Tip 11 of my advent calendar of beauty tips

To get precision lipstick application I always like to line my lips with a sharp pencil and use a lip brush as opposed to straight from the bullet , especially when you are using a red or dark shade as it is really noticable when it's not neatly applied.

I also like to go round the outside of my lips with a concealer on an angled brush to clean up the edges or this can also help rectify any little mistakes . 

If you do make a major mistake aaaahhhhh - take a damp cotton bud, press firmly on the mistake and then push it in towards you lip instead of side to side or you will just spread the lipstick further out .  Here is a pic of some of my precision lip work , photographer by Claire Coulter . 

Advent tip number 5

Can you tell I have already ran out of different ways to name thes posts ...

Well tip number 5 is for those that wear lipstick and have had the embarrassing situation when you have went to the bathroom and catch yourself in the mirror to see lipstick all over your teeth. 

So to stop this , once you have applied your lipstick if you pop your finger in your mouth and slowly pull it out . And all the excess lipstick that tends to get all over your teeth will end up on your finger .