the smudges of your lipstick with your finger after application because you cannot make your mouth beautifully colored the first time? Then this make-up trick, which has recently gone viral, is made for you!
Lipstick may well be an essential part of our beauty treatments, it is not always easy to apply it like a pro alone at home, or in a hurry when you are in a hurry. .e. In addition to the shape of the cupid’s bow which is more or less marked depending on the person and which must be correctly traced to display a harmonious makeup, the area that most often poses a problem is that of the corners of the lips where the burrs are legion. for many of us. This area where the lips are the thinnest is indeed difficult to color to perfection since the sticks of rouge and applicator tips of liquid lipsticks are often much thicker than it, and tend to quickly exceed the contour of the lip. mouth when misused (or just not optimally).
Never mind, the social network TikTok seems to have found THE solution to make up your mouth without difficulty and apply your lipstick correctly the first time. This beauty trick, which has recently become viral, has its success in the use of a small accessory well known in our beauty routines and in our bathrooms: the cotton swab. Does that confuse you? We explain to you!
The foolproof method to apply your lipstick smudge-free
Very simple, this technique that facilitates the application of lipstick consists of taking a simple cotton swab and holding it in your mouth so that the two ends of the cotton swab stick out at the corners of the lips. Once the cotton swab is in place, that is to say held between the lips without grimacing or clenching your teeth too much: all that remains is to apply your lipstick as usual. The accessory then makes it possible to avoid overloading the area located at the corners of the lips, by stopping any excess product. Enough to help more than one to avoid the famous smudges that are created when you put makeup on your mouth quickly without a guardrail. Once the lipstick is applied, simply remove the cotton swab to reveal a perfectly makeup mouth.
Bonus: this way of applying lipstick seems to give your mouth a slightly “pouty” aspect, and this is quite trendy at the moment with the rise of makeup that aims to make lips look fuller.
The height of its effectiveness, this trick also works with any lipstick, whether stick, liquid or presented as a creamy makeup to apply with a lip brush. The proof in pictures !
In English, the small name of this cotton ball is q-tip, this is why you will find examples of practical applications of the technique under the hashtag #qtiplipstick on TikTok.
And our green side in all of this? We simply invite you to use more ecological alternatives to plastic cotton swabs. That is, cotton swabs made of wood or paper that resemble plastic swabs in every way, or reusable cotton swabs.
A lipstick trick that’s not really new …
Does this trick sound strangely familiar to you? It is possible because it is not really new. Remember, that was in 2018. Mona Kattan – sister of Huda Kattan, the famous founder of the Huda Beauty brand – was trying out a multitude of weird beauty tricks with her sister for a two-way video. The technique was then validated and commented on by the two young women after Mona Kattan tried it on her mouth. To discover Huda Kattan’s reaction to this clever trick, go to the 5:20 minute of the video that follows.
Quite practical, this trick of applying your lipstick while holding a cotton swab in your mouth seems to work well and make a difference for some. If even Huda Kattan validates it, we say to ourselves that you have, too, it is in your interest to try it out to make your life easier.