Make the Most of Your Makeup: Lip Liner

The unsung hero in many a makeup bag. I have to confess, in the early part of my makeup wearing life I have been guilty of overlooking lip liner. I was used to just swiping on my lipstick or gloss and hitting the road. However embracing this product and playing around with it has made me love it so much...ok ok basically I cannot do my makeup without it. They not only help with the longevity of your lipstick or lip gloss; they create a more defined, neat shape to your lip look while also allowing your lip colour to wear down evenly.

Must Haves:-

1) A nude/neutral lip liner. This will go with every lipstick and gloss you have. A must have to define     the lips and also help lip products to stay longer without necessarily adding colour.

2) A brown lip liner. The perfect brown for you will vary depending on your complexion. By the way     no matter how dark you are unless you are pairing it with a black lipstick, Black lip liner is NOT        AN OPTION particularly black UNBLENDED lip liner! (pet peeve confession).

Here are some ways to get the most out of your lip liners.

1) For those lipstick shades that you thought were to bright, light, unflattering....Do not throw them         out or give them away. Try lining your lips with a brown lip liner and blending it out, then                   applying that lipstick over it. You may be surprised at the outcome. Brown helps to tone down             bright colours and add depth to lipstick or lip gloss that may be to light for your complexion. 

2) Long wear lip colour on a budget. A result of the formula of most lip liners is that most of them are     long wearing. If you want a long wearing lip colour; try filling in your whole lip with the liner for a     matte, long wearing lip look.

3) Manipulate lipsticks. Use those gorgeous colourful lip liners to turn your lipsticks or glosses into       other shades. Mix and match; for example use a purple lip liner with a pink lipstick to create your       own custom shade. Endless fun can be had by using your lip liners in this way!

If you Beauties have any lip looks you have done with lip liner only or mixing and matching tag us on instagram! We would love to see!

xoxo

Dee