Let's be real, everyone doesn't overdraw their lips. Personally, I love doing this to fake a fuller pout, but I also understand that it is not for everyone. Overdrawn lips is a big trend we have seen gain popularity over the past few seasons, thank you Kylie Jenner, but this little trick has actually been around for quite some time. While overdrawing is one way to fake the appearance of bigger lips, it is not the only one. This week I'm going to share three tips for all my ladies who want the fuller, plumper lip without the pencil!
Start with a base color, this will be the main shade on your lips.
1. Pick a lipstick one to two shades lighter than your base color, and apply it to the center of your lips.
2. Take your favorite bronzer, or contour shade and apply it right beneath your bottom lip.
3. Last but not least, use your favorite highlighter (liquid, cream, or powder) and a small shading brush, to outline your cupids bow.
Think of these tricks in the same way we use tricks to contour our face. When we want a feature to stand out we bring light to it, when we want to bring depth we add darkness. Because we want our lips to appear plumper, we must add dimension. Bringing light to the center, or naturally the fullest part of our lips, makes that area "pop"; creating a shadow underneath lips gives the appearance of poutier lips, while highlighting the cupids bow brings light to another area we want to stand out or appear fuller.
*products used:
nude lip;
NYX: Soft Matte Lip Cream- Cairo
MAYBELLINE: 910- Bare All
NYX: Rituel
ANASTASIA BH: Fawn
pink lip;
MAC: Candy Yum-Yum
MAYBELLINE: 860- Pink Pop
ANASTASIA BH: Sand
ANASTASIA BH: Fawn
REAL TECHNIQUES: Duo Fiber- Contour Brush & Accent Brush
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