Ask me what item of makeup I love
the most and I always answer lipstick (although blush comes a close second). I’m
a strong believer in colour therapy – a bangin’ colour on my lips and I’m ready
to rule the world. However, my love
affair with lipstick has not been as smooth as I’d like as I suffer with super
dry lips and so have trouble with keeping the colour in place and from
feathering. To help with the chapping I
make my own lip scrub to exfoliate weekly, but the despite this, I find my lipstick
still needs support and this is where a Lip Primer comes in.
I initially bought MAC’s Prep + Primer Lip Primer as I was
running out of my beloved Sue Moxley Lip Primer. Scouring the internet I picked
up on the chatter surrounding this magical white tube of goodness and decided
to give it a go.
MAC described their product as:
A colour-free base to wear under lipstick. Adds light moisture, smoothes and refines the lips. Improves the appearance of applied lip products.
Initially I felt like the emperor
who had been sold a dodgy batch of clothing. I did not understand what I should
do with this tube and was not impressed that I’d spent £12 on something that
appeared to be nothing more than a weird chap stick. However, I persevered and discovered
that I needed to really work the product into my lips, leave for around two
minutes for the texture to change to tacky, before attempting to apply my
lipstick. The result was lipstick that
lasted longer and didn’t move around as much when Prep + Prime Lip isn’t used.
The product dries to a clear
colour and found that if I prepped my lips with a chap stick, such as Bilstex
or Carmex, at the beginning of my makeup application (not immediately before using
the Prep +Prime) my lips didn’t feel tight or dry.
TIP: To further enhance the longevity
of my lipstick I used a lip brush to apply the colour, blot, and then apply
from the tube.
I used MAC's Prep +Prime for the last year and am already planning my next repurchase.
What products do you use to extend the life of your lipsticks?
Nice to read this review. I'm a big fan of this prep, I bought it like one year and a half ago and when I bought it I thought I had spent some money on an unuseful thing. now I cant live without this product, it lasts a lot, it's quite cheap, it works perfectly and you dont have to be a make up artist to use it. love it!
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