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How To Apply Lip Liner: Tricks To Shape, Plump and Refine
Lip liners aren’t going anywhere. According to Google, they’re currently trending, hitting over 56,000 searches every month. Here’s the lowdown on how to update your look with this must-have make-up product.
Prepare your lips
Lip scrub
It’s essential to exfoliate the lips to stop dryness and stimulate circulation. The microcrystal beads in the
Lip balm
A balm is an excellent base for lip liner and lipstick – and it moisturises. We recommend the
If you’ve got fine lines above the lip, try the
Lip nourishment
Each Clarins’ best-selling
There is a choice of eight shades that give you the sheer but non-sticky feel. The curved sponge applicator has been specifically designed to follow the contour of your lips so that the oil glides on effortlessly.
How to choose the right lip liner shade
Lip liner has been created to outline your lips and stop lipstick bleeding into lip lines. So make sure to choose a lip liner in a colour that will do just that without detracting from the shade of the lipstick, unless you want to make a statement!
There are four shades of
First, choose the right shade of lipstick to suit your skin tone using Clarins’ innovative virtual Try-on experience– this lets you upload a photo of yourself or use your camera.
Then all you have to do is scroll through the shades to see what each one looks like on you instantly. Once you’ve found the shade of lipstick that you’re going to wear, you can select one of the four inner shades that would suit the
Charlotte McHale, Clarins Training Manager, gives the following advice on colour: “The four Lip Liner colours work well with most of our shades. There is a choice of two nudes, which you can use with most lipstick shades. We’ve got a red that works well with all of our red shades, and the Roseberry shade works well with the plums and pinks.”
How to apply lip liner
What goes first? Make sure you apply lip liner before putting on lipstick or lip stain.
- Start at the centre of the mouth and trace the cupid’s bow with a small ‘x’. You don’t want to give yourself an oversized cupid’s bow, so keep it close to your natural line.
- Trace the curve of the lower lip. You should apply the pencil with very small sketching movements. Don’t try to line the lips in one go. That’s when you make mistakes.
- Use a lip brush or your finger to soften the line, especially if the colour of the lip liner is not a perfect match to your lipstick and you want to eliminate harsh lines.
- You can use the lip liner to fill in the lips all over and it creates an excellent base for lipstick or gloss.
How to fill lips with a lip liner for a fuller effect
According to McHale, the curve of the lower lip is the only place where you should add a little more volume to your lips with lip liner. “Create a small line under the shadow of the lip,” she advises.
Tip: For extra fullness, try placing your cheek highlighter strategically. You can use a small, narrow brush to sweep the powder onto the cupid’s bow and on the philtrum (those two lines between the nose and mouth). And then down the centre of the lip. It gives youthfulness and offers a 3-D plumping effect.
How to apply lip liner for a natural look
If you are fair-skinned,
Tips and tricks to do lip liner
- Don’t sharpen your lip liner before using it. Instead, make it blunt by warming the pencil first (write on your hand with it) to soften it. It will then be easier to blend.
- If you want to create a new shade of lipstick, experiment by blending it with different lip liners.
- Lip liner is specially formulated to prolong the wear of your lipstick – blot with a tissue and then apply face powder to make it last even longer.
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