Thin lower lip
Corrective Technique: Line just outside the lower lip to make it appear fuller. Fill in with lip color to create balance between the lower and upper lips.
Thin upper lip
Corrective Technique: Use a liner to outline the upper lip and than fill in with lip color to balance with the lower lip.
Thin upper and lower lips
Corrective Technique: Outline the upper and lower lips slightly fuller, but do not try to draw for over the natural lip line. Use a lighter color to make lips appear larger.
Cupid bow or pointed upper lip
Corrective Technique: To soften the peaks of the upper lip, use a natural-color liner to draw a softer curve inside the points. Extend the line to the desired shape. Fill in with lip color.
Large, full lips
Corrective Technique: Draw a thin line just inside the natural lip line. Use soft, flat lipstick colors that will attract loss attention than frosty or glossy lip colors.
Small mouth and lips
Corrective Technique: Outline both the upper and lower lips. Fill in lips with soft or frosted colors to make them appear larger.
Drooping corners
Corrective Technique: Line the lips to build up the corners the mouth. This will minimize the drooping appearance. Fill in lips with the soft color
Uneven lips
Corrective Technique: Outline the upper and lower lips with a soft color to create the illusion of matching proportions.
Straight upper lip
Corrective Technique: Use liner to create a slight dip in the Cupid’s bow, directly beneath the nostrils. Fill in with a flattering color.
Fine lines around the lips
Corrective Technique: Outline the lips with a long-wearing lip pencil, and then fill in with an extended wear lip color to keep lip color from running into fine lines. Lighter colors work better and do not show the lines as much as dark or red colors do.
ARTÍCULO ORIGINAL: Lesson 6 – Corrective Makeup Techniques : Lip Shapes