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Getting your lipstick to stay put isn’t an easy task.
We typically swipe, dab, check the mirror, and then swipe again before heading out the door.

And yet in the five minutes it takes to leave your home, somehow yourlipstick has already smudged.
Hence, lip liner.
Your liner should always come first.

Plus, it’s essentially mistake-proof for beauty newbies.
“Just [use it to] line all the way around your lips, slightly onto your skin.
It creates a barrier so that the pigments can’t absorb into any little creases.”
After carefully tracing a line around half of their lips, Em filled in the corners.
They then proceeded to prep both sides of their lips with lip balm as normal to further prevent bleeding.
The beauty influencer showed the results after seven hours of wear.
Customers raved that the creamy texture helped hold their shade for hours even after eating.
Still, one customer pointed out that applying too much left them with a white residue.