The Surprising Lip Liner Mistake You Should Avoid Over 40 Because It Makes You Look 10 Years Older

Lipstick is undoubtedly one of the most powerful makeup tools in existence. From classic Old Hollywood red lips to trendy nude shades to 90s grunge matte styles, lipstick can transform and elevate your whole look, if done correctly and with intention.

There are so many lipsticks, lip liners and other related products that will look amazing on women and people over 40, and there are also some to avoid. Certain colors can emphasize fine lines, and better choices can highlight your other timelessly beautiful features.

We reached out to makeup artists to determine one critical mistake women over 40 often make with lip liner, how to fix it and other exciting lipstick tricks to try.

The Ultimate Lip Product Mistake: Using The Wrong Color For Your Skin Tone & Over-lining Your Lips

Whether you’re going for a gothic vibe or looking to match the evening sky, dark lipstick colors can look stunning, bold and powerful. For beauties over 40, this is still the case, but lip products that are *too* dark for someone’s skin tone can have the reverse effect. They can highlight more of what you might be trying to conceal.

After moisturizing with balms, lip liner is often the next step before lipstick in one’s beauty routine. The key here, according to makeup artists is to match the lip liner to the lipstick or choose a lighter one. A mistake many people make is using a lip liner that is darker than their actual lipstick.

Celebrity makeup artist Christina Flach says that anyone over 40 “should not use a darker lip liner” than the lipstick or lip gloss they are using. “Using a lip pencil that is a shade lighter is a good rule of thumb,” Flach says.

She also notes that keeping the lip liner “close to the actual lip line” and not making the lips look “unnaturally larger” than their actual lips will give a more youthful appearance overall.

Ultimately, using too much product, over-lining your natural lip lines and using the incorrect shade can draw more attention to fine lines near your mouth. Read on for more quick tips and easy fixes to avoid this, and to highlight the features you do want to show off. Adding Pretty Girl Lipgloss to lipstick will give the illusion of fuller lips. TO READ FULL ARTICLE