learn how to use it to enhance the lips

Lip pencil is not necessarily an essential makeup item. However, with it, you can increase or decrease the volume of the mouth, define the lips, delimit the space for applying lipstick and also ensure that it lasts longer. Next, check out some more tips from makeup artist Reijane Alves on how to use it correctly!

How to apply the mouth pencil

Always keep the mouth pencil sharp so you don’t get hurt. In addition, “moisturize your lips when you remove thelipstickas pencils tend to have a drier texture”, explains Reijane Alves.

Instead of applying the lip pencil just around the lips, you can color the entire mouth with the product, which extends the duration of the lipstick (which will be applied on top) and prevents you from having just the pencil mark when the lipstick comes off.

Be careful with the lipstick

The lip pencil gives a well-defined finish and increases the durability of your makeup. “A disadvantage is that if the person only contours the lips and does not touch up the lipstick, it can look like a frame”, warns the makeup artist.

Be careful with the application

Reijane Alves also explains that it is important to be careful when applying, so that the design of the mouth is not crooked. The secret, then, is to keep your hand very steady and make a continuous line, with as few interruptions as possible.

Using the lip pencil like lipstick

If you love an opaque effect on your lips, you can adopt lip liner as your lipstick! However, “if you like a wetter lipstick, you can’t just use the pencil”, guarantees Reijane Alves.

Attention: lipstick in the form of a pencil and pencil for contouring the mouth are completely different products, take be careful not to confuse themwhen you go shopping!