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Andreea Sandu

Andreea Sandu is a working makeup artist based in Bucharest. She's been doing makeup professionally since 2010, across bridal, editorial, film, commercial work, and runs Lipstick Queen. She started writing on the site after fielding the same questions from clients and friends often enough to just write the answers down: which red won't turn orange on a warm undertone, how to keep lipstick from feathering into fine lines, why a "12-hour" formula rarely survives dinner. Every review on the site follows the same rule she uses with paying clients: wear it first, then decide if it's worth recommending.

422 articles Writing since 2024
Expired Lipstick Side Effects You Should Know
Lip Care
Expired Lipstick Side Effects You Should Know

Most of the damage in an expired lipstick happens at the ingredient level, quietly, long before you'd notice a smell…

January 1, 2026 16 min read
What Color Lipstick Goes with a Green Dress?
Color Choice & Style
What Color Lipstick Goes with a Green Dress?

Red or deep berry. That's the short answer, and it holds up no matter which exact shade of green you're…

January 1, 2026 21 min read
How to Stop Lipstick from Feathering Instantly
Basic Application Techniques
How to Stop Lipstick from Feathering Instantly

Lipstick that looks clean at 9am and has crept into your upper lip lines by lunch usually isn't a bad…

January 1, 2026 14 min read
How to Wear Pink Lipstick Confidently
Color Choice & Style
How to Wear Pink Lipstick Confidently

Most people who say pink lipstick doesn't suit them have just tried the wrong pink. The shade didn't fit their…

December 31, 2025 14 min read
The Best Lipstick for Neutral Undertones Revealed
Lipstick Colors
The Best Lipstick for Neutral Undertones Revealed

Neutral skin sits between warm and cool, which puts most of the middle of the lipstick range in play. Rosy…

December 31, 2025 14 min read
How to Apply Lipstick Like a Pro: Tips and Tricks
Lipstick Basics
How to Apply Lipstick Like a Pro: Tips and Tricks

Lipstick is one of those products people own for a decade without ever being taught to use it. The tutorials…

December 29, 2025 20 min read
How to Sanitize Lipstick for Safe Use
Health & Safety
How to Sanitize Lipstick for Safe Use

Scrape the top layer off the bullet, then hold the exposed surface in 70% isopropyl alcohol for about 30 seconds.…

December 29, 2025 14 min read
What Color Lipstick Makes Teeth Look Whiter?
Lipstick Colors
What Color Lipstick Makes Teeth Look Whiter?

The shades that work are the cool, blue-based ones, meaning blue-based reds, cool pinks and fuchsias, berries and plums, and…

December 29, 2025 11 min read
Different Types of Lip Fillers: Composition, Uses, and Outcomes
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Different Types of Lip Fillers: Composition, Uses, and Outcomes

Lip injections are among the most popular cosmetic procedures in aesthetic medicine. Plump lips have always been trendy; thus, patients…

December 29, 2025 5 min read
How to Use Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer
Urban Decay Tips
How to Use Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion is a silicone-based cream that goes under eyeshadow and eyeliner. It comes in Original, Eden…

December 28, 2025 13 min read
How Long Does Lip Liner Last? Here’s What to Know
Lipstick Basics
How Long Does Lip Liner Last? Here’s What to Know

The phrase how long does lip liner last covers two questions that have almost nothing to do with each other.…

December 27, 2025 21 min read
How to Sharpen Urban Decay Eyeliner
Urban Decay Tips
How to Sharpen Urban Decay Eyeliner

Urban Decay 24/7 pencils are soft, which is exactly why they snap in a sharpener. A firmer core and a…

December 27, 2025 10 min read
How to Do Ombre Lips: A Step-by-Step Guide
Lipstick Basics
How to Do Ombre Lips: A Step-by-Step Guide

Two lipsticks, one blurry line between them, and somehow it never looks like the tutorial. Almost all of the trouble…

December 26, 2025 20 min read
How to Make Lip Liner Last All Day and Night
Lipstick Basics
How to Make Lip Liner Last All Day and Night

Your lip liner is gone by lunch. The cup has a ring on it, the center of your lower lip…

