First off I gotta give props to my girl Kylie Jenner for basically giving me this new obsession that is now my everyday go to lip! With all the 'Kylie lip real or fake' talk it has given a hell of a shout out to certain MAC lip liners including Whirl, Soar & Stripped Down. Yes I bought into the hype and no I'm not even sorry!
The phrase 'your lips but better' is thrown a lot with these lip liners and honestly it varies from person to person. That's not to say different skin tones can't work it just as well. My ultimate lip combo is Whirl lip liner and Myth lipstick both from MAC. If MAC is a bit out of your price range there is an amazing dupe of Whirl from NYX it's the Mauve Slim Lip Pencil for a fraction of the cost, but sometimes nothing beats the original. It took me a while to come around to this lip liner but when I added the lipstick, that was the game changer.
(Whirl lipliner €20.00 & Myth lipstick €19.50)
So there you have it, the gorgeous Whirl 'your lips but better' mauve toned lipliner and a perfect peachy toned nude for pale skin (although I find it suits me with and without tan).
How I apply my lipliner and lipstick.... I start off my outlining my lips (and slightly overdrawing them but that's another blog post, so keep an eye out) then lightly smudging Whirl inwards. Next I take Myth and apply it to the centre of my lips and pat it in with my finger to smooth it out. By doing this ombré technique you automatically create bigger fuller looking lips by having a darker colour around the outside with a lighter colour on the centre, essentially highlighting your lips. The contrast of the matte effect lipliner and satin finish of Myth is what makes this just work for me.
Obviously can't forget the selfies...
(Me wearing MAC Whirl lipliner & Myth)
I love this lip combo because it is so versatile, it suits so many events and occasions not to mention any eye look or outfit. I could wear this to anywhere from college, to the cinema or date night even on a night out, anywhere I go with this lip combo I can work the killer pout.
Until next time guys, Alison x
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