7 Bold Lip Colors

Hey lovers — guess where I am right now?  If you follow me on instagram you better know where I am… any guesses?!  MEXICO!!!  Brian surprised me with a NINE day trip to Cozumel — without the kids — to the same place we spent our honeymoon nearly seven years ago.  What the heck —  I’ve been married for seven years?  I feel so old.  Anyway you can bet I’m relaxing on the beach right now, getting all sorts of brown.  Do you notice the amazing color of my skin though, in these photos?  Maskcara was right, this sunless tanner is BOMB.  Like ah-freaking-mazing!  I highly recommend.

Okay wow, tangent.  I have a friend, Alycia, who makes the most amazing YouTube videos.  She is hilarious and so fun to watch.  She recently posted a lip product addict tag video — you should watch it — and it was just the motivation I needed to pull my act together and get my favorite lipsticks post up.  So here it is.  My absolute favorite brand of lip stick is Maybelline.  Any Maybelline lipstick will do but right now I’m obsessed with their Vivids Collection.  This post is not sponsored and I purchased all these lipsticks on my own.  There are however affiliate links.  So if you purchase something from a link on my site (thank you) I do make a tiny commission.  Haha to make a living off commission though I’d need to share something worth more than $5 haha!!  Okay, here’s the thing with lipstick.  I think it’s silly to spend 15-30 bucks on one tube of lipstick when you can get an amazing product for 5.  I’ve never splurged on an expensive lipstick, call me cheap, so maybe I don’t know what I’m missing out on but I really love the pigment, the creamy smooth application and the long wear that these lipsticks provide.  Don’t fix something if it ain’t broke.  Right?!  Haha, okay okay I’m probably missing out on that Mac lipstick I always hear you guys talk about huh?

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In order to get those bright neon colors to really pop, you’ll need to start off with a neutral lip.  I like to use my foundation and I just apply it onto my lips while I’m doing my makeup.  I’m really lazy when it comes to my makeup so that’s pretty much the only thing I do before applying my lipstick.  However, if you want your color to stay put all day, go ahead and line and fill the lips with lip liner and then apply the lipstick.  I haven’t been able to find any of these colors in a liner except the red so when I take the time and actually line my lips, I line with a nude color.  When I can’t find that ( I have a Savy baby on the loose and she’s ALWAYS stealing my stuff… it’s a good thing she’s so dang cute ) I line with a browny-red color but it does change the color of the lipstick.  After you’ve lined and filled, smack your lips on some folded toilet paper and then hold it up in front of your lips and pat powder over the toilet paper.  Apply the lipstick one more time and you’re set.

I am modeling 7 out of 10 shades from the Vivids Collection.  Our Target is pretty picked over and I could never catch the other 3 in stock.  They are really similar to the other colors though so I wasn’t too bugged by it.  Which one is your favorite?

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Pink Pop and Brazen Berry are probably the colors I’ve worn the least and Vivid Rose and Shocking Coral are the ones I get the most use out of.  However, I’ve worn all the colors a ton this summer and I honestly can’t pick a favorite.  I feel like I’m always hearing from friends how they absolutely cannot pull off a bold lip.  I think they’re lying.  ANYONE can wear a bold lip if they wear it with confidence.  In my opinion it doesn’t matter the shade, or the undertone of the skin or this or that, if you wear a bold lip confidently, it’s going to look good on you.  Maybe start with a simple red and work your way up to a crazy neon color.  You’ll seriously feel like Marilyn Monroe all night and… well, it’s kind of awesome when you feel like Marilyn Monroe!

How many of you are off to the store to try out some of these colors?  If you are and if you take a photo, tag me on instagram @twistmepretty so I can see your fabulous lips!  I’ve created a great Pinterest image if you feel like pinning, you’ll find it if you click the pinterest icon to the left of this post!

 

Abby Smith

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  1. I really like the colors. They are long lasting and the pigmentation is very good. I applied the lipstick over a big of lip balm since my lips tend to be dry and the lip color lasted for hours!

  2. Oh my goodness! I live all the way in Alice Springs, Australia and the *one* bright lip colour I own is vivid rose. What a coincidence 🙂 I love popping in to your blog every now and then. It makes the last couple of years growing my hair out worthwhile. Congratulations on winning the award!

  3. Hey! The post was great but this has nothing to do with it! I was reading some older posts with your sister Hayley and I absolutely loved them! You should totally have her come back!

    1. Hey Denise! What do you mean it has nothing to do with it? Yeah my little sister is great! She is super busy these days. I tried to get her to come on every Friday for something but it just didn’t interest her!

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