![]() Once you have your lips lined to your desired shape and size, fill them in with your lipstick of choice (I prefer Natasha Denona's I Need a Nude Lipstick). My personal favorite way to do this is to overline the Cupid's bow and bottom lip (only in the center) and then drag the liner to my natural lip line on the sides. Hughes also recommends shadowing the corners of your mouth and the bottom of your lips with a powder or cream contour shade (currently, I've been loving the Huda Beauty Tantour cream) so the middle looks more pronounced and full. When working on the bottom lip, only overline the center of the lip to create a plump, heart-shaped effect. "Round out your upper lip line on both sides - instead of following your natural lip line - and connect the space between your Cupid's bow to give you the illusion of a lifted poutier look," says New York City-based makeup artist Meghan Nguy. 3 for dark skin tones Colourpop Cosmetics' Lippie Pencil in Shade Brink for medium tones, and Charlotte Tilbury's Lip Cheat Lip Liner in Pillow Talk for lighter skin tones. He recommends the following: KKW Beauty's Nude Lip Pencil in shade No. Tommy suggests that beginners, or people just dipping their toes into overlining, should pick a nude shade pencil that matches the color of the edge of their lips. Cosmetics's version and my favorite highlighter, which is currently the Tom Ford Sheer Highlighting Duo. To highlight such a small and precise area, I like to use a flat eye shadow brush like E.L.F. Get the deets on which enhancer is best for which type of lip here."Highlighting the Cupids bow will also help draw attention to your lips and lift and volumize the shape of your mouth," says Tommy, a New York City-based makeup artist. If you want Kardashian-esque lips naturally then I would absolutely recommend you try this!! I used the large round enhancer first, and then I kind of “spot plumped” with the small oval before I went into lipstick and liner. I’ve got all three of the enhancers, you can get them in singles, as a combo pack or all three. No one will see you – unless you selfie and then tweet about it. Experiment from the safety in your own bathroom, and don’t be afraid to mess up. I worked on the fly, but I left a bit of the top of my natural cupid’s bow bare so it appears mine is naturally deeper and more defined than it is. As you can see in the above photo, I drew a super aggressive bow for emphasis to show you. Someone asked this question a while back and I never actually gave any advice for it so better late than never… my best suggestion for that would be to actually try and wipe out your lip line with some foundation, and aggressively work on re-drawing a more defined one with liner until you’re comfortable with lining past // outside // above // whatever your natural lip line that will create the desired look you want. ![]() Ask SCB: How can I define my cupid’s bow? It totally works by feel, and they’re not very big. I would be so daring as to use this in public or in my car. Once you get the hang of how using it best works for you (click here for demo vids), it’s a piece of cake to pop in your purse and plump at will. Obviously the effects are somewhat temporary, but another plus when using? It’s subtle. I LOVE how my lips look – big, luscious and even. The corner of my lips are naturally quite thin, and I used the the small oval one vertically (as was recommended to me by Linda, who started the company) to really jack that area up. I could tell these little guys working for making my lips actually get bigger because it felt funny drawing on my liner. Then I filled in with liner (NARS Jungle Red) plus more lipstick where needed… I did my usual 1-2-3 combo of a basic coat of lipstick (not worrying about getting too close to the edges of my lips, especially after using the plumper because it makes them bigger obviously and so I wanted to be careful lining. I know that we all know what my lips normally look like in bright lipstick, so I went with a daily red that I love – MAC Red. All you do is use your breath to put a little suction between the tool and your pout, and pucker up. They’re easy to use and most importantly – they work. I have found the ultimate in do-it-yourself Angelina Jolie lips… introducing a glorious trio of plumping products called Fullips. ![]() ![]() Ask SCB: How can I make my lips look bigger? So many of you have asked for tips on making yours look bigger and better than ever before, so listen up. FACT: Bigger lips increase your resting bitch face factor by 132%. Though the obsession with the massive, forced exotic Kardashian lip is beyond me, I do love a full and bold, kissable look.
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