They are making a comeback with the American brands distributed by Sephora (Haus Labs, Ilia, Huda Beauty, Nars…) to contour the lips and/or colour the entire mouth.
Those you use as a lipstick
Powerful colour meets precision with Nars’ Powermatte High-Intensity Lip Pencil (€30, ten shades), a lipstick in its own right.
Its matt, transfer-resistant formula lasts for 12 hours. Its high-intensity colour (the pigments are incorporated in rich, moisturising oils) leaves lips feeling comfortable all day long. A single application is all it takes.
Lip Sketch by Ilia (€31, 12 shades) is both a pencil and a long-lasting lipstick that can be used to fill in the entire inside of the mouth. Its formula is rich in skincare ingredients (rosehip oil, marine succulent, hyaluronic acid, seaweed extract, etc.) to hydrate, smooth and plump lips.
The same goes for Rare Beauty’s matte lip liner (Kind Words Matte Lip Liner, €17 with built-in sharpener, ten shades). Super-creamy and water-resistant, it glides on like a balm to define and shape lips with rich, long-lasting colour.
Perfect for both lip lining and full lip colour, it won’t run or dry out, leaving lips soft and supple.
Makeup By Mario’s Ultra Suede Sculpting Lip Pencil (€27, 22 shades) is a double-ended pencil (lead on one side, brush on the other to blend and blur the colour) that creates the …
