verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ Choose a color that matches your natural lip tone: This is the most important step in achieving a natural look with lip liner. Choose a shade that closely matches your natural lip color. This is where the pros come in, as they're the ones who work with lip liner on clients every day and have a wellspring of knowledge when it comes to what neutral shades work best on each skin tone. Most of you are probably already makeup-savvy enough to know that someone with fair or light skin wouldn't want to wear the same shades as someone with a tan or dark complexion, but even still, it can be super-helpful to hear from experts because you can count on their recommendations being some of the best out there. Remember, less is often more when it comes to creating a natural look with makeup, so don't be heavy-handed with your application! If you need additional help you can find instructions online like video tutorials. Should lip liner be lighter or darker? Some prefer automatic to pencil ones, but even as a makeup enthusiast, I do not mind if I have to sharpen my lip liners. NYX Nude Truffle Lip Liner is a pencil one, which gives me up to 4 uses before I need to sharpen it again. This product is quite a sturdy lip liner, which glides onto the lips smoothly.

Fill in the entire lip: To create an even more natural look, fill in your entire lips with the same lip liner you used for outlining. I really enjoy Morphe’s lip liner formula, and my love for dark lip liners and creamy ones stems from this brand. Albeit this brand has been going off the radar for makeup lovers, I still enjoy the lip liners I have. I have had them for a while, they last a long time, and I still have plenty of product left. Essence would be my last choice for lip pencils, but I still enjoy them as they are cheap, easy to find, and do their job. Essence has been a trailblazer of great products at the drug store, not to mention their support for the LGBT community and other causes, which many brands are still scared to do.

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So Essence is a breath of fresh air in the stale makeup community. I mean, the pencils are not bad, and the same goes for the Legendary one, as it will be good and has a tighter grip on your lips, rather than a more creamy one, which is closer to the MAC texture than the glider one of Morphe and NYX or Kylie Cosmetics. Pros The shade of lip liner you choose depends on your personal preference and the look you are trying to achieve.

I just wanted to say that NYX has been a brand I have been a fan of for many years. I have spent most of my makeup-obsessed life with at least one product of NYX with me at a time. A soft nude liner will go to many lengths for people of different makeup styles, so it’s a rather versatile thing. Even if you want to go with a darker lip, you can use it underneath to have a more crisp line instead of a transparent lip liner, which is also a solution. NYX as a Brand I recently dived into the world of Kylie Jenner’s lip kits, and I loved using them. Her lip pencils are very creamy and have been quite famous from the start of her brand, and to this day are very popular. The Iced Latte Lip Liner is a good dupe.

Many people do not enjoy the trend up to the point of having subreddits dedicated to calling lip liners unflattering. But lip liners are sitting tighter with us more than ever. I would say that another key feature in telling about lip liners is the shade of the pencil which holds the color like Kylie Cosmetics has the famous soft pink, and Jeffree Star’s liners have his signature pink. Application Image From Jamie Tugayeva Here are the most frequently asked questions about choosing a nude lip liner and the answers. Which lip liner color is best for anyone? Consider your skin tone: Those with fair skin should opt for lighter shades, while those with darker skin tones should go for deeper hues.