Lipliner reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 204 Reddit reviews across 14 subreddits and 40 posts to rank the best Lipliner brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Sephora, r/MakeupAddiction, r/Makeup, r/Ulta, r/KultUpdates. Top-rated brands include MAC (4.6/5), NYX (4.5/5), Charlotte Tilbury (4.7/5).
Stats
Reviews204
Subreddits14
Posts40
Brands45
Products76
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#1
MAC
4.6
(35)
"I second dervish! It works well for most pinks for me!"
"Mac, maybelline lifter liner, charlotte t, nyx line loud."
"Prestige: mac, fenty, charlotte tilbury, buxom."
"MAC and fenty!"
"Mac for a perfect mix of dry (longwearing) yet creamy."
"Mac’s lip liners are classics for a reason"
"Try MAC or Makeup Forever"
"Is a great really neutral shade"
"MAC has always been the best and still is when it comes to lipliners and lipsticks imo."
"Mac whirl for both pony and cranberry sooo good"
#2
NYX
4.5
(30)
"My ride or die lip liner for almost any color lip is nyx suede liner in moonwalk"
"You should try the nyx lip pencil in pale pink! it's my favorite lip liner ever!!"
"NYX retractable lipliners are AMAZING and only $5."
"Mac, maybelline lifter liner, charlotte t, nyx line loud."
"NYX's Line Loud liner, and Maybelline's Lifter Liner."
"The ones from nyx are great!"
"I love Nyx lip liners and MAC lip liners are great!"
"Nyx has never failed me"
"Starting with a cheap mauve liner from NYX or ELF"
"For everyday neutrals, I really like the colors Mauve and Peekaboo Neutral (slim lip pencil). Nude Truffle is a nice brown. If I was going to pick just one, I would opt for the Slim Lip Pencil in the shade Mauve."
#3
Charlotte Tilbury
4.7
(18)
"Mac, maybelline lifter liner, charlotte t, nyx line loud."
"Prestige: mac, fenty, charlotte tilbury, buxom."
"Iconic nude by Charlotte tilbury, always my fav."
"I highly highly HIGHLY recommend the Charlotte Tilbury ones."
"I really like Charlotte tilbury pillow talk medium."
"CT is the best by far"
"My Go-to was also CT in pillow talk and iconic nude, a similar one I've been loving so far is make up forever in wherever walnut"
"My fave is the CT Pillow Talk 2, Huda Beauty’s lip liners, and the Patrick Starrr One/Size Lip Snatcher."
"Charlotte Tilbury, Rare Beauty and the Anastasia Beverly Hills ones!!"
"I’ve heard beauty YouTubers say that Charlotte tilbury lipliners are the most long wearing they’ve tried and I completely agree"
#4
Make Up For Ever
4.5
(14)
"Makeup forever wherever walnut or a dupe"
"I would recommend MUFE or MAC lipliners."
"Makeup Forever “Anywhere Caffeine” has been my go to"
"Makeup forever. Period."
"Yesss! So easy to apply. Fades nicely. Reapplies nicely too. Anywhere caffeine is 🤌"
"I really love the Makeup Forever ones. I have the shade wherever walnut and it’s such a flattering shade, very comfy and long lasting too."
"I like the MUFE lipliners!"
"They are good and smooth and blend able"
"Make up for Ever, Smashbox, Charlotte Tilbury or Huda"
"Makeup forever and rare beauty ones are good."
#5
Maybelline
5.0
(11)
"Lifter liner by maybelline."
"Mac, maybelline lifter liner, charlotte t, nyx line loud."
"NYX's Line Loud liner, and Maybelline's Lifter Liner."
"I like the Fenty Traced Out liner and the Maybelline Lifter Liner"
"It’s so creamy, goes on effortlessly and really stays put!"
"I hope there's a million more colors. so good."
"The new Maybelline Lifter lip liners are sooooo long lasting, even with gloss."
"I like the lifter liner as much as the fenty liner both really nice"
"I think the maybelline Lifter liners are suppose to be longwearing"
"Theyre creamy, pigmented, budgeproof and only $8 on amazon."
