Leopard print lips (In hot pink!)

Tired of old, boring lip looks? Want something that will floor everyone around you? Have somewhere to go where you can get away with wearing something this outrageous?! Try leopard print lips!

I’m gonna be teaching you this one with a hot pink background, but any color (though I recommend something light, like coral or orange) would work just fine.

What you’ll need:

A long-lasting pigmented lip color that dries to a matte finish (Kat Von D Everlasting Love Liquid Lipstick in Backstage Bambi)

Black gel liner (Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Liner in Blackest Black)

A regular lipstick (or liner) that matches your original color (MAC Lipstick in Show Orchid)

You’ll want perfectly nude lips to start and consider doing a simple eye make-up to go along with these show-stopping lips.

Step 1:

Use your liquid lip color. You’ll want something that dries quickly, like a coat of nail polish for your lips. I know YSL and Hourglass carry a similar product, but my favorites are from Kat Von D. Let your product dry after application. I cannot stress enough the use of this sort of product over a regular lipstick, which will smear when you try to apply your spots.

Step 2:

Dip the edge of a small, angled brush into your black gel liner. A concealer brush works here, too. You won’t want too much product touching your lips as you apply it.

Step 3:

Begin dabbing on your leopard spots. Don’t follow a particular pattern, think of what actual leopard skin looks like. You’ll have spots, circles, and C shapes, in varying sizes. Variety is crucial. Don’t worry if not all of your spots are as solid as the others, leopards don’t have perfect markings either, but do try to keep them from getting sloppy. And for goodness’s sake, do NOT mash your lips together when you’re done!

Step 4:

Looks cool, but a little displaced, right? Use your black liner to paint a line around your lips. This will clean up the look and give it an edgier feel.

Step 5:

The black line might look too harsh (it does with this shade!) so take your matching lipstick and blend it lightly into the liner, softening the black.

Your make-up is finished! It is a fun and daring look. Go get ‘em, kitty!