DIY
Beauty Basics: Lip
We get a lot of emails asking us for even the
most basic of tips. Sometimes we forget that
some of us out there are just embarking on
makeup journeys and we’re excited to guide
you through! For the rest of us, it’s always
good to learn the proper way to do things
just for principle’s sake, then you can take it
and make it your own if you want to. This
technique makes your lips look a wee bit
fuller, probably why it’s been enormously
popular throughout the decades. Here’s how:
TOOLS:
- Lip Pencil - Find a taupy-nude that can be
your everyday lip liner. I use Edward Bess’s
Defining Lip Liner.
- Lipstick - You can use this technique with
most lipstick shades, but I chose one
slightly lighter than the lip pencil to help
create a fuller lip illusion. The Beauty
Department used Tarte Glamazon 12-Hour
Lipstick in Graceful on Lacy to the left.
- Slanted Calligraphy Brush - I’m obsessed
with MAKE UP FOR EVER Calligraphy Brush
400 because the angle of the tip is genius
for blending lip liner into lipstick.