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Making the most of your make-up: lipsticks

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If you are bored with your existing lipsticks, or cannot afford to buy new shades, fear not. You can use your existing lipsticks to create literally hundreds of combinations of new and exciting colours. All you need is the back of your hand (for blending), a lip brush, and your existing lipsticks. It is best to have a varied colour spectrum, including reds, pinks, oranges, browns, gold, violets and blue-reds.

If you do not have some lipsticks from the basic ranges, you may want to ask friends if they have some spare lipsticks that they are not using. The wider the initial range of colours you use, the more shades you will be able to create. Simply blend the colours onto the back of your hand with a lip brush, taking some lipstick from each of your chosen shades, and apply the 'new' shade directly to your lips. You may want to experiment with three or four combinations before you decide on one to try on your lips.

You can also co-ordinate lipsticks with your clothes; for example, if a blouse is salmon pink, blend brown with a pink lipstick. If a dress has a special shade of red in it, you can highlight it by creating the exact shade of red lipstick!

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