Your Look, Your Way: Build Your Lips

Matte Master

Nineties nude or iconic red, these classic matte shades and new-generation liquid lipsticks have you covered. 

Step one: Exfoliate your lips with a lip scrub, before slathering on some lip balm for a base that helps your look last.

Step two: Choose one of your favourite lip liners to define your lip line, drawing just outside the natural line to keep your lips looking full.

Step three: Fill your lips with a long-lasting lipstick in a classic, creamy formula - like GXVE Beauty’s Original Recipe, or MAC’s iconic Matte Lipstick - or a liquid lipstick that dries down to a velvet finish. Think our coveted Sephora Collection Cream Lip Stain, Huda Beauty’s Liquid Matte Lipstick, or Charlotte Tilbury’s new Airbrush Flawless Lip Blur.

Step four: Our top tip? Gently dot liquid lipstick onto your lips and blend with your fingertips for a more subtle, just–bitten finish.

Glazed and Glossy

For glazed doughnut lips, glosses never let you down - giving glassy shine in one, two swipes.

Step one: Prime lips with a lip oil that doubles as a gloss, like r.e.m Beauty’s Lip Drip. Or, if you’d like to layer your gloss with a hint of tint, go for one like Rare Beauty’s viral Soft Pinch Lip Oil.

Step two: Quickly apply your favourite gloss from the centre of your lips and out for glassy shine. We love Tarte’s Maracuja Lip, our Sephora Collection Glossed (in any colour), and REFY’s bestselling Lip Gloss.

Step three: Our top tip? Swap out your usual lip gloss for a lip plumper like Too Faced’s Lip Injection for fuller lips for longer.