Kind Words Matte Lip Liner is a lip pencil from Rare Beauty with a matte finish, designed to outline and define the lips and to pair with lipstick or lip color.
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Early verdict · Few reviews so farWhat the gurus are saying
Shade is the story here: Worthy, with its pinky-peach undertone, was picked because it matches so beautifully, while Talented got its own turn in a full-face look. Both gurus who've used it say yay, and one reached for it again. Only a couple of takes so far, though, so there's not much to go on yet.
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Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.
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Kind Words Matte Lip Liner is a lip pencil from Rare Beauty with a matte finish, designed to outline and define the lips and to pair with lipstick or lip color.
Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 84%.
Rare Beauty Kind Words Matte Lip Liner holds a Guru Score of 84%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.
Rare Beauty Kind Words Matte Lip Liner is generally suited to oily skin.
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