7 Reasons Your Lipstick Ends Up on Your Coffee Cup

If your lipstick ends up on your coffee cup before it ends up through lunch, here's the difference a stain makes.

1. Colour in your lips, not on them

You put lipstick on in the morning and it looks great. One sip of coffee later, half of it is on the rim of the mug.

Creamy lipstick is a layer sitting on top, and every sip and bite takes some with it. A stain leaves a tint in the lip instead.

2. Skip the long-wear lipstick that dries you out

The usual fixes: a long-wear liquid lipstick that feels dry, a liner to hold everything in place, blotting with tissue and powder.

Every one of those is still colour sitting on top of your lips, and anything on top can rub off onto a cup.

3. Paint, wait, peel

Paint a thick, even layer on clean, dry lips. Give it 3 to 5 minutes until the film is fully dry.

Then lift it from the corners. It comes away in one strip and leaves a tint behind.

4. Liner or full lip, gloss on top

Trace just the edge for a liner look, or fill the whole lip for full colour.

Want shine? Put balm or gloss over the tint. The stain stays underneath.

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5. The honest part: practice and wear time

Being straight with you: the first peel takes a little practice. Use a thick enough layer and let it dry fully, or it can tear.

Expect several hours of colour. Oily foods shorten that. Patch-test first, and skip it on cracked or irritated lips.

6. Fewer mirror checks

Apply it in the morning and you'll touch up less often than with creamy lipstick.

At night, an oil-based makeup remover or a lip balm lifts what's left.

7. Two lip stains for the price of one

Every order is Buy 1, Get 1 Free: two lip stains for $20, which works out to $10 each. Keep one in your bag and one at home, or put the second in a stocking.

Bigger bundles: 4 for $40 or 6 for $60. Every order has a 30-day money-back guarantee.