Why does even longwear lipstick fade so fast on me?
Hit me with your best tips for WEARING lipstick (as opposed to just applying it) so it lasts.
I'm a high contrast girlie (naturally dark hair and eyes with a pale complexion) and tend to look a little washed out if I don't do something to emphasize my lips. I've watched 8 zillion videos on applying lipstick (lining, powdering, blotting, etc.) or which longwear lipsticks really go the distance, but no matter what I do, my lip color is gone within a couple of hours. I can only assume there is something I'm doing or not doing while wearing it that makes it come off so fast. I don't *think* I'm licking my lips or anything like that, but WHERE IS THIS LIPSTICK GOING?
If you are someone who can make your lipstick last all day - or at least, from one meal to the next, how do you do it? Is it just good application technique and longwear product? Or am I doing something that makes it wear off and/or do my lips repel lipstick? Please help.