It is almost impossible to find lip pencils that will provide a universal finish. Either you end up with a range of pencils in various colours that almost inevitably end up at the bottom of your make up bag or you meticulously arrange various lip pencils so that they can be teamed up with every lip shade you have ever bought. This is unlikely, as next to foundation, lip colours are the hardest thing to get right. You not only have to take into account your own colouring, but you also have to team lipsticks with your clothing.
There is no doubt that using a lip liner helps to define lips. This becomes more important the older we get. But for one lip liner to match every shade of lipstick ever bought – well that is just unrealistic. The answer then is to have a shade or two that will universally blend with most of the colours you wear in your lip pallet. By that I mean, most of the colours you wear every day.
Most of us will fall into fair, medium or dark colouring and our lip colour choices are likely to reflect that. Our skin tone and hair colouring is likely to be the dominant factor in our lipstick choices. The exception to this is when we buy our lip colour to match a particular outfit, for example a special dress for a wedding. But if we stay with the concept that mostly our lipsticks fall into one or two colour pallets then the answer is to find the perfect lip pencils that will blend with most of the colours regularly worn.
Autograph by Marks and Spencer, have two such lip pencils that fit the bill. Last week I purchased two shades that will match most lips colours that I will be using on the majority of the make overs I do. The colour choices were Rosewood and Nude Pink.
Rosewood is the deeper tone. It will blend with peachy and russets tones and well as going with dark reds and very deep pinks with blue undertones. The nude is a fab standby colour that you can use with most lighters shades. From pale pinks, to fair peaches. These two lip pencils are a great asset to your make up bag. If you cannot get this particular brand, then do try to find similar colours in other ranges. They are available. But do watch out! Whilst on the hunt for the perfect lip pencil shade, I saw one or two shady creatures myself. These are young girls who hang around the make- up counters and try lip gloss and pencils on their own lips instead of the backs of their hands. I then saw them put back the products they used for others to buy. These were not testers!
The lips pencils I bought were fully sealed and so I could be certain no one had tried them on. Hygiene in makeovers and in make up in general, should be a top priority. So do try and make sure the products you buy are not tampered with.