I Tried Lori Harvey’s Go-To Lip Combination: See Photos

There aren’t very many things that Lori Harvey can do wrong in my eyes and what consistently gets oh-so right is her glam. Whether she’s in fashion editorials, walking down a runway, or just running errands, she always has a simple girl-next-door approach to her makeup that feels approachable and emphasizes her natural beauty rather than covers it up.

While Harvey has perfected the art of the neutral lip combination, she likes to play with her lipstick shades frequently. The model has been spotted in bright red hues, as well as moody burgundy tones, and in a recent Get Ready With Me video for Allure, Harvey revealed her latest go-to lip combination: a glossy, warm brown that screams ’90s supermodel. The products all came from her makeup artist Courtney Kareem’s brand, Made Beauty, and thankfully, I already owned them. So, of course, I had to see if I could achieve the Lori Harvey lip of my dreams. Read ahead to see the results of my experiment.

Lori Harvey’s Favorite Lip Products

The products that Harvey used were the Made Beauty Velvet Matte Liquid Lipstick ($22) in the shade Triple Shot, the Ultimate Lip Liner ($18) in Primal, and the Ultra Lip Shine ($20) in Liquid Gold.

Like the star, I first started by lining my lips with the lip liner, which is a neutral brown color and one of my favorite products from the entire line. I outlined the entire perimeter of my mouth and then added a line on each side of the top and bottom lips, essentially dividing it into thirds. This is an old lip contouring hack that is said to make the lips appear a bit larger, particularly on camera.

After my lips were mapped out, I followed with the lipstick, which is a rich, warm-brown shade. Harvey said she didn’t want to do “too much,” so she dabbed the color on for a lighter appearance. However, when I wear a brown lip, I go for bold, so I did the exact opposite and applied the color straight from the lipstick bullet to get a gorgeous, slightly grungy vibe going. To finish the combination (and slightly tone down the very dark lip that I had going on), I added a few swipes of the same shimmery gold lip gloss that Harvey used, and the look was complete.

Though I would typically consider myself a gloss girl, when it comes to brown lipstick, in particular, I usually opt for a matte finish as I feel like it makes more of a statement. However, Harvey’s combination made the color feel much more approachable and easy to wear — this is a look that I would realistically revisit in the future. Leave it to her to not only convince me to try something new but to inadvertently make it one of my new favorite looks.

Ariel Baker is the assistant editor for POPSUGAR Beauty. Her areas of expertise include celebrity news, beauty trends, and product reviews. She has additional bylines with Essence and Forbes Vetted.