Starting from the centre of your cupid’s bow, line your upper lip with a sharpened lip liner, using short, controlled strokes. Follow the shape of your lip line until you reach the corner of your lips. Move on to the bottom lip, following the same ‘centre-to-corner’ technique. For increased colour intensity and lasting colour, fill in your lips with lip liner. Remember that you can either keep the natural shape of your lips or overline them for a fuller look. When you’re happy with the outline, fill it in with a matching lipstick!

MAC’s Velvet Teddy shade is a warm, light brown, and for a flawless lip look, the lip pencil you go for needs to match it perfectly. Our suggestion is the ultra-smooth, long-lasting Lip Pencil in the shade Whirl as a pink base, or Stripdown for a creamy brown beige tone.

The short answer is that lip liners help perfect lipstick application. The long answer is, lip liners act as a base for your lipstick to stick to, enhancing the colour and preventing it from smudging or bleeding throughout the day. Plus, if you love the look of luscious, full lips, outlining them with a lip liner helps to create the illusion of bigger lips in a seamless, natural way.