Easy Lipstick Hack: How to Stop Lipstick Transfers

Smitha Deepak
by Smitha Deepak
5 Materials
$5
2 Minutes
Easy

Are you tired of your favorite lipstick transferring? Well, I’ve got your back. Here’s the secret lipstick hack to keep your lipstick in place!

Tools and materials:

  • Lip liner
  • Lipstick
  • Tissue
  • Translucent powder
  • Makeup brush
Lipstick hack

1. Line your lips

Start by lining your lips.

Lining lips

2. Fill them in with liner

Now, the trick that most of us miss is to fill in a base with the lip liner. This is the key to making your lipstick last longer.

Filling in lips

3. Apply lipstick

Next, apply your lipstick layered over the liner for full coverage. 

Applying lipstick

4. Remove the excess 

Use a tissue to remove the excess color.

Removing excess

Here’s the extra color:

Removing excess

5. Set your lips

Now, lightly set your lip color with a translucent powder. 

Setting lips

Now for the test! Are my lips really smudge-proof? There was no color transfer after using this lipstick hack! 

Lipstick hack

Lipstick hack

With just a few simple steps using items you probably have in your makeup bag, you can get foolproof, transfer-free lips in just a minute or two.


Let me know what you think about this lipstick hack in the comments below.


For another makeup trick, check out this Super Easy Makeup Hack for Bigger Eyes.

Suggested materials:
  • Lip liner
  • Lipstick
  • Tissue
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