#6
ColourPop
4.1
(8)
"One that’s good for more pale skin is cool bff by colourpop!"
"Colourpop BFF 2. Trust me."
"Have you tried the coourpop pencils? They’re amazing."
"Colourpop and Glossier are my current favorites. Oh and Charlotte Tilbury!"
"Cheap and good!"
"I really like the colourpop ones, especially if you can catch them during an international shipping sale"
"Closest thing I have found is Colourpop cool bff but it’s still not the same. Also I believe it is discontinued?"
"Closest I’ve found so far is Colourpop cool bff but that was limited edition I believe!"
#7
Huda Beauty
5.0
(6)
"The longest wearing liner if longevity is what u look for and pigment is Huda Beauty 2,0 lip contour."
"Got huda beauty one in warm brown from reddit75, long lasting AF."
"This liner was the only one which didn’t budge when wiping"
"Huda beauty rich or warm brown"
"Huda beauty ones are sooo good."
"I really like Huda beauty and nars for creamy lip liners."
#8
Makeup by Mario
4.8
(6)
"Angela by makeup by Mario!!!"
"So creamy and the brush attached is amazing to blend."
"I live and breathe the MAC liners and the makeup by Mario ones. Both are so creamy"
"Make up by Mario. It’s the only thing I own by that brand and love it better than my rare beauty one and Charlotte tilbury."
"Have been amazing for me so far!"
"Makeup by mario!"
#9
Fenty Beauty
4.8
(5)
"Prestige: mac, fenty, charlotte tilbury, buxom."
"My favorites by far for a nice, long-wearing liner are Fenty Beauty's Trace'd Out liner."
"I like the Fenty Traced Out liner and the Maybelline Lifter Liner"
"I love the Fenty Beauty ones and I also love the Makeup Forever ones."
"Fenty is really lovely as well and stays put, but is so creamy sometimes it glides a little too fast."
#10
Revlon
4.6
(5)
"Revlon Colorstay lip liner in Nude 110%"
"NYX Line Loud and Revlon Colour Stay, the Essence ones are just ok."
"Revlon colour stay liners work really well and have staying power"
"Revlon last all day."
"Colour Stay seems to be very popular!"
#11
Sephora
4.5
(4)
"Oh my god the Sephora collection Nano liners are bomb."
"Sephora brand lip liners are actually really really good. I own more of them than I do any other brand."
"Sephora’s lip liners last, blend out easily enough but don’t move around on me."
"I like the Sephora brand a lot!! Also rare beauty"
#12
Rimmel
4.3
(4)
"I think a mauve tone like Rimmel Eastend Snob would be stunning."
"I like the Rimmel and Maybelline ones."
"I'm a fan of the Rimmel and Nyx lip liners."
"Rimmel makes a pretty good soft one (twist up, not pencil) that I have a couple of"
#13
Milani
4.3
(4)
"I like the Milani in Natural."
"The closest I've seen is Milani lipliner in Desert Rose."
"The milani ones are good as well"
#14
Urban Decay
4.0
(4)
"Urban decay and Charlotte Tilbury!"
"Urban Decay."
"Maybe urban decay's ozone?"
"I have a sephora brand one that was like $10 and I know people also rave about urban decay's ozone pencil."
#15
Mars
5.0
(3)
"Mars lip liners for the win🤌🏻."
"Honestly mars and miss Clare lip liners are too good."
"Mars ones are amazing and super affordable."
#16
Pat McGrath
5.0
(3)
"Pat McGrath last foreverrrrrr"
"PMG has the longest lasting ones."
"For my everyday nude lip for the past 6 months I’ve been using the same PMG pencil, it’s just starting to get really short now."
#17
Kay Beauty
4.7
(3)
"Kay beauty lip liner in fame"
"Kay beauty fame or insight pillow talk"
"Fame by kay beauty is the only lipliner i use."
#18
Rare Beauty
4.7
(3)
"Charlotte Tilbury, Rare Beauty and the Anastasia Beverly Hills ones!!"
"I like the Rare beauty and Refy ones. They’re both retractable and I love Rare because they have good color payoff."
