lipliner can be your best tool, because you can use it to shape your lips to whatever you want it to be, or you can use it to keep your other lip color products to last longer.
I suggest picking a shade that is close to your natural liptone. My favorite it Bronzelle by Lancome, because it looks like the brownish pink shade around your lips...and it is waterproof so it is great when you want to just use it with lip gloss.
Sexy round lips
Start with drawing the outer corner of the top lip to the top peek of one side of your mouth. Then do the other side.....then draw in the middle part of the upper lip, by starting in the CENTER and draw UP to the peek on each side of the upper lip. Next draw the line on your bottom lip.....from the outer corner to the center of each side. DO NOT DRAW YOUR LIPLINER FROM CORNER TO CORNER.
When you do this technique your hands "naturally" draw your line more rounded, so your lips appear more full and sexy.
Now BLEND your lip line with a brush and then put your lipstick on....with a lip brush.
Classic lips
Do the opposite....Start from the top of the peek of the lip and draw your lip line straight down to the corners of the top lip. Then draw the center of the lip by making a "V"....start with the peek and craw DOWN. Draw your bottom lip from the center out.
When you use this technique, your hands have a tendency to draw straighter lines....so your lips look more "exact"....giving them a more classic look.
I hope these tips help you....just don't forget to blend your lip liner with a dry lip brush before you apply lipstick, so your lines never appear harsh.
Candace Corey
Makeup & Hair
www.candacecorey.com