I’m a dedicated tinted lip balm wearer and I’m foraying into the big scary pigmented world of lipstick and I just don’t understand it…How do you eat or drink without getting it everywhere? It’s all over my cups, my teeth, just a mess. I apply and do the blotting where you press your lips on a tissue until it doesn’t leave any more marks. Please give me your advice lipstick masters.
I find traditional lipstick way easier to maintain than tinted balms and glosses, those are so slippy they migrate everywhere!
Use a liner so your edges don’t bleed. Maybe even use a lip primer, colourpop makes a good one for cheap. Apply with a brush; you may get too much product straight from the bullet. When you’re done applying, stick a finger in your mouth like a straw and drag it out to remove the product too far beyond your inner lip, where it’s wet. That’ll keep it off your teeth.
If you’re eating something greasy or messy, you may want to preemptively wipe off some of your lippie. And yeah, you’ll need to reapply after you eat, but it’s not hard. Your line will probably have survived, so you’re just filling the center back in.