How to Prevent Lipstick Feathering

How to Prevent Lipstick Feathering
By Valerie Monroe
O, The Oprah Magazine  |  July 01, 2007

Q: What's the best way to keep my lipstick from feathering?

A: I e-mailed makeup artist Sonia Kashuk, who I'm sure has never had a feathered lip in her life, to ask her how she prevents it.

"HELLO DEAR!" she said. (She always writes her e-mails in caps and uses lots of exclamation points. If you didn't know her, you'd think she was very loud and excitable. She's just the opposite.) "I ALWAYS USE A FOUNDATION OVER THE ENTIRE LIP," she wrote. "THEN I LINE THE MOUTH WITH A NEUTRAL OR COLORLESS PENCIL."

Sonia, of course, prefers her own no-feather pencil ($8); Bourjois Transparent Lip Liner ($12) and Shu Uemura Drawing Lip Pencil ($18) are also good ones.

Bottom line: A colorless lip liner will prevent bleeding and will work with any lipstick shade.

MY THOUGHTS

useful information on cold days like this. parched lips add up to feathery lipstick.  good thing i'm not a lipstick person.   i rarely put lipstick on.

How Can I Make My Lipstick Last Longer?

How Can I Make My Lipstick Last Longer?
By Val Monroe
O, The Oprah Magazine  |  September 20, 2010
http://www.oprah.com/style/How-to-Keep-Lipstick-from-Fading

Q: How can I keep my lipstick from fading? I found a shade I love, but it won't stay on.

A: I'll tell you in a second, but first I'd like to share what the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus told his wife when she complained about fading makeup: "Everything flows and nothing abides," he said dolefully. "Everything gives way and nothing stays fixed." Okay, so he wasn't really talking about makeup, but you get the point, right? Life is so much easier when you go with the (impermanent) flow.

But there is a way to make your lipstick last at least through a passionate conversation and maybe even a couple of cups of coffee. Dab a bit of foundation over the lips and lip line, which helps to fill in fine lines and gives a lipcolor something to adhere to, says makeup artist Sonia Kashuk. Next, with the side of a lip pencil rather than the point, outline your lips, says makeup artist Rebecca Restrepo. Using the side gives a softer application that's easier to blend; look for a natural or nude shade that matches the color of your lips. (Restrepo likes the Prestige waterproof lipliner, $5.50; Ulta.com.) Then apply your favorite lipstick.

Keep in mind: The glossier or sheerer the lipcolor, the more quickly it will fade...

MY THOUGHTS
i should remember this.  sometimes i think i eat my lipstick. nothing stays.  not even the matte ones.  gotta try tonight....