I am a baby clown and still developing my character and makeup. I am having difficulty with my red lower lip makeup. It seems to get dull after about an hour, I don't understand why. My lower lip makeup is also affected when I drink anything. Anybody have any clues or ideas? Would love to hear from all you clowns out there in the big world.
Thanks

Hi Pansy! Welcome!

There are others with far more knowledge than I, but here is my input after 3.5 years of clowning.

Do you use lipstick or makeup on your lip? I use make-up, bright red.

Do you powder the makeup and then dap water afterwords to bring out the shine? That is what I do. The a little water (or even wetting with the tongue) brings out the shine again.

As for drinking, I use a straw! Food or drink are hard on makeup and if you can avoid them, all the better. But if you can't, a straw works great for drinking water.

Hope this helps - and I hope others with great expertise here will reply.

hugs,
Johnny Sunshine

Thanks for the info Johnny Sunshine! I do use red makeup on my lips and use powder, I did not know about the water on the lips so I'll give it a try. Once again, thanks for your help! Sooooooo much to learn!

Pansy

I started out with a black mouth and switched to red because if the makeup wears off when I eat or drink, my real lips still have red on them. With black, missing makeup was very noticeable. When I get really hot my makeup will run a little from sweat (even with powdering) but I find that I can run my finger over the streak and smooth it out again in most cases. My red makeup is always matte-looking. I don't know if there is anything to shine it up (like a clear shiny coat).

Hey there! I find that the best way to keep my lucsious red lip looking good is to go over them (after powdering and spritzing) with a red "Sharpie" marker.
Stays bright and lasts all day.
Hope this helps.