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Three Lip Liners For Brown Skins
Dymond phillips • Mar 20, 2020
Brown lip liners are essential to my existence.
Ever since I started wearing makeup, my go to has been brown lip liner. I used to think I was too dark for colored lipsticks which is why I always stuck with clear gloss. The way my complexion and lips are, I can't just wear lipstick without a liner or it looks odd. One thing that helped tremendously was finding brown lip liners. I used to be obsessed with pink lipstick and lip gloss on other people. I went to Mac and tried them on but absolutely hated it.It wasn't until a Mac artist did my makeup and lined my lips that I realized what was missing.
CHESTNUT, changed my life forever. It's by Mac and is the perfect brown for honestly any complexion. It's perfect for nudes, peaches, pinks, and even reds. I use Chestnut even for an ombre effect. The lip combinations you can do with Chestnut are endless. It costs $18 and is sold at Mac, Ulta, and even Amazon. Great thing I love with Mac is, once you get six empty products, you can turn them back in for a lipgloss or lipstick. It's the Back-To-Mac program and is something I do bi-monthly. This applies to empty lash containers, lip glosses, lipsticks, honestly all MAC products. This forces me to actually use my products. $18 is a little pricey, but when you calculate the buy back program, it makes paying for a little less painful. Grab your chestnut today. (click here)
Next up is one of my newer favorites. I know the reviews on Kylie Cosmetics can be very negative, but she has a lot of good products. I have a few of her lip kits and even some of her pallets. True Brown, is one that I'm obsessed with. It's the perfect brown liner and lipstick combo. I was very skeptical and nervous about ordering a brown lipstick, because I didn't know if it would look weird with my skin complexion. The lip kit came with a 'True Brown'
lipstick and lip liner. I occasionally wear the lipstick, but the lip liner has definitely made it's way to my favorites. The liner is a little richer than Chestnut. I love pairing it with matte nude lipsticks. The liner is perfect for long wear. Its creamy formula, is unmatched. The lip kit costs $29, but is currently on sale for $23.20. If you're not into matte lipsticks, the liner alone costs $12, but went on sale for $9.60 and is currently sold out. You can go to Ulta or the KylieCosmetics to pick it up. (Click here, to grab your own)
Last but certainly not least is my newest favorite. I recently was watching Aaliyah Jay Insta story, she was talking about her lip combos. One color that she mentioned was Nyx Cosmetics, Expresso
liner. I started researching the lip pencil and saw amazing reviews. I ran to Sephora to give it a try. I absolutely love Nyx's "Expresso' eyebrow pencil, so I knew it would amazing. This one is very vey similar to chestnut, but a tad bit warmer. If Mac's Chestnut is too expensive for you, this dupe is only $4. You can pick this up honestly anywhere makeup is sold. Nyx is such a great brand with quality products, but the prices are all so affordable. Starting out with makeup can be very expensive, that's why Nyx is perfect for those who are experimenting. A lot of successful beauty gurus still use Nyx products. It's currently on sale for $3.20 at Kohls. (Click here to get yours.)
