Stow away your matte lipsticks as glossy lips are back in the limelight. Gauri D shares tips to try the honey lips trend that has the internet going all sweet and shimmery.
The luscious shiny lips trend is back with a vengeance. We love our mattes, and we always will but there’s something about glossy that is oh-so-glamorous. Beauty influencer Eva Larosa posted the honey lips trend as a part of her honey girl make-up series and scored a whopping 3.2 million views on TikTok. And that’s the count of just a few weeks. As the views increased so did the popularity of this trend.
Sweet and shiny
Many food-inspired trends have ruled the internet, like strawberry and tomato make-up. However, the honey lips trend has an alluring sweetness that has caught the imagination of beauty enthusiasts.
Although honey has many potential benefits for the skin, the idea is not to apply it directly on the lips. Instead, recreate the glaze and lustre of honey using make-up. Sparkling amber hues of honey paired with bold colours or even nude shades are a huge hit.
All you need is a golden shimmer, lip gloss, lip liner and a bold eyeshadow to complete the look. Here’s how you can achieve the look.
Shades of gold
- The first step is to exfoliate the lips. This gives a nice, smooth effect.
- Moisturise the lips with a soothing lip balm post-exfoliation.
- Rehydration of lips ensures the glossy, luscious effect.
- Apply a base colour to the lips to achieve a lush feel. This step is optional.
- Coat the lips with a shimmering yellow-gold eyeshadow. This will ensure the lips get an alluring honey feel.
- Add some extra gold shimmer to the Cupid’s bow to make the honey lips pop out even more.
- The last step is to finish the look by applying a lip liner. Choose a darker shade than the colour on your lips, and highlight their beautiful shape.
- Finish off the look with ultra-shiny lip gloss.
Follow the steps to the T, and viola, you are now Insta-ready with your personalized version of the honey lips trend.
Image courtesy: Eva Larosa’s TikTok