Do you dream of a full and expressive pout? How to make up thin lips? Which lipstick for thin lips should you use?
Full and beautiful lips have become more desirable than ever in recent years. But unfortunately, Mother Nature is not so generous and has only blessed very few of us with it. To have a fuller pout, you don't have to spend tons of money on overpriced surgeries and procedures. With the right products and a few makeup tricks, you can create the illusion of fuller lips in no time. It's actually really easy to make up thin lips and make them look fuller.
Putting on thin lips: How to do it right
In some cases, makeup can literally work wonders. With the right products and techniques we can cheat a few years away, ourMake eyes look biggerand skilfully conceal small flaws. So it's no wonder that we can make our thin lips look fuller with make-up.
Prepare and care for your lips
No matter whether you have full or thin lips, the right care and a little preparation can have a dramatic impact on our appearance. Just as dry hair immediately looks thinner, the same applies to our lips. So before applying makeup to your thin lips, always start with a gentle lip peeling. To do this, take a warm, damp cloth or a soft-bristled toothbrush and rub it very lightly over your lips - this will remove dead cells.
After that, you also need to moisturize your lips. To prevent your lips from cracking or drying out, apply an oil-based lip balm or moisturizer like petroleum jelly. Here's a little insider tip from us - to make narrow lips appear fuller, use a lip booster with ingredients such as ginger, vitamin E and collagen.
Prime lips
Lip primer is actually not a must for everyday make-up. But if your look lasts all day, we recommend priming your lips first. You don't need a special lip primer - you can also use a normal liquid concealer. Apply a very small amount of concealer to your lips and around the natural lip contour and pat it in very lightly with your fingers. The lighter edge makes your lips look bigger and ensures that your makeup lasts longer.
Apply lip liner correctly
If you want to make up thin lips and make them look fuller, you can't ignore a lip liner. Never underestimate the effect of a beautifully defined lip contour and the lip liner also ensures that the lipstick color runs. To achieve the most natural and flattering look possible, it is important to match the color of the lip liner to the lipstick.
And this is how lipliner is applied correctly:
- First apply the lip liner to the heart shape of the upper lip and draw the heart shape very slightly beyond the natural lip heart, creating a cross.
- Next, emphasize the lower lip by placing the lip liner in the middle at the lowest point and gently pulling it outwards along the contour of the mouth. To create the illusion of fuller lips, place the line just slightly above the edge.
- Finally, pull the lip liner from these points on the lower and upper lips to the outer corners.
- And voilà – it’s that easy to apply lipliner correctly!
- A quick tip - for an even more natural finish, use a bit of concealer to hide the lip line beforehand - this camouflages the area and gives you more space to work with.
Apply lipstick
Applying lipstick to thin lips can sometimes be a real challenge. For best results, use a lip brush and always apply lipstick from the center of your lips outwards towards your lip liner. However, it is very important that you do not cover the lip liner line.
Use lip gloss
When it comes to making up thin lips and making them look fuller, light reflection is the key. A lip gloss with a metallic look or with fine glitter particles has an enlarged effect and ensures the perfect pout. However, do not wear the lip gloss all over your lips, just lightly in the middle.
Highlighter
Highlighting and contouring are hot topics among makeup enthusiasts for good reason. With it we can highlight our assets, hide all flaws and imperfections and give our face a wonderful glow. And yes – with highlight we can also make narrow lips appear fuller. For a little volume booster, highlight the heart of the lip with a little highlighter and create a light shadow under the lower lip with bronzer.
Which lipstick suits thin lips?
In order to make up thin lips and make them appear fuller, it's not just the right make-up technique that plays an important role. The right lipstick is also crucial and the following rule applies - the less contrast between the lipstick color and your skin, the fuller your lips will look. So lipsticks in soft nude colors like pink, peach or beige are always a better choice. And if you like it a little more dramatic, you can use red shades - but also a little lighter.
