The current discovery of some brown lip liners that work for me has been a recreation changer. I had been making an attempt darkish pink lip liners on my darkish brown lips, questioning why they weren’t making a lot of a distinction, till a make-up artist at MAC confirmed me how unimaginable a nude lipstick would look with the best shade of lip liner.
For a pure look, I’ve a number of go-to lip liners, equivalent to MAC Lip Pencils in Cork and Chestnut. For those who’re sporting lipstick that has some heat to it, search for a liner with a touch of purple within the undertone, equivalent to Lisa Eldridge Improve and Outline Lip Pencil in Decade. If the lipstick is cool-toned, you may want a extra impartial or cool lip liner, equivalent to MakeUp by Mario Sculpting Lip Pencil in Darkish Chocolate, which has a useful lip brush on the top to mix with.
I like an ombré impact – the place the liner is a bit darker than the lipstick or gloss – I select the identical color because the darkest shade on my lips, equivalent to Magnificence Bay Gel Lip Liner Duo in Saddle and Truffle, which applies fantastically.
I’ll select a shade darker than my pure lip color for a extra dramatic look, utilizing Huda Magnificence Lip Contour in Wealthy Brown, as a result of it lasts. For further endurance, you can experiment with lip stains as lip liners; Stila Calligraphy Lip Stain has a few brown shades that work as a lip liner, too.
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