Education & Science - gloMininerals:

gloLips :

Offered in five hydrating and healing formulations with application options for any style:

gloPrecision lip liner

The mineral formulation has a soft touch for easy, no-run application that lasts.

gloLip stick

Lip sticks with remarkable wearability and a color palette as rich as the nature-inspired colors they are modeled after.

gloSheer lip stick

gloSheer lip sticks moisturize lips while providing a delicate flush of color.

gloGloss

Moisturizing color and shine to be worn alone or over another lip color.

gloLiquid lips

A high-shine, luxurious formulation for an ultra-moist look that lasts. A true mineral makeup innovation proving high fashion can also be good for your lips.

balancing lips :

Lips come in a variety of lengths and various degrees of fullness. An artist must identify whether the lips are thin, full, small or large and correct the shape to maintain ideal balance.

Proper lip shape:

Lips should be the same length on the top and bottom and meet at the corners.

Lips should be the same thickness on the top and bottom.

Lips should have round, even slopes with no sharp peaks.

Steps to balancing lip shape:

Apply gloMoist lip treatment to lips prior to liner. Blot if necessary.

Line natural lip line first.

Extend lip line where necessary to balance lip.

Fill in lip entirely.

Apply lip stick over liner.

Fix mistakes and lightly re-powder lip line.

How to make big lips look smaller:

Use a darker color all over lips OR,

Line the natural lip line in a darker gloPrecision lip pencil color and balance as necessary.

Feather gloPrecision lip pencil in toward the center of the lip.

Choose a gloLip stick color 2-3 shades lighter than gloPrecision lip pencil.

Apply gloLip stick to center of lip.

With a brush, blend gloPrecision lip pencil and gloLip stick together.

Re-line lip if necessary.

How to make small lips look larger:

Use a light or frosted color all over lips OR,

Conceal lip line.

With a light color, line the natural lip.

Extend the lip line from natural lip line to enlarge lips. It is important to keep top and bottom proportional.

Fill in lip.

Apply a gloLip stick color that is light, frosted and glossy.

Lip Color Family Organization :

gloMinerals lip colors are broken down by color family to assist in color identification and selection.

Pink family:

Bright: tulip, taffy, pink sugar, fiji

Natural: blush, natural, bella, blossom, aruba

Rose: rose petal, sugarplum, snapdragon, bordeaux, tahiti

Deep Pink: primrose, aubergine, bougainvillea

Violet Family:

Light: willow, bora bora

Red family:

Bright: siren, spiced rum, vixen, rustic

Deep Red: cabaret, black cherry

Brown Family:

Light: toffee, cashmere, praline, nutmeg, coral, jamaica

Dark: cinnamon

Pair gloLip liners and gloLip stick colors that suit each other to create color harmony

currant: aubergine, primrose, vixen, siren, spiced rum, rustic, cabaret

natural: snapdragon, rose petal, sugarplum, blossom, spiced rum, toffee, nutmeg, aruba

autumn: rustic, cinnamon, aubergine, cabaret

raisin: cinnamon, cabaret, rustic, spiced rum, toffee

rosewood: bella, blossom, rose petal, snapdragon, sugarplum, bordeaux, cashmere

vino: primrose, aubergine, bordeaux, snapdragon, rustic, cabaret

petal: rose petal, snapdragon, sugarplum, pink sugar, bella, primrose, tahiti, bora bora

sherbet: taffy, tulip, rose petal, siren, spiced rum

redwood: spiced rum, sugarplum, jamaica, rustic, tahiti

cedar: nutmeg, cashmere, natural, bella, sugarplum, aruba

cocoa: cinnamon, toffee, caberet, spiced rum

rosewood	rose petal	romance				natural	bella	peony
natural	praline	mango				cedar	cinnamon	precious
raisin	cabaret	black cherry				petal	sugarplum	darling
redwood	rustic	desire				currant	spiced rum	poppy
autumn	snapdragon	shine				autumn	nutmeg	plumglaze
currant	primrose	bougainvillea				vino	aubergine	shine
sherbet	tulip	darling				cedar	aruba	coconut
cedar	rose petal	beloved				redwood	jamaica	mango
redwood	spiced rum	precious