The Kylie Jenner Lip Kit: Matte Shades, Other Kits, and Liner Pairs to Try

The Kylie Jenner Lip Kit: Matte Shades, Other Kits, and Liner Pairs to Try

The kylie jenner lip kit began as a liquid lipstick and a matching liner, and it is still the pairing I explain first to anyone learning lip liner. Here are the matte shades, the other Kylie kits and liners, and the liner and lipstick pairs from other brands.

On November 30, 2015, Kylie Jenner launched her first Lip Kits on LipKitByKylie.com, three liquid lipsticks each paired with a matching liner in Dolce K, True Brown K and Candy K. The Hollywood Reporter says they had sold out about 50 minutes later, and Jenner had even posted about visiting the factories and working with chemists on the colors and formulas. Since then, the kylie jenner lip kit has become a shorthand for a liner and lipstick sold as one idea, which is exactly how I would treat it too.

The Matte Lip Kit is the original format. Kylie Cosmetics describes it as a liquid lipstick and lip liner duo with 8+ hour wear, highly pigmented and smudge-resistant. This grid gives you a wide color run. Dolce K and Candy K are two of the names from that first launch. Bare, One Wish and Exposed sit alongside Snow Way Bae, Koko K and the kit simply called Kylie. I would not guess exact shade colors from the names alone, so check the swatch on each page.

Try this before committing: line and fill your lips with the liner first, then apply the liquid lipstick over it. That is the routine the kit is built for, and the liner gives the lipstick a defined edge to sit inside.

Big numbers collage titled LIP KITS, six products numbered one to six with each product set beside its number: Kylie Cosmetics Matte Lip Kit in bare, Kylie Cosmetics Matte Lip Kit in dolce k, Kylie Cosmetics Matte Lip Kit in exposed, Kylie Cosmetics Matte Lip Kit in snow way bae, Kylie Cosmetics Velvet Lip Kit in Bare and Pat McGrath Lip Sculpt + Shade in Nude Interlude
Kylie Jenner Lip Kit

Kylie Cosmetics Matte Lip Kits

Velvet, glossy and plumping kits, plus loose liners

If you liked the idea but want another finish, Kylie Cosmetics has other kits. The Velvet Lip Kit in Bare and Charm makes a demi-matte look, with a velvet liquid lipstick and the fan favorite lip liner. The Glossy Lip Kit in kylie and coconut 2.0 pairs a precision pout lip liner with a supple kiss lip glaze for a glossy pout. The Plumping Matte Lip Kit in candy k is described as a kit to define, blur and plump, and the King Kylie Matte Lip Kit in a decade is the King Kylie edition of the best-selling Matte Lip Kit.

The loose pieces matter too. The Precision Pout Lip Liner in moody nude is a wooden pencil with a waxy texture that grips onto lips for tug-free application. The Matte Liquid Lipstick in bunny is meant to be comfortable and smudge-resistant, with full coverage and 8-hour wear without drying lips.

A pairing idea: wear the moody nude liner under the Glossy Lip Kit gloss for a soft, shiny lip.

What I would skip: buying a whole kit if you already own a favorite liner. Pick the Matte Liquid Lipstick in bunny by itself, then use your own pencil.

More Kylie kits, liners and liquid lipsticks

Liner and lipstick pairs from other brands

The kit idea travels well, and these brands have their own take. PAT McGRATH LABS Lip Sculpt + Shade in Nude Interlude, a soft rose-peach nude, and Peach Passion, a luminous warm peach, are dual-ended duos with a velvet-satin lipstick and a precision liner. MILK MAKEUP Line + Fill is one pencil that lines and fills for all-over matte color, in Bet, a cool pink taupe, and a second shade that is a warm toasty pink. Their instructions say to trace the lips, then lay the liner on its side to fill.

ILIA Lip Sketch in Deco is a rose pink crayon that lines and fills with a soft-matte finish. Haus Labs Le Monster in Maple Matte is a warm peach brown lip crayon that lines with its tip. Dolce&Gabbana Make It Double in 04 Caramel Cola is a dual-ended tint and gloss with brown and gold shimmer, a 10-hour matte tint plus a high-shine gloss. Fenty Beauty Berry Brown'd Pout is a limited-edition set with a Trace'd Out Lip Liner in Brown'd Out and a Gloss Bomb Stix in Black'r Berry.

What I would skip: the Dolce&Gabbana duo when you want a quick daytime lip, since its tint needs about 90 seconds to dry. Reach for the ILIA crayon instead.

Liner and lipstick pairs from other brands

How I would pick a lip kit

Pick the finish first: matte for a long day, velvet for a softer edge, glossy when you want shine. Then match the liner to the lip color, or choose one slightly deeper. If you are unsure about a shade, start with Bare, and use the moody nude liner to shape it. Line first, fill in, and press your lips together. When one kit is not enough, a crayon or dual duo from another brand is an easy way to try something new, and you can layer any of them with the kit you own.