"My favourites are the Rare beauty and Makeup by Mario ones!"
#19
LA Girl
4.7
(3)
"Mac, maybelline lifter liner, charlotte t, nyx line loud."
"[These](https://www.lagirlusa.com/products/perfect-precision-lipliner) by LA Girl last a really long time on me!"
"Also LA girl"
#20
Jordana
4.7
(3)
"Jordana lip liners! For me they’re the best bang for your buck drug store or high end."
"Jordana Rockin Rose was my $2 favorite liner in the world!"
"You can buy jordana lip liners at walgreens for $1.00 and they work just fine!"
#21
NARS
5.0
(2)
"I really like Huda beauty and nars for creamy lip liners."
"The NARS ones are great, I sharpen them a bit and I use them for liner and lipstick. Saves a step, great colors, very comfortable to wear."
#22
Buxom
5.0
(2)
"Prestige: mac, fenty, charlotte tilbury, buxom."
"Wider shaped crayon, goes on easily, and they last forever."
#23
Chambor
5.0
(2)
"Chambor BR03"
"Chambor lip liner in br03"
#24
Morphe
4.5
(2)
"Nothingggg beats it. it looks so so good with the huda gloss too."
"Morphe in sweet tea."
#25
Fenty
4.0
(2)
"The new Fenty ones are amazing."
"I heard the new Fenty lip liners dont move too, my orders coming soon - im excited!"
#26
Makeup Forever
4.0
(2)
"I like the Makeup forever liners, Tower 28, Saie and Maybelline lifter liner."
"Makeup for ever, essence, la girl, milani."
#27
Essence
3.5
(2)
"I have a cheap essence one as well."
"Essence at priceline we're really good for the price. Beautiful colours too"
#28
Sephora Collection
5.0
(1)
"I love the Sephora collection rouge gel liners!"
#29
Pat McGrath Labs
5.0
(1)
"Pat McGrath Labs & M.A.C make the best lip liners. I find both aren’t too soft and just the right amount of waxy."
#30
Refy
5.0
(1)
"Refy I love because the formula on its own is semi sticky but once you put the sealer down it hydrates (at least my lips) and it really doesn’t budge unless you’re eating something oily."
#31
Anastasia Beverly Hills
5.0
(1)
"Charlotte Tilbury, Rare Beauty and the Anastasia Beverly Hills ones!!"
#32
Vasanti
5.0
(1)
"I really enjoy the Vasanti lip crayons. Super long wearing, and they come with a mini sharpener."
#33
Dior
5.0
(1)
"I had one and it made me a lip liner girl. The brush on the other side is surprisingly helpful and the pencil is easy to control."
#34
Lisa Eldridge
5.0
(1)
"Lisa Eldridge Muse Lipliner is a nice rosewood."
#35
Primark
5.0
(1)
"Full pan on my Primark lipliner in “toast” My favourite lipliner formula ! Creamy , pigmented and so many natural/nude/brown shades."
#36
e.l.f.
5.0
(1)
"Love that I could do it without spending too much!"
#37
Tower 28
5.0
(1)
"Tower28 one liner!! I don’t like it as an eyeliner but it’s wonderful as a lip liner"
#38
L'Oreal
4.0
(1)
"I own L'oreal 110 "Mattes It" lip liner and I think it would most likely pair well with that."
#39
Italia Deluxe
4.0
(1)
"Italia deluxe !! very cheap and good quality and a huge variety of nudes and darker colors !"
#40
Kiko Milano
4.0
(1)
"Kiko Milano comfort lip liner"
#41
Manhattan
4.0
(1)
"I really like the manhattan lip liner in shade 59g (pinkish and close to my natural lip color) but shade 94f (brownish) is popular as well"
#42
Nudestix
4.0
(1)
"I like the Nudestix Magnetic Matte lip pencil."
#43
Kat Von D
4.0
(1)
"Swanly - Kat Von D (might be too beige)"
#44
Lawless
4.0
(1)
"I just discovered lawless and I really like it. It's long lasting."
#45
Elf
4.0
(1)
"I like elf cream glide for more of an all over and nyx pencil for more of a precise/long wearing one."
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