How to properly paint lips with a pencil – 3 expert tips

Makeup can make a beauty out of an ugly woman, or hopelessly disfigure the most stylish image. Professional makeup artists will help to avoid mistakes. Our analysts received 3 detailed advice from an expert on how to properly paint lips with a pencil in everyday life and for publication.

Tip # 1: Paint with crayons that match the specific finish

Glossy, dry, liquid and cream lipsticks are radically different in texture. To keep the product on the lips for as long as possible, you should paint with the correct pencil. They are of several types:

1. Classic slate. The rods are of medium stability, which can be used under any coating consistency In addition to eyeliner, slate pencils are used in matte lip make-up without coating.

2. Mechanical. The retractable rod has a soft texture that dissolves in liquid and cream finishes. They draw a contour only under dry lipstick. Mechanical rods are also used as eyeshadows, which allows you to create an image in a uniform color scheme with a minimum amount of makeup.

3. White professional. Its main function is contouring. The lead contains shimmery pigments, so it adds volume to the lips.

4. Bodily. Excessively plump lip rolls are painted with beige leads when there is a need to narrow them.

5. Silicone. Indispensable for age-related makeup. Fills in wrinkles, adds juiciness. It is used as a base for any final coat.

6. Waterproof. Designed for contouring under shine and cream lipsticks.

The color of the pencil is chosen in accordance with the type of girl and the desired visual effects. For owners of fair skin, experts advise to paint with matte slates in a cold range from light pink to plum shades. Swarthy girls should pay attention to the products of the peach, brown and red palette. Matte and pearlescent pencils of berry, coral and beige colors are suitable for representatives of the European type.

A mature woman's cosmetic bag must have a silicone corrector. Young girls who are advised by makeup artists to paint exclusively with translucent glitters cannot do without a white waterproof pencil. Others can be guided by the general rules for choosing a type of product.

Tip # 2: When you paint your lips, adjust for their thickness

Cosmetologists distinguish 4 lip shapes:

1. Thin with a height of up to 6 mm.

2. Average. Folds with a height of 6-10 mm fall into this category.

3. Thick. They are characterized by a height of 10-13 mm.

4. Bloated. All forms with a height of more than 13 mm fall into this category.

Lips are painted with a pencil, taking into account their shape.

Thin

They are distinguished by a fuzzy outline, small thickness. These features require a visual increase in the fold. To do this, paint the outline of the lips with a white pencil 0.5-1 mm further than the natural pigmented area. Draw a colored pencil over the light line.

Then, along the edge of the tubercle on the upper lip, draw an arc with a pencil. A semicircle is drawn in the center of the bottom so that both elements are folded into a rounded letter X. A highlighter point is placed in the lip groove. All lines are gently shaded, lipstick is applied. Preference should be given to dense, pigmented textures. Sheer gloss will make your lips invisible.

A wide strip drawn with a white pencil in the center of the mouth will also give volume. It is shaded and then covered with pearlescent lipstick.

Average

A universal base for all makeup techniques. The most advantageous is the classic technique of drawing a contour with a pencil. The correct algorithm includes several steps:

1. Circle the checkmark of the upper lip.

2. With strokes, paint on the left and right sides of the fold, trying to keep the lines symmetrically.

3. Draw a vertical line along the center of the lower lip border.

4. Moving with a pencil from bottom to top with light strokes, connect the line with the corners of the lips.

5. Feather outline

6. We paint with lipstick or gloss.

If you want to add volume, we advise you to draw the outline of the lips beyond the natural border of the fold with a slight indentation in the thickness of the sharpened pencil lead.

Thick and bloated

Looks good with transparent sheen. Lipsticks in rich shades will make the look vulgar and tasteless. If the folds look unattractive, the correct solution would be to change the shape using special techniques:

1. Obligatory application of concealers. Not only the face is covered with a tonal cream to match the skin, but also the lips are painted. They should be powdered on top. This will maximize the removal of visual volume, as well as provide the pencil and lipstick with durability for several hours.

2. The contour is drawn over the pigmented area, not reaching the edge of the fold. Reception will enhance the effect of volume reduction.

3. With a dark pencil, draw a wide strip in the center of the lips, shade all the lines.

Highlighters, white, silicone-containing cosmetics are contraindicated for plump lips.

Tip # 2: Be trendy, use only pencils!

Matte make-up is a technique that for several seasons in a row holds the palm among existing makeup methods. Makeup artists are constantly offering new ways to do it. The last variation is pencil drawing.

For the correct matte make-up, slate products in 2 colors are needed, which differ from each other by no more than a tone.

We paint according to the following algorithm:

1. With a darker pencil, draw a wide strip covering the natural contour and part of the lip skin.

2. The resulting line must be carefully painted over, then shaded. This can be done with fingertips or a cotton swab, but more correctly with a lipstick brush.

3. Paint the central area with a light lead, shade the border of the transition of shades.

If the skin is dry, we advise you to complete the matte make-up with hygienic lipstick. Do not apply a generous layer, just a few touches of the stick.

Tip # 3: Make the Gradient Effect Right!

Gradient (ombre, degrade) is another popular lip makeup technique used for daytime and evening make-up. The essence of the method is to paint smooth transitions of colors of the same palette or contrasting shades. The gradient allows not only to change the appearance, but also to visually adjust the shape of the lips. The main thing is to correctly paint over the base with a pencil. In accordance with the shading technique, several types of ombre are distinguished, which can be conditionally divided into horizontal and vertical.

Horizontal

Experts advise horizontal gradients for those with narrow and normal shapes. Such an ombre will visually expand the lips, and various combinations of light and dark stripes will change their volume in the right direction.

There are 3 basic line combinations for drawing correct horizontal degradation:

1. The entire upper lip and the contour of the lower lip are painted over with a dark pencil, and a small area at the edge of the oral mucosa is highlighted with a light shade. Reception visually enlarges the lower lip, therefore we advise its owners to overly prominent upper fold.

2. A mirror image of the previous technique. Paint the bottom fold completely with a dark color, and select the border on the top. Lighten the bump with gloss or highlighter. This gradient is recommended for those who want to eliminate the effect of 'capricious' lips.

3. We paint light stripes along the border of the folds, and dark ones in the area of ​​their closure. The technique helps to remove volume, so make-up artists advise its owners of thick, swollen shapes.

Before applying the pencil, lips must be painted with hygienic lipstick, and then powder. The preparation will increase the durability of the makeup.

Vertical ombre

The folds are divided by two vertical lines into 3 equal sections. The choice of pencil shade to paint over the designated areas depends on the desired effects:

1. Dark edges, light center. Such shading visually expands the folds, making them more plump and juicy.

2. Light edges, dark center. We recommend makeup for those who want to remove volume.

Additional rules apply for color combinations. For red ombre, experts advise to paint the contour with a black pencil, plum shades of lead. The beige gradient is performed with brown, chocolate colors. It is correct to paint pink degradation with rods with a prevalence of crimson, coral, golden tones.

It is important to remember that for a daytime make-up, you should give preference to shades of a pastel palette. Going out in the evening requires bolder decisions. For such a case, it is appropriate to paint with makeup in contrasting colors.

Following the advice of experts, you can change your appearance with minimal effort without surgical cosmetology or other painful procedures. The main thing is not to be afraid to experiment with techniques, color combinations, textures. Let not the first time, but you will definitely succeed in achieving the desired effects.

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