Plump Those Lips

I'm Recently I've seen loads of girls with insanely large lips pumped up with injected lip fillers, especially on Instagram and I think it looks gross!  On the other hand I see normal girls everyday who have thin lips and may not be able to afford these expensive treatments or simply disagree with the procedure.  I am not against cosmetic surgery or alterations as long as it makes you happy, confident and you don't go over the top.  There is also nothing wrong with thin lips but sometimes you want to make them look bigger so I have put all my tips together in a lip tutorial.

To achieve this look, I did the following;

1) Use lip scrub in a circular motion, then wash or wipe off (optional to use a lip plumper cream or suction tool at this point)

2) Use lip balm to calm the lips

3) Line lips with a neutral dark lip liner, just over the edge of your natural lip line, in a cross on the cuspids bow and 3 lines  in the middle of the bottom lip to create definition

4) Then fill the lips in with a slightly lighter nude lipstick, I had to mix 2 shades together

5) The next step is to add lipgloss to just the centre of the lips to make them appear plumped (I used a lip plumping gloss from Soap & Glory)

6) Carefully add a creamy concealer around the edge of the lips with a flat concealer brush to neaten the lines

7) Add highlighter (cream, liquid or powder) to the Cupid's bow on the skin above the lips to make this area stand out

I used the following products along with some others;

The Ultimate Affordable UK Dupes for Kylie Cosmetics

Ok, so the hype around Kylie Jenner's lip kits, lip glosses and metal mattes seems to grow with every launch.  I did get sucked in there for a minute but I've decided not to waste any more of my hard earned cash on Kylie's products.  I know, shock horror but it's seriously a lot when you think about it with international shipping at $14.95.

So I have now set about to research and find the most affordable and best dupes available in the UK.

First up let's start with the original matte lip kits;

Candy K

• NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in STOCKHOLM £5.50
• NYX Lingerie Lip Cream in PUSH UP £6.50
• NYX Matte Lipstick in SHY £5.50
• Barry M Matte Me up Lip Crayon in DRESS REHEARSAL £4.99
• Maybelline Colour Sensational Liquid Lip Colour in NUDE THRILLS £6.99
• Stila All Day Liquid Lipstick in CARMELLO £16

Dolce K

• NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in ABU DHABI £5.50
• NYX Lingerie Lip Cream in BEDTIME FLIRT £6.50
• MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Laquer in TRANQUILITY £3.00
• New Look Pure Colour Liquid Lipstick in MINK £3.99
• Sleek Matte Me Lip Cream in BIRTHDAY SUIT £4.99

True Brown K

• NYX Lingerie Lip Cream in BEAUTY MARK £6.50
• NYX Matte Lipstick in MAISON £5

The valentines specials;

Koko K

• NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in ISTANBUL £5.50
• NYX Lingerie Lip Cream in EMBELLISHMENT £6.50
• Maybelline Colour Sensational Vivid Matte Liquid Lipstick in NUDE FLUSH £6.99
• Stila All Day Liquid Lipstick in BACI £16

Poise K

• NYX Matte Lipstick in WHIPPED CAVIAR £5
• NYX Suede Liquid Lipstick in TEA N COOKIES £6.50
• Stila All Day Lipquid Lipstick in PATINA £16

Mary Jo K

• NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in AMSTERDAM £5.50
• NYX Suede Lip Cream in KITTEN HEELS £6.50
• Stila All Day Liquid Lipstick in FIERY £16

Additional lip kit shades;

22

• NYX Suede Lip Cream in ORANGE COUNTY £6.50
• L'Oreal Paris Infallable Matte Max Lipstick in DISTUBIA £6.99
• Maybelline Colour Sensational Vivid Matte Liquid Lipstick in ORANGE SHOT £6.99
• Stila Colour Balm Lipstck in VIVIENNE £16

Kourt K

• NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in TRANSYLVANIA £5.50
• Maybelline Colour Sensational Vivid Matte Liquid Lipstick in POSSESSED PLUM £6.99
• Stila All Day Liquid Lipstick in CHIANTI £16

NYX Transylvania

Expossed

• NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in LONDON £5.50
• Revlon Ultra HD Matte Lip Color in SEDUCTION £8.99

Dead of Night

• MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquer in POTENT £3.00

Glosses;

Like

• NYX Butter Gloss in GINGERSNAP £5.00
• L'Oreal Paris Infallable in INVINCIBLE SABLE £9.99

Literally

• NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss in NATURAL £4.00
• Maybelline Colour Sensational High Shine Gloss in ICED CHOCOLATE £6.19
• MUA Luxe Whipped in SPRY £3.00

So Cute

• NYX Butter Gloss in MADELINE £5.00
• Rimmel London Apocolips Lip Laquer in NUDE ECLIPSE £6.49

Metal Mattes;

Heir

• Stila All Day Liquid Lipstick in DOLCE £16

King K

• NYX Wicked Lippies in MISCHIEVOUS £5.50

Reign

• NYX Wicked Lippies in WRATH £5.50
• MUA Luxe Metallic £3.00
• Stila Magnificent Lip Gloss in GARNET £7.50 in sale
• TECHNIC lipstick in TOFFE old lipstick from a set with N07 Perfect Lips Pencil in 20 Nude

My Old Lipstick

 

Majesty

• MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquer in POTENT £3.00 + any blue eyeshadow

Where to buy;
NYX and other make up brands; www.boots.com
MUA and other make up brands; www.superdrug.com
Stila; stila.co.uk
Loads of cool make up including NYX; www.feelunique.com