ARE LINING LIPS WITH A PENCIL OUT OF STYLE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN?
Using lipliner has not gone out of style, but there are ways of lining them is passé. Thick, dark lipliner unrelated to your lipstick color is out. Defining your lips with a perfect line can change your entire look. Lipliner also helps to keep your lipstick in place, and prevents feathering. The proper lipliner, combined and blended with your favorite lipstick is the look of today. Start with a firm, sharpened lipliner pencil. Neutral colors work best – try brownish hues that closely match your complexion. Browns come in hues for all complexions: African-American, Latino, Asian and Caucasian. Your lipliner should not be more than one shade darker than your lipstick. Line the lips with small dots. Place two dots on the top lip at the two peeks directly under the nostrils. Place two dots on the lower lip directly under the two dots of the top lip. Place a dot at the corners of the mouth. Then connect all of the dots making sure to trace your lip line. Fill in the lips with pencil to give
