Winnipeg's Downtown Aveda Spa Salon
Frequently Asked Questions - Makeup
Why do some lipsticks come off more quickly than others?
There is no one answer for everybody. Knowing the variables will help you choose the one that is right for you. Keeping this knowledge in mind when you are purchasing a lipstick will go far in helping with this challenge.
The weather and the time of year are one factor. In the wintertime your lips are drier and they may be absorbing the moisture out of your lipstick, leaving the colour pigment on top to be easily licked or peeled off. During this time of year you may want to go with a lip tint which has more moisture in it and less colour pigment so you can reapply it more often and not get a colour pigment build-up, especially at the corner of the lips.
Aveda has a collection of seven different shades of lip tint. These cost less than their lipsticks and they have an SPF of 15. In the spring lipstick collections, which are usually released around March, you might try one of the new lighter shades of lipstick. If you were to put one of the complementing shades of lip glaze (or gloss) over top of it that will help in keeping the colour pigment in place longer.
The surest way to keep lipstick on at any time of year is to fill in the lips with a lip pencil that is the closest colour to your lipstick. Pencils are more waxy and will not come off as quickly as your lipstick. Then put on your lipstick, blot, and reapply. If the lipstick colour gets licked off there will still be some colour on your lips.
The next point to consider is price difference. Keep in mind the manufacturers play to the demographics. Younger people who need to experiment until their fashion sense is developed tend to go to the drug stores for inexpensive lipsticks and if the staying power is not good then that's okay. The middle group is willing to pay a bit more in price but is not preoccupied with staying power because they use lip gloss and lip shine, tinted lip balms, etc. However, mature consumers are concerned about staying power because they have fine lines that make their lipstick run so they are willing to go to a higher-end lipstick. The staying power of these higher-end lipsticks is quite remarkable. They stay on for a full eight hours but, I have to admit, I was surprised when I heard there was a $38.00 tube of lipstick available!