December 25, 2025 23 min read
How to Choose Lip Liner for Every Lipstick Shade
Lipstick Basics
How to Choose Lip Liner for Every Lipstick Shade

Most people own one lip liner and use it wrong. The pencil drags on the way on, bleeds by mid…

December 24, 2025 22 min read
How to Make Lipstick Transfer-Proof
Basic Application Techniques
How to Make Lipstick Transfer-Proof

Lipstick leaves a mark on the cup because it's still wet when the cup touches it. What people call transfer…

December 24, 2025 15 min read
How to Use Bobbi Brown Miracle Balm
Bobbi Brown Tips
How to Use Bobbi Brown Miracle Balm

Press an index finger through the seal on a new jar, then warm a pea-sized amount between your fingertips and…

December 24, 2025 12 min read
How to Get Two-Toned Lips: A Fun Makeup Trend
Basic Application Techniques
How to Get Two-Toned Lips: A Fun Makeup Trend

Line the lips in a darker shade, put a lighter one in the middle, and blend only where the two…

December 23, 2025 14 min read
How to Use Bobbi Brown Face Base
Bobbi Brown Tips
How to Use Bobbi Brown Face Base

Face Base goes on last in your skincare and first in your makeup. Warm a pea-size amount between your fingertips,…

December 23, 2025 12 min read
How to Keep Lipstick Off Your Teeth
Basic Application Techniques
How to Keep Lipstick Off Your Teeth

Most lipstick on teeth starts in one place, the wet strip along the inside of the lip. Product collects there,…

December 22, 2025 13 min read
How to Sharpen Charlotte Tilbury Lip Liner
Charlotte Tilbury Tips
How to Sharpen Charlotte Tilbury Lip Liner

Lip Cheat sharpens like any other wooden pencil. There's no twist-up barrel to fiddle with, and Charlotte Tilbury customer care…

December 22, 2025 10 min read
How to Sharpen Lip Liner: Tips for Smooth Lines
Lipstick Basics
How to Sharpen Lip Liner: Tips for Smooth Lines

Half the lip liners that snap inside a sharpener were doomed before the blade touched them. Warm core. Dull blade.…

December 21, 2025 22 min read
How to Set Lipstick with Powder for Longevity
Basic Application Techniques
How to Set Lipstick with Powder for Longevity

To set lipstick with powder, blot the color, lay one ply of tissue over your lips, and brush translucent loose…

December 21, 2025 12 min read
How to Use Charlotte Tilbury Setting Spray
Charlotte Tilbury Tips
How to Use Charlotte Tilbury Setting Spray

Charlotte Tilbury's directions for the setting spray are short. Shake the bottle, then mist the whole face from 6 to…

December 21, 2025 14 min read
How to Use Charlotte Tilbury Magic Serum
Charlotte Tilbury Tips
How to Use Charlotte Tilbury Magic Serum

Charlotte Tilbury's directions for Magic Serum are short: 4 to 6 drops pressed into cleansed skin after toner, a 60-second…

December 20, 2025 11 min read
How to Apply Lipstick on Thin Lips for a Fuller Look
Basic Application Techniques
How to Apply Lipstick on Thin Lips for a Fuller Look

Placement does most of the work here. Line a hair outside the natural lip line, at the center of each…

December 19, 2025 15 min read
How to Use Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter
Charlotte Tilbury Tips
How to Use Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter

Nobody wears Hollywood Flawless Filter the same way twice, which is partly why the brand's own instructions don't line up.…

December 19, 2025 12 min read
Everyday Elegance: How to Style Jewellery with Your Go-To Lipstick Looks
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Everyday Elegance: How to Style Jewellery with Your Go-To Lipstick Looks

Lipstick is more than a beauty staple. It is a mood, a statement, and often the detail that defines your…

December 19, 2025 3 min read
How to Apply Red Lipstick Perfectly Every Time
Basic Application Techniques
How to Apply Red Lipstick Perfectly Every Time

Most red lipstick problems start before the lipstick comes out of the bag. Flaky lips and a wobbly edge are…

December 18, 2025 14 min read
How to Use Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream
Charlotte Tilbury Tips
How to Use Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream

The Tilbury Tap is the technique, and there isn't much more to it. Upward and outward sweeps from the lower…

December 18, 2025 12 min read