If Your Lipstick Doesn’t Stay Put, You Probably Aren't Using This Makeup Hack

If you like a low-maintenance beauty routine, you may have long ago dismissed lip liner as superfluous: Can’t lipstick do the same job?

Not so. Lipliner is something of a secret weapon for making sure your lipstick, gloss and even tinted balm perform as well — and as long — as they should.

The tiny but punch-packing tool helps keep lipstick from migrating or feathering at the edge of your lips, helps keep lipstick locked in place and prevents your lips from drying out. And it takes about one more minute in your routine.

“Using a lip pencil will always help lipstick stay on better,” makeup artist Kathy Jeung told HuffPost in previous coverage .

And don’t worry, using lip liner does not mean you’ll end up with an exaggerated over-lined look. You can customize your liner to exactly the look you want.

For example, applying liner after your lipstick creates a subtler look, according to makeup artists , while using liner after your lipstick creates a more intense effect. And, if you use a lip liner that matches your lipstick, it’ll blend in while prolonging your look’s wear.

For extra subtlety, tweak the long-beloved tissue blotting method (using a tissue to remove excess lipstick) by making a “carpenter’s pencil” out of your lip liner. “Wrap the tip of the pencil in a tissue and squeeze the pencil into a flat tip,” Mac Cosmetics senior artist Keri Blair previously explained to HuffPost . “This gives you the best tool to hug the corners of your mouth.”

Read on for makeup artists’ favorite lip liners plus a few other non-liner products to ensure that your lipstick goes on perfectly.

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