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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Sali Hughes

My top tip to stop lipstick bleeding

Anti-smudge lipstick. Photography: Kellie French Assistant: Harry Brayne
Photography: Kellie French Assistant: Harry Brayne Photograph: Kellie French/The Guardian

It’s always assumed that women engage in lip-filler injections to look younger or poutier, but I’m convinced many are simply trying to hang on to their lipstick.

I’m OK with the inevitable cosmetic outcome of 48 years of chatting and laughter, less cheery about the prospect of retiring my beloved bold reds to avoid “feathering” through fine lines and into the surrounding skin. If you feel similarly but are torn on anything involving needles and their associated cost, I urge you to consider a transparent lip pencil.

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