To put on lip liner, follow these steps:
- Exfoliate: Create the perfect pout by exfoliating first to remove flaky skin from your lips.
- Prep your liner: Apply a light, moisturizing lip balm so the liner goes on smoothly. Sharpen the liner and draw a few lines on your hand to warm the tip.
- Trace your natural lip line: Trace along your natural lip line using light, short strokes. Many artists recommend sticking to your natural lip line, as overdrawn lips can look unnatural. A common thing to do is to start at the center-top and center-bottom of your lips and then work outward.
- Fill in your lips: Using swift, short strokes, fill in your entire lips with liner. This will give you a good base that will help your lipstick stay put longer. It will also help provide more definition to your lips, and enhance or hide lip features.
- Apply lipstick: Apply your lipstick over the liner. Use a lip brush to pull the lipstick up to your lip liner, and blend the two. Run your ring finger or pinky finger over your lips to smooth out any remaining hard lines. You want your lips to look smoothly graded, with just slightly darker edges leading into a lighter, plump center.
- Clean up around your lips: Once youre done lining and filling in your lips, remove any stray lines with a kleenex or cotton swab, then use a concealer brush and some foundation or concealer to clean up around the lip liner and further hide your natural lip line.
Some positive aspects of lip liner include adding shape and definition to your lips, making lipstick stay put longer, and enhancing or hiding lip features. Some negative aspects may include overdrawn lips looking unnatural if not done correctly.
Ingredients or materials for lip liner can vary depending on the product. For example, the Tower 28 Beauty OneLiner Lip Liner + Eyeliner + Cheek Pencil is a creamy, high-pigment, non-drying matte liner for lips, eyes, and cheeks to create infinite looks. DIY lip liner can be made with natural ingredients such as cocoa powder, beet powder, rose clay, or cranberry powder, or alternatively, mica powders or iron oxide pigments.
