Lip liner has become one of those basic makeup products to transform lips. By just making a few strategic strokes we can define the Cupid's lip, draw the contour and create a feeling of greater volume without having to resort to anything else. The problem comes when, in search of fuller lips, we begin to draw outside their natural shape and the result loses freshness. Because the difference between a lip liner that enhances the lips and another that looks too artificial is almost always in the details.
The secret lies in achieving a natural result that turns lip liner into a makeup essential. “The technique has improved a lot,” says makeup artist Cristina Lobato in Vanity Fair. Today, “the way we currently outline the lips creates an optical effect of greater volume in a natural and subtle way,” he indicates.
To achieve a good result, you have to look at the natural shape of the lips and work with the lip liner from that base. The goal is to make “your lip appear fuller and be much more perfect and defined,” explains professional makeup artist Sergio Antón de las Nieves to Vogue.
We start outlining in the center
Although the idea is to achieve fuller lips, going over the entire contour outside its natural line is not always the best strategy. To gain volume without giving up a credible finish, makeup artists advise concentrating the outline on the upper area (cupid's bow) and the lower part of the lip.
Specifically, Cristina explains the best way to do it: “Outline the upper lip, first marking the cupid's bow area and then connect by outlining upwards from the corners, always respecting the natural line so that it does not look artificial. Except for the corner area, when you outline the lower lip, mark the central area with the profiler protruding a millimeter from your natural line, connect it from the corners to the central line,” advises the makeup artist
If we want to gain more volume
Outlining the lips goes far beyond defining and giving shape to blurred lips. With the right technique you can also achieve more voluminous and plump lips. The important thing here is to know where you have to outline on the outside and where you have to maintain the natural line.
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Gisela Bosque, National Make Up Artist at Sephora, comments that “if the goal is to make the lips appear more voluminous while still looking natural, you should opt for a slightly darker lip liner to define the arch and center of the lower lip. Next, blend it with a lighter tone lip liner,” she tells Vanity Fair.
For an anti-aging effect
As time goes by, lips lose volume and definition, and once again the lip liner is a great ally. In this context, we must try to redefine the contour of the lips and provide a greater sensation of volume in a natural way.
The makeup artist and content creator Ana Aparichi explains on her social networks the correct way to outline the lips to obtain a result. antiaging. “The important thing is to raise the central part so that optically this area is higher,” he highlights.
The expert recommends taking the lip liner, raising your chin and joining the two peaks of the Cupid's bow slightly on the outside, creating a kind of arch. Only in the central part, “make sure it doesn't go over your nose,” he points out. To outline the rest of the lip we only have to follow the natural line to the corners.
To outline the lower lip, we follow the same procedure: we lower the chin slightly and subtly expand the central area, outlining it just outside its natural contour. From that point, we continue the line following the line of the lip until we reach the corners. With this technique we achieve more defined lips and a rejuvenating visual effect, without losing naturalness.
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