Tag: lip liner

Lip liners are an indispensable beauty essential for me. And not just when I want my lipstick to sit perfectly and stay where it belongs – on my lips. I also like to use liners on their own when I don’t feel like doing an elaborate lip make-up with several make-up steps. Lip liner as the sole tool creates naturally accentuated lips and long-lasting color. The four new rosé-brown-nude shades Chocolate Brown, Caramel Nude, Neutral Brown and Natural Rose always work. My personal favorite is Neutral Brown. The creamy Soft Shape Lip Liner is easy to apply and just as easy to blend. The precise lip liner sits on one end of the pencil and a practical, vegan smudger brush on the other. It can be used to make thick contours appear softer. When turned, the clever contour pencil disappears into its casing and therefore does not need to be sharpened. I find this extremely practical because I never have the right sharpener to hand that matches the thickness of the contour pencil in question. Lip liner for a variety of looks I start by lining the contours of my mouth. I minimally overdraw the upper lip to match the fuller lower lip. Then I draw the lips further inwards and blend the color with the Smudger. Depending on my mood, I combine the Soft Shape Lip Liner with other lip products, such as a lip oil or a lip gloss. I also like to use a balm that contains chili (capsaicin), mint or cinnamon. These are all substances that stimulate blood flow to the skin of the lips, which temporarily gives you slightly fuller lips. But there are of course other variations that you can conjure up with a contour pencil. Take, for example, the iconic 90s looks of super models Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell or Victoria Beckham. They made the extravagant two-tone lip look a trend. This included a bold, dark contour and highly pigmented lipstick in opaque beige and brown shades. Cheating with lip liner As briefly mentioned above, you can also cheat very well with contour pencils. Narrow lips can be transformed into a full pout. It’s very simple: by lightly painting over the natural lip contour, the lips appear fuller and more defined. With the four Soft Shape Lip Liners from Kess, there are no make-up disasters either, because you can’t go wrong with the four nude shade.… weiterlesen

Lip liners can make the beauty life difficult. It’s not so easy to find a really good contour pencil. Many are so hard that they scratch unpleasantly on the delicate skin of the lips. Others don’t have the necessary color intensity or you can’t find the right color for your lipstick at all. And, and, and… Lip liner are a must have Lip liners are an indispensable tool for a perfectly made-up mouth. They ensure that the color of the lipstick does not “run out” and settle in the small wrinkles – if they are there – above the upper lip. They also perfect the contours and are ideal accomplices for little cheats, if the lips are too narrow or uneven. Dashl has just launched a vegan lip liner that contours, while at the same time having a bit of a firming effect and plumping up the lips. It comes in three colors that actually always fit: Toffeelicious, Spice It Up and Ruby Forever. For more defined and fuller lips II opted for “Toffeelicious”, an intense dark pink that actually reminds me a little of the wrapping of a Toffifee. The richly pigmented lip liner can be used to precisely define the contours around the mouth. The tip of the pencil glides gently over the skin. You can immediately feel that the texture is enriched with natural silicone. Does this actually make my lips look a little fuller, or am I mistaken? The formula is also so moisturizing thanks to jojoba oil that I use it to color my entire mouth and use the lip liner instead of a lipstick. It leaves a velvety matte finish and lasts for many hours without running, smudging or smearing. However, you can just as easily apply it as a primer before lipstick to make it last longer. For a 3D effect, Dashl recommends combining it with a lip oil. Personally, however, this is too much prominence for the lips. Into the fridge! Overall, a great product, with only one small downer. Dashl could still optimize this. Since the lead of the lip liner is quite soft, it often breaks off when sharpening, which can be a problem especially at higher outdoor temperatures. My tip: Put the pencil in the freezer a few hours before use! Incidentally, the Dashl brand was founded in 2016 by two female entrepreneurs, Arbilina Nissan and Nina Akbari, in Stockholm, Sweden.… weiterlesen