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What’s the Best Clear Lip Liner that you’ve tried?

Share your pick!  And don’t forget to share why 🙂

I love Urban Decay’s Ozone! That’s the one I have the most experience I would say.

Thanks to Jenn for this week’s topic!

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xamyx Avatar

I’ve used a few over the years, with Revlon ColorStay & L’Oréal being the first that come to mind, and I find them all to be comparable. Unless one has obvious sensitivities/allergies to a certain brand, I don’t think lip liners are “splurge-worthy”, and I tend to stick to DS brands. I know I’ve tried at least one HE brand in the past, but I can’t recall which… Like I said, the Revlon & L’Oréal liners have worked well for me, and are an especially great deal if you catch a BOGO sale, and/or have a coupon.

Veronica Avatar

Urban Decay’s Ozone, unfortunately, given the expense. 😛 I’ve tried several from different brands, and not only do I find it the most effective, but it’s also the one that blends out the nicest – no visible caking or waxiness around the edges of the mouth. It’s worth the ~$20 price tag for me.

Lee Avatar

I’ve never seen a huge difference in clear lip liners, I generally use an inexpensive one from the drug store, I thin I’m using a Maybelline one right now.

Kate Avatar

I guess? I always thought of lip liner as something you use on the edge of your lips or to color in your entire lip but at least for Urban Decay their clear liner is applied outside your lip.

Danielle Avatar

This isn’t exactly a lip liner, but MAC’s Prep + Prime Lip is amazing. I’ve been using it for quite a few years now and it really does keep my lipstick on and stop it from bleeding, no matter what shade.

Ade Avatar

I prefer MUFE Lip Line Perfector over the old Urban Decay Ozone, but I haven’t tried the new, revamped Urban Decay Ozone though (I just purchase it during this sale, it should arrive in few more days).

Janelle Avatar

definitely the Elf one! It works better than the DuWop reverse liner that I have as well as the MUFE. It is only three bucks and keeps my red lips in check all day long. It is amazing. I highly recommend it. I was lucky enough to find it at Target so I did not have to pay shipping 🙂 Best $3 I ever spent!

LSP2005 Avatar

I have a clear lip liner from Bite Beauty – the Line & Define Lip Primer. The reasons that I really love it are: 1. It prevents my red lipstick (Nars – Fire Down Below and Kat Von D – Adora Foiled Love) from bleeding and feathering. 2. It moisturizes my lips and smooths them out.

Quinctia Avatar

I like Ozone, but it was the only one I knew about before I purchased it. (Well, I looked around in stores and a few places online for a DS one, couldn’t find one, so I sprung for the one by my favorite brand.) I don’t use lip liner very often, so I don’t see myself using it up for a long time.

It’s too bad I couldn’t foresee that, about six months later, Milani would come out with one. I’m betting it’ll work just as well, given that their Liquid Eye (Liquif’eye) liners in similar tubes work just as well as UD’s.

Sabrina Avatar

This is going to sound totally stupid, but i’ve never even heard of clear lip liner until now. Whats so different about clear lip liner, as opposed to a nude or a lipliner of you skin tone?

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