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What are the best lip liners?

MAC Lip Pencils are legendary. From the 90’s lore of Spice liner being the product that created the coveted luscious lips of the supermodels, to offering a whole range of nude liners that cater to all tones and tastes. There are 33 shades to choose from, and so carefully curated that this selection works with the 200+ lip colours at MAC.

Whether you want an exact match, a volumizing depth or a bright bold you will find everything you need encased within these wooden walls. The rich pigments and creamy formula ensures a glide on application that doesn’t skip or drag. The formula is designed to be used on around or to even fill in the lips- that is how stable the pigment and opacity is. They can be worn on their own, laid under lipstick to increase longevity or lacquered with lipglass.

In true MAC heritage there is a spectrum of nudes that don’t just cater for skin tone they take into consideration the undertone of lip lines too. From the near invisible paled pink Subculture, the ashen beige of Stone, the golden-brown Cork all the way to the deep rich and iconic Chestnut - the lip liner that makes all colours work on the deepest of skintones.

Popular pinks include the subtle Dervish, mid tone superstar Soar, the bright Beet, and the dusky rose tone of Whirl – the modern-day darling.

The reds run from rusted tones in Brick, the reddened brown of another 90’s icon Mahogony all the way to the bold and personal all time favourite Cherry.

Berry tones boast of subtle notes in Plum, the gape like Vino and the blackberry stained Nightmoth- the makeup artists secret to creating the most perfect dark lip even if your formula is failing you). Some are direct matches to iconic MAC shades like the original red, Ruby Woo, the near fluorescent pink Candy Yum Yum and the bright purple that suits all skin tones, Heroine.


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