How to Get Perfect Red Lips

Red lips are timelessly hot... but tricky. Getting the perfect red lip without smearing it or getting it on your teeth seems like a hard task that only the smartest makeup artists can accomplish. But it's not as tricky and complicated as you think.

1. Make sure your lips are clean.

Wash it with water and soap, exfoliate it and pat dry it with a towel. Clean lips are a must if you want this red lip look to work.

2. Contour your lips.

You can use a red lip pencil or your own red lipstick. I recommend that you use your own red lipstick, so your lips look the perfect shade. You can contour your lips by directly drawing the lips contour with the tip of your red lipstick, or using a lip brush to do so.

3. Fill in your lips.

After your lips are completely outlined the way you want it, just fill in your lips with your red lipstick.

4. Suck your finger.

I know it sounds weird, but in order to make sure there's no lipstick on your teeth, lick your teeth and suck your index finger.

5. Blot off the excess lipstick with a tissue.

After doing all this, you are ready with perfect red lips.