Pucker Up: How to easily contour your lips under 2 minutes?
Contouring has progressed to the lips and here’s how you can ace the technique with relative ease.
We all know by now that a little face contouring is the foolproof cheat method to make your cheekbones more prominent. The same can be done for your lips to make them appear bigger and fuller. Though this trend has been capturing the attention of many only recently, the techniques of lip contouring date back to many decades. Icons such as Twiggy and Marilyn Monroe made use of lip contouring to achieve their signature pouts so you know it’s a technique that works.
WHAT TOOLS WOULD I NEED?
For this erasable and non-permanent lip job, you’re going to need a concealer, a white liner, lip liner and either one or two lipsticks depending on your preference. It is important to know what lip look you are going for. Are you going for a subtle pout or an ombré lip pout? Whichever the choice, the key to creating it is to follow the steps below carefully.
HOW TO CONTOUR your lips?
Start off by applying foundation to your entire lip. This helps to create a bare canvas by concealing your natural lip colour, perfect for those with pigmented lips. Next using a white eyeliner, softly feather the natural contour of your lips. If you wish to make your lips appear fuller, overline your lips a little. If you wish to recede the natural shape of your lips, draw within.
Now that you have sketched out the basic shape, go over the lines with a lip liner matching your lipstick. If you’re going for a red pout, use a berry pink or chili red lip liner for best effects. The white liner serves as a guide for you to draw on, so follow it carefully. The next step is to apply your lipstick using a lip brush for more precision. Start applying the lipstick from your cupid’s bow towards each corner. Re-do this step from the outer corner to the centre of your lip to ensure that the product has applied well and evenly. Finish off by applying the concealer around your “new lip line” and blend away.
Within two minutes, you would have achieved fuller looking lips without going under the knife. This technique definitely requires practice but once you have mastered the skill, you can skip using the white liner and even use a combination of lip liner shades to do an ombré lip.
Head over to the gallery up top for a round up of lip contouring “tools” to add to your makeup kit.
Perin Sidhu
