Smile like Mona Lisa and get the perfect lip makeup.
Leonardo da Vinci’s artwork of the mysteriously smiling Mona Lisa is not only beautiful to look at, but also works as a perfect lip makeup gimmick. The make-up artist reveals this to us Jannika Degerstedt.
Mona Lisa is an oil painting painted on wood by Leonardo da Vinci since 1503. CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON, All Over Press
Using the Mona Lisa trick, you can create sharp and long-lasting lip makeup.
1. Apply primer
First, primer is applied not only on the surface of the lips, but also over the upper and lower edges of the lips.
A professional beautician advises you to smile like Mona Lisa. Jere Viinikainen
2. Line the lips
Lift your chin up and look in the mirror to see how your lips look from a downward angle. This way you can see the shape of the lips better.
The Mona Lisa gimmick works well when you line the lips. So copy the half smile of this famous work of art. Then the shape of the lips comes out naturally.
Start the delineation in the middle of the lips from the top. After that, outline the middle part of the lower lip, and only then the outer edges of the lips.
Move the lip liner from the outer edge in a saw-like motion towards the already defined middle part. Open your mouth and fill the very outer edge of your lips completely.
When you outline the outer edge of the lips, tilt your head at the same time. This makes lip contouring much easier.
3. Apply lipstick
When applying lipstick, use the Mona Lisa gimmick again to show the natural shape of the lips. Apply the lipstick first from the center and then move the lipstick from the outer edge to the center.
Press your lips together as if you were gluing your lip makeup in place.
Don’t forget to finish your lip makeup with powder. Jere Viinikainen
4. Finish with powder
Go through the edges of the lips with the powder as if sawing, so that the powder adheres to the primer. This method sharpens the lip makeup immediately.
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