My Top Affordable Lip Liners

Lip liners are having a moment, it is undeniable and I am totally on board! 

I was never really into lip liners until they exploded back onto the scene lately and always thought of them as something from the world of professional makeup artists or the 90s (not a look that many people would pull off nowadays). However I am a total convert and wear them with lipstick to help keep it neat and long lasting as well as wearing it alone for super longevity.

I must admit the first lipliner I actually bought was a clear one, just to keep bold lipsticks actually on my lips without that pesky colour bleeding. But saying that it is so handy having a one-fits-all lip liner which saves the hassle of matching the right colour to your lipstick every time. This one from Rimmel is great and the fact that it's a twist up pencil saves the hassle of sharpening it too!

Much like many others I was drawn in by the lips of the one and only Kylie Jenner, let's face it who wasn't?! and for the whole time she was telling us it was all makeup everyone wanted a piece of that, including me. To bad it turns out it was quite like that, but that didn't stop everyone and their mother posting tutorials to youtube showing you how it's done.

Cue me buying the closest pink/mauve/brown matte lipliners I could afford. Bringing Rimmel's Exaggerate Lip Liner in Eastend Snob into the game. Can I just say that I love the name! This is a great product, so good in fact that when woke up after a night out to find that I had lost it, I was genuinely said and on a mission to buy a replacement ASAP. It's comfortable and such a flattering colour, which lasts forever and again no need to sharpen it. 

I went onto pick up another Rimmel liner, brownie points to them for bringing it in terms of great quality and affordable prices, this time from the Lasting Finish range in Spice. This colour is beautiful. That's all. Only down side is that when it's not fully sharpened the pencil can be uncomfortable on the lips, not make or break though.

On to the one I've used the least out of the bunch but that is still lovely, Maxfactor's Colour Elixir in Mauve Moment. This is definitely more of a purple than I thought it would be but it is still lovely for those days you want a darker lip rather than a nude. This has a great consistency and goes on so smoothly.

Finally (I forgot this one when taking photos sorry! but it is the bottom swatch) Makeup Forever's Aqua Lip in 1C. This isn't quite as affordable as the others but I wanted to sneak it in anyway as I bought this on an impulse to try out some new brands whilst I had a discount code and some money off on a website, so technically it was affordable for me! This is an orange toned nude which looks lovely with a bit more of a tan. It is the most matte out of the four coloured liners and therefore is a tad more drying but nothing too intolerable. This product has great pigmentation and stays put!

Overall these are some really great, affordable lip liners that are wearable and long lasting. These brands have a selection of colours and formulas that mean you don't necessarily have to spend to get a great product.

Beth xo

Products mentioned:

Rimmel Moisture Renew Universal

Rimmel Exaggerate Eastend Snob

Rimmel Lasting Finish Spice

Maxfactor Colour Elixir Mauve Moment

Makeup Forever Aqua Lip 1C