The Beauty Editor | Amway

Throw out everything you’ve learned from the 80’s and 90’s about lip liner – the lip harshly drawn in a bold color, providing an actual “outline” for a lighter shade of lipstick on the lips is a trend of the past!
In pleasant contrast, today’s lip liner is best used by accentuating and defining the lip line, while blending seamlessly with the lip color.

ARTISTRY offers three neutral shades of lip liner, to be used in conjunction with the ARTISTRY Automatic LipLiner Pencil Holder: Pink Nude, Dusty Rose and Spiced Wine. From subtle to dramatic, each shade offers a different look, as well as options to mix and match with your lip color.

Lip liners are great multi-tasking tools as they are useful as both a base for lip color or as an adherent lip color used solo.

ARTISTRY Automatic LipLiner Pencil’s fine tip allows for lip definition, and its creamy texture will not tug or pull at the lip surface. Instead, it glides on effortlessly and prevents feathering and bleeding of darker lip color into the fine lines of the mouth.

When applying lip liner, the rule of thumb is to follow the natural line of the lip and importantly, avoid using too heavy a hand! To extend the lip line for a fuller, plumper lip, line the outer edge of the lip (or to minimize an overly full lip, line the inside of the lip line).

To achieve a nude/natural look, apply ARTISTRY’s Pink Nude LipLiner to the lip line, and then lightly fill the total lip surface with Pink Nude, giving you a lightweight but color-enhanced look that will last. Top with a lip gloss, such as ARTISTRY Sheer Coverage Lip Gloss, and you’ve got a natural, healthy and glossy glow!

Remember, creamy lip color (lipsticks and glosses) may wear off from eating, drinking and talking, but lip liner has true staying-power. By using a lip liner on the surface of your lips before your lip color, you’ve given your lips a strong color base that will remain, even after your lip color has worn off.

So line those lips, fill in with lip liner as a base, top with a quick coat of lipstick/gloss and see for yourself!

by Kate Jakobcic

Eye-catching lip colors are making your lips the “it” accessory for 2011. Keep them in tip-top shape with these tricks from our beauty bloggers.

- Exfoliate. Yes this is good for your lips too! Look for a exfoliation product made specifically for lips, as they can much more sensitive to buffing than other surfaces.

- Moisturize using a warm tea bag. Dunk a tea bag (we recommend chamomile) into a cup of warm water. Then press the tea bag against your lips for one to two minutes. Pat your lips dry then seal in the moisture with a moisturizing lip balm.

- Don’t be your own worst enemy. Biting and licking your lips, smoking and excessive (unprotected) sun exposure can wreak havoc on your lips. Avoid abusing your lips with bad habits and wear a lip balm or lipstick with SPF when in the sun.