How to Make Lips Look Fuller with Makeup

Makeup for Fuller Lips: Key Takeaways

• With Maybelline, you can use makeup to create more voluminous and fuller-looking lips.
• Prep is a crucial part of achieving plumper, fuller lips. Apply a coat of our Lifter Glaze Lip Balm before you use any other lip makeup to nourish and hydrate your lips.
• Overlining is a brilliant way to increase the appearance and fullness of your lips. Use our Super Stay Peel off Lip Liner to gently overdraw your lips and create a fuller appearance.
• While the best lip liners for fuller lips tend to be a shade darker than your natural colour, avoid going too dark, as this can create a fake-looking appearance.
• Use a matte lipstick and glassy lip gloss to finish your plumping look, and for the appearance of extra volume, add a dash of highlighter on your cupid’s bow to finish!
• For fuller looking lips that are well taken care of, discover Maybelline’s full range of lip makeup. 

Tips to Make Lips Look Fuller

Before we get into our step-by-step guide on how to get fuller lips, let's look at a few of our favourite tips and tricks that can help plump and fill lips with minimal effort:

Before we get into our step-by-step guide on how to get fuller lips, let's look at a few of our favourite tips and tricks that can help plump and fill lips with minimal effort:

• Hydrate lips: a little lip balm goes a long way in the quest for fuller lips. Keep your lips hydrated with our Lifter Glaze Lip Balm to keep them perked up, healthy, and full-looking.
• Apply gloss for volume: When it comes to fuller lips,lip gloss is your BBF. Try a coat of our Lifter Gel Lip Oil-in-Gel, a plumping lip gloss that hydrates and leaves your lips with a glassy finish you can’t take your eyes off!
• Highlight Cupid’s bow: We know it sounds unconventional, but adding a touch of our Sunkisser Highlighter to your cupid’s bow can lift your lips and help them look fuller.
• Contour with darker shades: Just like on your jaw or cheekbones, a darker shade of lip liner can create a fuller, more voluminous look for your lips by playing with natural shadows.
• Overline: Using a lip liner to overline can not only help your lips look bigger and appear fuller.

How to Make Lips Look Fuller: Step by Step

Step 1: Prep Lips

The first step towards getting fuller lips doesn’t involve any makeup at all. Before applying lip liner, lipstick, or lip gloss, you should always be prepping your lips with a nourishing balm or oil, like Maybelline’s Lifter Glaze Lip Balm.

Formulated with Hyaluronic Acid + Acerola Cherry Extract, our nourishing lip balm works to hydrate and naturally plump lips, helping to create a subtly fuller look.

Step 2: Outline and Slightly Overline

The next step in how to get fuller lips is to line your lips with Maybelline Super Stay Peel-Off Lip Liner. This will help create a precise outline and prevent your lipstick from feathering. Begin at the cupid's bow and carefully trace along the natural shape of your lips.

Make sure to extend the liner slightly beyond the corners of your mouth so you are overlining lips. This gives the illusion of a fuller lip shape. Fill in any gaps or uneven areas with the liner to create a smooth canvas for your lipstick.

Step 3: Apply Lipstick

After lip lining, fill in your lips with Maybelline Super Stay Matte Ink Lipstick. Our long-lasting lipstick formula provides intense colour and a matte finish, giving the illusion of fuller lips. Start by applying the lipstick to the centre of your upper lip, following its natural curve. Then, glide the lipstick along the outer edges, making sure to stay within the lip liner.

Repeat the process on your lower lip, ensuring an even application. For a more precise finish, use a lip brush to blend the colour and create a seamless look.

Step 4: Add a Gloss

To enhance the fullness of your lips, apply a plumping lip gloss, like Maybelline’s Lifter Gloss Lip Gloss Makeup With Hyaluronic Acid, in a shade that complements your lipstick. Plumping lip gloss will give your lips a subtle plumping effect, making them appear more voluminous.

Start by applying a small amount of gloss to the centre of your lips and gently blend it outwards. After application, our plumping gloss will leave you with a smooth, glassy finish that will also catch the light, creating the illusion of fuller lips.

Step 5: Highlight Cupid’s Bow

Finish with our top makeup trick for fuller lips: adding a touch of highlighter. Apply a gentle touch of our Sunkisser Highlighter to your cupid’s bow to add an extra glossy touch to your lips. Highlighter is a great way to catch light and give the illusion of fuller lips. Give it a go and watch how it becomes your go-to trick!

Make sure to only add a little touch of highlighter, as too much may create an unnatural, overly-glossy look.

Common Mistakes That Make Lips Look Smaller

Using your makeup to create fuller lips is an art form and takes time to get right, so if you find yourself making mistakes, then don’t worry.

If you’re new to lip routines for fuller lips, then we’ve collated a list of a few common mistakes to look out for and avoid so you can spend less time in front of the mirror, and more time enjoying your handiwork:

• Overlining lips: Overlining lips can look natural and be the perfect way to add depth and volume to your lips, but it can be a tricky skill to master. Less is more with overlining, so avoid going too far beyond your lips' natural borders, and choose a slightly darker, but natural-looking shade.
• Using dark shades incorrectly: As we mentioned earlier, darker shades are a quick way to add volume and create fuller lips, but they can also be a quick way to make lips look unnatural and fake. Be careful to choose a lip liner shade that is only a few shades darker than your natural lip colour for the most realistic looking finish.
• No blending: Blending is key to making sure the complementary shades of your lip gloss, liner, and lipstick are, well… actually complementary! Without blending, the gradual variance in shades between products can look garish and take away from the fuller lips you desire.
• Skipping prep: Skipping prep might be convenient and quicker, but lip balms and oils are a vital step towards fuller lips. Try to prep your lips every time you use lip gloss or lipstick to hydrate and naturally plump them.
• Matte-only lipstick without gloss or highlight: While matte lipsticks like our Super Stay Matte Ink Lipstick are perfect for contributing to fuller lip looks, they can’t do everything on their own. If your main goal is plumper lips, make sure to always use lip gloss alongside your matte lipstick.

Discover Maybelline Makeup for Fuller Lips

With just a few simple steps and the right Maybelline products, you can achieve the look of fuller lips. Embrace your pout and experiment with different shades to find your perfect lip look. Looking for your perfect shade?

Try Maybelline’s Virtual Try On Tool to discover the shade right for you. Remember, confidence is key when it comes to rocking a bold lip!

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