Apply a light layer of foundation.
Outline your lips with a lip liner that is darker than your lipstick, choose deep brown colors.
Start on the top lip and work your way from the outer corner towards the Cupid’s bow in short strokes. Tilt your pencil to create this gradient effect.
Repeat on the lower lip making it thin in the center.
Add lip pencil on outer corners and darken that area.
Take a lip brush and lightly blend the lip liner towards the center of the lip.
Take your lipstick, which is a few shades lighter than the liner and apply it in the center with a lip brush.
Clean up the corners with a concealer.
Add some lip liner on outer corners again.
Gently go over with a clear lip gloss.