7 Make-Up Artists Share Their Ride-Or-Die Lip Combos

Gloss Bomb Stix High-Shine Gloss Stick In Is It Fu$$y, £23 | Fenty Beauty
Lip Pencil In Cork, £20 | M·A·C

“This pairing embodies understated glamour. The velvety richness of M·A·C’s ‘Cork’ liner offers the perfect contouring base, giving the lips subtle definition and depth, while Fenty’s Gloss Bomb Stix in ‘Is It Fu$$y’ adds a veil of luminous pink with a glass-like finish. Worn together, they create that coveted polished-yet-effortless lip. It’s chic enough for evening, especially when paired with smouldering eyes, yet still modern enough for everyday wear.” – Joy Adenuga, make-up artist 

Baume Embrace Melting Lip Colour In Epanoui, £26 | Lisa Eldridge
Sculpt & Shade Lip Pencil In 2C, £20 | Lisa Eldridge

“Baume Embrace is a buttery, sheer lip colour, perfect for everyday use, with some serious lipcare benefits. I love the easy-going mauve pink of ‘Epanoui’ – I wear this shade almost every day at the moment. I find my Sculpt and Shade Lip Pencil in ‘2C’ is the ideal pencil for this shade. The forgiving formula allows for a soft, blurred emphasis of my natural lip shape.” – Lisa Eldridge, make-up artist 

Rouge Experience Refillable Lipstick In 178 Lisa, £49 | Lisa Eldridge
Lip Definer Waterproof Lip Liner In No.02, £30 | Victoria Beckham Beauty

“I’m all about a combo that enhances my natural lip colour. Victoria Beckham Beauty’s liner is the ideal lip framer. ‘No. 02’ is my colour and I get through at least three a year. Lisa Eldridge’s Rouge Experience Lipstick in shade ‘Lisa’ isn’t just the perfect, lively neutral-pink, the formula is also dreamy, glides on beautifully and gives your lips a smooth, blurred effect. What a combo.” – Lisa Potter-Dixon, make-up artist 

Prisma Glass In Candy Halo, £32 | Armani Beauty
Lip Definer Waterproof Lip Liner In No.03, £30 | Victoria Beckham Beauty

“A good lip liner is crucial – it enhances the lips in so many ways, for instance by adding definition, but also gives other formulas something to grip onto, meaning better staying power. One of my favourites is Victoria Beckham Beauty’s Lip Definer in ‘No. 03’, which is what I always use on SL’s editor-in-chief, Charlotte. Then, I can’t be without a gloss, both in my personal make-up bag and kit. My current go-to is Armani Prisma Glass in ‘Candy Halo’. It’s not sticky at all and super hydrating.” – Sasha Keene, make-up artist 

Lip Filter Hydroplump Soft Matte Lipstick In Whipped, £14 | Morphe
Signature Lip Pencil, £8 | Morphe

“My current go-to pairing is the Morphe Signature Lip Pencil in 'Girl Talk' with the Lip Filter Hydroplump Soft Matte Lipstick in 'Whipped'. The cool mauve liner perfectly sculpts and defines the lips, seamlessly blending into the soft mauve lipstick for a cohesive, velvety matte finish. This duo not only feels incredibly weightless and hydrating, but it also gives the illusion of beautifully plumped lips, making it my secret weapon for a sophisticated, everyday look.”  – Ash K Holm, make-up artist