One of this summer's mega trends is the high-impact mouth, in fuchsia, red-carpet red or peppy coral, as Hayden Panettiere demonstrated recently. If stepping out with bold look-at-me lips seems as scary as skydiving, here's a trick for you first-timers: Slick your mouth with clear gloss, blot and then apply the strong lip color, says makeup artist Luba Tdoorova at the Laura Geller Makeup Studio in New York. The glossy bottom layer of gloss will tone down the lip color a bit so it looks less intimidating—both to you and to that special someone at the end of the bar.
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