Lipstick in this look: Hourglass Opaque Rouge in Muse
I frickin’ love Will Ferrell movies. Really, the dude can just be sitting quietly in a chair, and I start cracking up.
I’ve seen Step Brothers about 20 times. That’s my favorite one, with Night at the Roxbury and Elf tied for second.
I caught Anchorman for the first time a few weeks ago, and even though I didn’t like it as much as I thought I would, I loved the makeup…
Yup, the makeup.
The movie’s set in the 1970s. Will Ferrell plays this cheesy news anchorman who pursues a beautiful and ambitious reporter, Veronica Corningstone, played by Christina Applegate. 
Through the whole movie, I couldn’t keep my eyes off of Christina’s lips. Her character wears bright, eye-catching lip colors, and if you look closely, you can see also see a shimmery highlight on top of her cupid’s bow, at the top center of her upper lip.
It’s a little thing, but it adds a lot to your look, especially when you really want to put the focus on your pout and make your upper lip look a little more lifted.
I do this trick a lot because it only takes a few seconds…
And there’s not much to it. I usually use an eye pencil brush, one with a small brush head like the MAC 219. It has a stiff, dense, pointy end that’s great for little details like this.
I use all kinds of different highlighters for this one, too — creams, liquids, solid sticks, pressed powders, loose powders and pencil highlighters. Give it a try with one of your favorites.
Some ideas for highlighters…
Here I’m using a silvery pinkish beige loose powder, MAC Iridescent/Loose Powder in Silver Dusk.
MAC Silver Dusk
After applying my lipstick/gloss/liner/etc., I just grab my pencil and highlighter, and gently pat a bit of the shimmer along the top center of my upper lip. Then, I blend out any visible edges with a finger or a blending brush like the MAC 217.
Lipstick in this look: Hourglass Opaque Rouge in Muse
That’s it! 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. TGIF!
If Jeremy Renner says lips, ill say “how bright?”. 😀
Will Ferrell is the best, for me it’s a tie between Night at the Roxbury and Talledega Nights! Great tip, I use a cream highlighter and top it with a swipe of powder highlighter. Can you tell I love highlighters? 🙂 Happy Friday!!
Did I miss it.. what color are you wearing it’s beautiful!
Love the lip color you’re wearing, it’s beautiful!
What lip color are you wearing? It is beautiful!
lipcolor!!!!
What lip color r u using?!?! It’s MAGIC
I too adore Will Ferrell in pretty much anything. Can’t wait to see his latest! Fab lip color Karen!
OMG I LOVE THE IMAGE AT THE BOTTOM!!!!!!!!!
Love Jeremy Renner
Me too!!!
Lol! I used to hate Will Ferrell but after seeing Step Brothers, I like him now. Hahaha!!! I could watch that movie & Elf over and over again! :))
Anchorman is my fave WIll Ferrel movie and next is Elf.
You need to watch it a few more times-there are some great lines in Anchorman, especially from Steve Carell’s character. I love lamp!
I do this trick all the time! I just make sure the lady stache is in check otherwise you can call attention to it haha!
Hi everyone,
The lipstick in these pics is the new Hourglass Opaque Rouge Liquid Lipstick in Muse:
https://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/product-reviews/lips-are-in-for-a-rouge-awakening-the-magically-moisturizing-hourglass-opaque-rouge-liquid-lipsticks-feel-like-feathers-and-last-all-day-long/
I love this! Such a simple tip but the impact is wonderful and that color is having me want it too! Thanks for all the tutorials so far, Karen. Its been very instructive 🙂
This is a great tip for a sexy pout! I don’t know why I don’t do it more often…
I find cream/liquid highlighters best for the cupid bow, my favorite being Benefit Girl Meets Pearl Highlighter!
Gorgeous! Seems like you’re all set to walk the red carpet!
I LOVE Will Ferrell!! He was awesome in Zoolander as Mugatu! Max (Hubs) and I waited in line for over an hour to see him when he was promoting his new film in Seattle but he was gone in a flash so we missed him! We were so bummed.
That last pic is hilarious with Jeremy Renner!
the color of your lips in the last shot looks amazing on u!!! everything was complemented~ xox
I agree! accentuating the cupid’s bow makes the lips extra sexy and prettily shaped. it’s a very easy task, small effort, but big and obvious result 😀