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Best Makeup Pencils for Lips

Best Liner

Clinique Quickliner for Lips, $13.50
“It prevented my lipstick from bleeding and looked very natural,” raved one panelist. Others loved the fact that it self-sharpens (no blade necessary).
To Buy: www.clinique.com.

Best Color

Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil, $23
Vitamin E and a combination of emollient silicones give this pencil a “softness that leads to easy application,” said a tester. It also “blended well with gloss” and minimized the fine lines on one staffer’s lips.
To Buy: www.narscosmetics.com.

Best Makeup For Eyes

Best Liner

Mac Technakohl Liner, $14.50
Testers “never had to worry about raccoon eyes” with this liner, which didn’t budge or smear for a full day. And though it held firmly on eyes, users said it “comes off easily with soap and water.”
To Buy: www.maccosmetics.com.

Best Color

Make Up For Ever Pearly Waterproof Eye Shadow Pencil, $18
This “goes on like butter and stayed put all day, even through a workout,” said a staffer, and it has a shimmery finish without “over-the-top sparkle or shine.” One panelist proclaimed, “It might even replace my powder shadow for good.”
To Buy: www.sephora.com.