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Remember those crazy-hot days last summer when it felt like your makeup was literally melting off your face? Yeah, we were right there with you. That's why we want to be prepared this season, but we also refuse to sacrifice our personal style in the name of wearing non-melty makeup.

So, we called in makeup pro James Vincent to put a summertime spin on one of our standby looks: bold lipstick. With a few choice products, he gave our associate sales development manager Alex a bright, look-at-me lip that's practically begging to be worn poolside. Follow along with his step-by-step instructions, above.

Sephora Luster Matte Long-Wear Lip Color in Magenta, $16, available at Sephora; Ramy When Hairy Met Sealy, $20, available at Ramy; Make Up For Ever Small Concealer Brush Number 174, $21, available at Sephora; Kevyn Aucoin The Flesh Tone Lip Pencil in Hyacinth, $25, available at Barneys New York.
Transcript
00:03we do a lot of eye looks with you true this is already going to start
00:15I'm pretty married to my eyeliner but in the warmer months I like to wear less
00:19makeup so I'm hoping that James can show me a bare-faced bold lip look that's
00:24perfect for summer I would love to show you a bold bright lip and how to wear
00:28that really easily cool good let's do it all right I'm using a lip pencil and
00:34that's going to help the bold bright lip stay in place and give us kind of more
00:37of a fashion edge hold it like a pencil and use the whole edge catching it right
00:42on to the lip and I'm using a pencil color that's close to the lip shade that has a
00:46bit of a blue tone and a brightness to it and so everyone should choose a lip
00:51color that works for them next I'm using a matte long wear lip color and I'm using a
00:57lip brush to apply it and the trick with bold bright colors is to start in the
01:01center of the lip and really kind of use your brush to make sure that you're
01:06getting your color where you need it one of the things that I like to do is use
01:10the edge of the brush to go in and get my definition just to bring in some
01:15balance I'm bringing a blonde brow gel right through the entire brow that will
01:20help keep your brow in place all summer long but also give it a fun beachy feel
01:25that is great for those warm summer months I love this look you're ready
01:29for the beach you're ready for the nightclub you're ready for those long
01:32work hours this is beautiful you love it I love it it's a really easy look it
01:40works for everyone every lifestyle every skin tone all you need to do is look at
01:45the undertone of your skin go to the opposite side and play and have fun with
01:50bold bright colors and you're good to go thank you so much James thank you
01:54you
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