Clear Lip Liner Is The MVP Beauty Product You've Never Heard Of

Consider this a love letter to clear lip liner. Not only does this product create an even line around your pout, it automatically matches your lipstick of choice and doesn't stick out, according to Makeup.com. Plus, it's essentially mistake-proof for beauty newbies. Moreover, as makeup artist Jenny Patinkin told Byrdie, the biggest benefit of this unique liner is that it keeps everything in place. 

"A clear, waxy lip pencil is a no-brainer way to stop your lipstick from feathering," she explained. "Just [use it to] line all the way around your lips, slightly onto your skin. It creates a barrier so that the pigments can't absorb into any little creases." In her TikTok beauty tutorial, makeup expert Em put this hack to the test by showing the difference between their lips with clear lip liner and without. 

After carefully tracing a line around half of their lips, Em filled in the corners. They then proceeded to prep both sides of their lips with lip balm as normal to further prevent bleeding. The beauty influencer showed the results after seven hours of wear. At the end of Em's video, there was a distinct contrast in their lipstick's staying power on the side that had a clear liner compared to the one that didn't.