Wearing liptstick is an important signature that every woman has in order to make a statement about themselves, it also helps the lips standout as your lips are central to the overall look to your face. Lip liner is essential because it should be worn under your lipstick. Many people aren’t sure if it’s a necessary step but the truth is it really is, It makes a huge difference in how your lipstick will look. Lipliner can come in different formulations such as a more creamy formulation and a pencil which is a harder formulation. A more creamy formulation is very popular and are usually more pigmented and comes in a mechanical pencil form. The pencil formulation is also pigmented but takes a bit more time to work with.
So, why is lip liner necessary ?
- Gives the lips more definition
- Prevents feathering/ Prevents your lipstick from bleeding
- Gives your lipstick more longevity
- Helps you re-define the lip shape
- Can shift the color of your lipstick
What Is The Point Of A Lip Liner
The idea behind using a lip liner is that it helps you define your lip shape more and enhances them aswell. So if you have smaller lips and you wish to make them stand out alot more, you can use the lip liner to help make that happen, by simply running the liner around the edges of the lips to which this forms a definition of the shape alot more.
The lip liner can also help reshape your lips if your lips are uneven, ( e.g. your bottom lip may be slightly bigger then your top lip so you can use the lip liner to even out the top lip ).
Is Lip Liner Still In Fashion
Lip liner is still currently in fashion, there was a point in time around the late ninties, two thosands, where the lip liner would have been worn alot more darker then the actual lipstick itself.
Over time that changed to what it is now where the lip liner now either has the same shade or the exact same color as your lipstick. It currently is still in fashion to this day, because it helps give your lips that defination.
1. Gives the lips more definition
When applying lipstick it’s important to wear a lipliner underneath. Lipliners do give your overall lip color more of a defined shape. Its important to find a lipliner that is the same color of your lipstick so that the definition appears more natural looking, by also applying a lipliner to the lips it helps your lipstick last longer.
How to apply lipliner
Step 1: Use a sugar scrub to exfoliate the lips. This step will remove any dry patches and dry skin, by adding this step it allows your lipliner to apply smoothly.
Step 2: Apply lip balm generously on the lips
Step 3: Start by using the lipliner on top of the lips where the cupids bow. This can be done by drawing an X. Then begin to draw lines towards the top corner of the lips, this can be done in gentle strokes.
Step 4: Using your lipliner keep working further out towards the center of the lips.
Step 5: Apply lipliner along the bottom lip. Draw the line starting in the middle of the lip and then taking it to the corners towards the middle. You can draw in stiches and then fill them in with the pencil to get that defined line.
Step 6: Color in the lips with the lip pencil filling in the entire lip.
Step 7: Using a lip brush, fill in the entire lip with lipstick. This will make your lips more full
How to make your lips look fuller with lipliner
To begin you will need to start drawing in an X shape on top of the cupids bow (the U-shaped part of your top lip just under your nose), this will be the original starting point.
Overline the top lip using your natural lip shape with a lipliner. Its important not to go overboard with this part, just enough to go over your lip line to make it look as natural as possible.
The best way to perfect this is using gentle strokes to line the lips up. Once the outline is drawn around the lips, then its best to color in the lips with the lip liner. Lastly, its best to apply your lipstick on top for a completed look.
2. Prevents Feathering
There’s a common problem that people have if they do not wear a lip liner underneath thier lipstick thier lips are known to feather. Feathering is where your lipstick sinks into the cracks on your lips and exposes them more. This is where a lip liner acts almost as a sealant to allow the lipstick to stick to the lip liner and make the lips look more smoother.
The lipstick may even bleed through these lines which will resort to going outside of the lip line. By applying lipliner it will help keep your lipstick in place and stay within your lip line. Lipliner works as a way to seal in the lipstick.
3. Gives your lipstick more longevity
Another great reason why lipliner works so well with lipstick is because it gives your lipstick more longevity. When you apply most lipliners on the formulation it is usually more long lasting and usually known to be a waterproof formulation.
When lipstick is applied on top of this type of a formulation it allows your lipstick to adhere to the lipliner. By also having lipliner applied under the lipstick gives you an extra layer of color, which again allows your lip color to last longer on your lips. Sometimes lipliners in combination with your lipstick can also leave a beautiful lip stain.
4. Helps redefine lip shape
Another reason why lip liners are important to have is because it can help you redefine your lip shape, if you suffer from uneven lips then a great option is to use a lipliner to even out your lip shape.
If you have full lips:
Problem: The lip shape may be too full
How lipliner can reshape full lips:
- Never overline the lips
- Always have the color within the natural lip line
- Stick to matte lipliners and lipsticks
Lipliner helps fuller lips appear more defined without it looking over exaggerated.
If you have thinner lips:
Problem: The lips are thin to the point you can hardly see them from a distance
How lipliner can reshape thin lips:
- Use a lip liner to even out the lips. Make sure the upper lip and the bottom of the lip are evened out.
Small bowed lips:
Problem: The top lip isn’t evened out
How lipliner can reshape bowed lips:
Lip liner should fill out the sides of the top lip and even out the shape this way.
Wide lips:
Problem: There isn’t much of a cupids bow, the bottom lip can be too wide
How lipliner can reshape wide lips:
- Use a lipliner to help draw a cupids bow on the top center of the lip
- Line the inside of the lip if you need to make the bottom line appear less wide
5. Can shift your lip color
Another great reason to have lipliner in your makeup bag is because it can change your lip color. It is a rule of thumb that your lipliner and lipstick should be the same shade, however, if the lip liner is within the same color range it can help enhance a color of your lipstick. For example, if your lipstick is way to pale on your lips and it looks ghostly then using a peachy nude color could help enhance the lip color and bring it up a notch.
If the lipliner color is way to dark then it definitely will change the color of your lipstick. If that’s the look your going for then its fine but its always wise to remember that having a darker outline of your lipliner is not something you want to go for, that is why you need to make sure your lip liner blends in with the color and not leave an outline around the lip.
Another option is wearing a flesh tone lipliner. The purpose of these types of lipliners is that they can make your lipstick appear more opaque. The best way to describe this type of a product is when you see a lipstick in the lipstick bullet that is it’s true form of color.
When the lipstick is applied to the lips it can make our natural lip color change the color of the lipstick. By having a flesh toned lipliner it creates a neutral base which will bring out the lipstick’s true color. Lastly, flesh toned lipliners are known to help enhance the lip shape without looking unnatural.
In conclusion, lipliners are necessary to use with your lipsticks. It definitely changes the look of your lipstick. Lipstick and lipliners should always go together and should be the same tone or color to get the maximum results. Lipliners help your lipstick last longer and prevent your lipstick from feathering. Lipliners are also a good way to reshape your lips if they are uneven.