Ombre lips aren’t just a fad. Getting that gradient lip look on-point is one of the fastest and easiest methods to make your pout appear larger. Instead of rubbing peppers on your lips (which some people do), try following this pout-plumping guide. Everything you need to know about how to apply an ombre lip is right here.
Put the Ombre Lip Prep on your lips.
Fact: Ombre lips look best when they’re applied on a smooth, hydrated canvas, so use a gritty lip scrub to make yours soft and supple. After wiping away the exfoliate, apply a generous coating of lip balm as a 10-minute mask. Then, using a blotting motion, remove the balm to reveal the base for your gradient look.
Ombre Lips is a line for ombre lips.
Lip liner is your BFF if you want your ombre lip look to last. Choose a lip pencil that closely matches the lipstick you’ll be applying over the top, such as Lasting Finish 1000 Kisses Lip Liner. After you’ve decided on a color, draw it around the edge of your lips, then fill in the top and bottom lips. This will help your lip art stay immaculate from day to night by acting as a primer.
Pick Your Lipstick Colors
Let’s start with texturing. Because satin and gloss lipsticks tend to blend together, which isn’t ideal for a two-tone appearance, matte lipstick is the greatest option for an ombre lip. Choose from two velvety colors in Stay Matte Liquid Lip Color – one deep and one light – and make sure the tones complement each other to create a seamless gradient. Do you need some color inspiration? Consider a strong burgundy against a poppin’ scarlet or a chocolate brown with a lighter nude.
Begin with the deepest shade of lipstick.
The Stay Matte Liquid Lip Color is ideal for creating ombre lips. The wand applicator allows for pinpoint accuracy, and the kiss-proof, touch-proof, and waterproof composition ensures that it won’t budge. Apply the darkest shade first, tracing the edge of the lip line with the tip of the wand, then gently blending pigment inwards using fingertips or a clean, dry cotton bud.
In the middle, go light.
Apply the lighter shade to the centre of your lips once the darkest shade has dried. Then, with the tip of your finger, blend the liquid lipstick slightly outwards – but not all the way to the edge of your lips – until it barely overlaps your darker lipstick. And that’s all there is to it.
