Plump Lip Tips: Makeup

In an article for TotalBeauty, editor Sharon Yi shared with readers what she learned from the Napoleon Perdis Makeup Academy in Hollywood, CA regarding those Jolie-worthy lips. All you need is a few standard makeup tools.

What you’ll need:

• base foundation;
• white eyeliner pencil;
• matching lip pencil and lipstick;
• lip brush; and
• lip gloss.

Start with a small amount of foundation applied to your entire lip. This helps create a uniform color on your lips and allows you to see your natural lip lines.

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After you have a clean canvas, use a white eyeliner pencil to softly feather over your natural lip contours. You can also use the pencil to make your lips appear fuller by drawing past your natural lip line. After you’ve defined your lines, use a lip pencil color that matches your lipstick hue and retrace the white lines.

Apply your preferred shade of lipstick with a lip brush using a downward motion starting from the Cupid’s bow (dip in the center of your upper lip) and working out to each corner of your mouth. Return to the center of your lower lip to make an even application of lipstick and create a smooth surface.