The use of a contour pencil allows you to give the makeup of the lips the most finished view. With it, you can both simply emphasize the contour of the lips, and adjust their shape. It can also additionally be used as a base for lipstick to create a more persistent coating.
How to choose a lip pencil
To do this, with a pencil, the entire surface of the lips is painted over and a layer of lipstick is applied on top. How to choose the right contour pencil for the lips?
What can be lip pencils
All contour pencils can be either ordinary, requiring regular sharpening, or mechanical, which do not need to be hidden. I must say that when using sliding pencils, it is quite difficult to determine when it ends. Some labial pencils additionally have a special nozzle for shading the circuit.
How to choose a shade of pencil for lip maker
The tone of the pencil should ideally coincide with the color of the lipstick used. But sometimes there are exceptions to this rule. For example, if you need to optically increase your lips, then for this purpose you need to use a lighter pencil tone compared to lipstick. Moreover, to circle the outline you need to play a little beyond the lips. And if you want to visually reduce the thickness of the lips, then in this case you will need a pencil that has a darker tone. The main thing is to always avoid the shades of pencil when choosing, which are very different from the lipstick itself.
How to choose a lip pencil
In addition to ordinary colored color, there are transparent luminous pencils. The advantage of a transparent pencil is that it can be used with any tone of lipstick and shine, thereby the need for a clear selection of tone disappears, which makes this cosmetic product universal in use. Moreover, even if the lipstick is erased, there is no color rim around the lips, which happens in cases with a colored contour pencil.
How to determine the quality of the pencil for the lips
Attention should also be paid to the composition of the labial pencil. It is very desirable that it contains vitamin E, as well as various plant extracts for moisturizing and softening the skin of the lips.
The consistency of this pencil should be soft and not damage the skin of the lips, it also matters. But it should be more firmly than the consistency of the lipstick.