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A similar story can be told of Mexican-Americancholaculturepunctuated by an etching of black liner paired with a pinkish gloss.

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Nowadays, lip liners uses have expandedmaking it a necessary step in most peoples makeup look.

Lip liner is a very versatile beauty product, celebrity makeup artist Fiona Stiles tellsVogue.

They are also used to overdraw lips or as a shading tool to make lips appear larger and fuller.

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Who should use lip liner?

You should use a lip pencil if you want to achieve a sharp defined lip line, Dreadon explains.

A lip liner is also great to use if you want to make your lips look larger and fuller.

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I really do like a smooth formula that sets, says pro makeup artist Fiona Stiles.

Nothing too dry; too dry tends to skip, too creamy tends to move.

Avendano agrees, it should feel smooth and glide-on seamlessly.

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Applying is really as simple as tracing the edges of your mouth to your liking.

I have to say that its just a personal preference and there are no rules here.

How do you make lips look fuller with lip liner?

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“Its the perfect balance without looking overlined.

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