ARTIST COLOR PENCIL

MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Color Pencil is the brand's long-standing bestselling lip liner — a richly pigmented, blendable pencil for reshaping and defining the lip line. The texture is creamy and soft-matte, and the tip is fine enough for clean edges without feathering.

What it actually does

• Shapes and defines. MAKE UP FOR EVER built it to reshape and enhance the lip line with pigment that still blends inward rather than leaving a visible ring.
• Precise tip, no feathering. The brand credits the tip shape for clean definition and a smooth laydown that stays within the line.
• Weightless, soft-matte feel. Creamy enough to blend easily, light enough that you forget it is on, per the brand.
• Matte and shimmer finishes. Shimmery shades exist in the same multiuse formula, so you can add sparkle to a nude without changing texture.
• Vegan, gluten-free and cruelty-free. Stated by the brand.
• A long exclusion list. Free of parabens, formaldehydes and formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, SLS and SLES sulfates, triclocarban and triclosan, with under one percent synthetic fragrance.

How to use

1. Start at the cupid's bow and trace it, checking both high points sit level with each other.
2. Mark the middle of the lower lip so it mirrors the bow above.
3. Outline the corners, then join everything up by following your natural lip line.
4. Sharpen whenever the point softens — precision is the whole reason for the fine tip.

Pro tips from the brand: to build the illusion of volume, run lines from the outer corners toward the centre. And a touch of one of the shimmer shades on the cupid's bow lifts the whole lip.

Is it right for you?

Questions

Can I fill in my whole lip with it?

Yes — MAKE UP FOR EVER calls the formula multiuse and blendable, so it works as a full-lip base as well as an outline. That also helps your lipstick wear more evenly.

Will it feather or bleed?

The brand attributes its clean edges to the precise tip, stating it gives definition and smooth application without feathering. Keeping the pencil sharp is the practical half of that.

How do I make my lips look fuller with it?

The brand's own tip: draw from the outer corners inward to the centre of the lips, and highlight the cupid's bow using one of the shimmer shades.

Is it vegan?

Yes. MAKE UP FOR EVER lists it as vegan, gluten-free and cruelty-free.

Delivery, payment and returns?

Delivery takes 3 to 21 working days, depending on availability. We accept credit card, debit card, Instapay and mobile wallets — no cash on delivery. Returns are for defective, damaged or expired items only, reported within 1 day of delivery, with the refund going back to the original payment method within 15–30 days.