- “These are very versatile and multifunctional”54:51–54:54
- “You could apply to your eyes and your lips”
- “I love those pencils so so much”
- Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me - Oct 11, 2025
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Artist Color Pencil Extreme Smudge-Proof Lip Liner"These are very versatile and multifunctional."$27.00
Artist Color Pencil Extreme"These are gorgeous. They don't run. This has been sitting on my lips now for hours and they are beautiful."$25.55
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- “These are staples in my pro kit”
- “They're complete no fail option if you ask me”21:35–21:39
- Source: 15 no fail makeup products - Jan 10, 2026
- “I'm always going back and forth between my Dior lip liners and my Make Up For Ever lip liners”13:16–13:20
- “I really like this new Wherever Walnut Light lip liner. This is gorgeous. I've used this so many times recently since I first unboxed it”13:25–13:33
- “This is much cooler in undertone and much more pink than the original Wherever Walnut, but these are two great everyday pencils”13:35–13:39
- Source: Sephora savings event recommendations spring 2026 - Apr 8, 2026
Variant: Limitless Brown
- “And then for this lighter color, I'll work it more into the center of my lips”12:45–12:49
- “This is in Limitless Brown”12:51–12:53
- “Trust me guys, I've gotten so many compliments every time I wear this lip combo”13:03–13:06
- Source: How to apply makeup for beginners: in depth step by step - May 26, 2025
Variant: Wear Walnut
- “A classic, you guys”
- “I recently reached for this again and wow it's beautiful”25:39–25:44
- “On my lips, it translates more as a warm rose shade. And it really blends into my lips so well”25:51–25:56
- “I've been loving it as a slightly deeper warm rose for my more pinky shades”25:59–26:05
- Source: My current favorite beauty products I can't stop using - May 25, 2026
Variant: Anywhere Caffeine
- “This is still definitely one of my go-to lip liners in the sense that I know it's not going to fail me, and it's pretty much universal with all of my lip combinations”22:27–22:35
- “Still a really beautiful, very easy, no-fuss type of lip liner”23:12–23:17
- “It's also a shade that I think looks really good all over the lips and not just to define the outer lip lines”23:17–23:22
- Source: 21 months of project pan update - Apr 24, 2026
Variant: Wherever Walnut Light
- “This is really the perfect kind of mauvy nude, especially with the eye look that we have”21:52–21:57
- “I think it's a beautiful shade”22:03–22:06
- Source: New Holy Grail and Gimmick at Sephora - Mar 11, 2026
Variant: 506 Endless Cacao
- “This one specific shade is very unique and you can only find from this brand at Sephora”19:41–19:50
- “This shade is more like cool tone brown color that you can't really find from other drugstore brand, and I never seen this type of color from other Sephora brands as well”19:54–20:02
- “This is very unique cool tone lip liner that's so rare to find”20:03–20:10
- “I found that most of brown lip liner or brown base lip liners are warm tone base, so sometimes they look super warm or too super orange on my lips, but I found it this creates most natural looking shadow or contour my lips”20:08–20:15
- “This is like multi-purpose pencil, so you can actually use this as a eyeliner or eyeshadow as well”20:23–20:29
- “Even if you put it as a eyeliner, it looks also very unique and very pretty, and looks pretty chic compared to other brown base eyeliner”20:31–20:39
- “I think this shade Endless Cacao and this specific liner is just perfect multi-purpose pencil”
- Source: Sephora Sale Recommendations: What's Actually Worth Buying - Apr 11, 2026
Variant: Endless Cacao
- “This is the only cool tone brown liner I found that is worth the money, which I couldn't really find from the drug stores”22:21–22:27
- Source: My updated everyday makeup look (no foundation) - Apr 25, 2026
Variant: Anywhere Caffeine
- “The shade Anywhere Caffeine has been a favorite for years of mine”14:41–14:46
- “This one still leans more cool tone but is darker than honey beige”14:54–15:00
- Source: 2025 favorites: best makeup, hair, beauty and perfumes of the year - Dec 17, 2025
Variant: Wherever Walnut
- “Going in with Make Up For Ever Wherever Walnut”21:23–21:28
- Source: Full Glam GRWM + My Favorite Products - Apr 7, 2026
Variant: 606 Wherever Walnut
- “I also really like Forever Walnut”
- Source: Sephora sale favorites, recommendations and what's in my cart - Oct 31, 2025
Variant: Anywhere Caffeine
- “It's like multi-use matte pencil. So you can use it as a eyeliner, lip liner, blush everywhere”41:07–41:14
- “This one is more pigmented and more matte”41:20–41:25
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: Skincare and makeup - Dec 13, 2025
Variant: Wherever Walnut Light
- “This is such a perfect everyday shade”26:08–26:13
- “I love Wherever Walnut, the original, but this light version is so pretty, too”26:12–26:16
- Source: Sephora Sale 2026: Worth It or Not? - Mar 31, 2026
Variant: Anywhere Caffeine
- “Anywhere Caffeine seems to be the it brown”7:40–7:45
- “I personally like using this multitasking pencil as a super soft caramel eyeliner”7:52–8:00
- “It's a lot less noticeable and intense than traditional deeper browns, so it creates nice sneaky definition along the lash line”8:00–8:05
- “I can always smudge it up a bit higher on my lids and treat it as a shadow, too”8:07–8:11
- Source: Reviewing bestselling beauty products from Sephora - Feb 17, 2026
- “For the lip, it's looking a lot like Anywhere Caffeine from Makeup Forever”
- Source: Madison Beer Makeup Tutorial - Jan 19, 2026
Variant: Total Taupe
- “I'll use Total Taupe from MAKE UP FOR EVER”17:03–17:08
- Source: Morphe rebrand review: swatching all palettes - Jun 16, 2026
Variant: Anywhere Caffeine
- “These are gorgeous. They don't run. This has been sitting on my lips now for hours and they are beautiful”55:49–55:56
- “Their colors are the best ones I've ever used”55:58–56:02
- “Their formula is great. It glides on. It stays on forever”56:04–56:09
- Source: Sephora Sale 2026: What to Skip, Hidden Gems & Top Picks - Apr 10, 2026
Variant: Wherever Walnut
- “I feel like I talk about this every time I do the video”20:10–20:18
- “I like the extreme more than the original Artist Color pencil, which tends to work really well all over the face, but it just doesn't have the longevity”20:15–20:23
- Source: Holy Grails 2025/2026: Best Beauty Products of the Year - Dec 28, 2025
Variant: Anywhere Caffeine
- “If you like a little more brown tint, then Anywhere, Caffeine is also incredible”20:29–20:36
- Source: Holy Grails 2025/2026: Best Beauty Products of the Year - Dec 28, 2025
Variant: 600 Anywhere Caffeine
- “I've been using this one for years”10:46–10:50
- “Just good everyday kind of shade”10:56–10:59
- “This stays on very well. Like, I do think this stays on a little bit better than the Huda Beauty one”10:57–11:02
- “Again, goes on nice and easy”11:02–11:05
- Source: Sephora sale favorites, recommendations and what's in my cart - Oct 31, 2025
Variant: Wherever Walnut
- “My MAKE UP FOR EVER color pencils are going to be my absolute favorite”47:41–47:45
- “I love the original formulas. I love the extreme formulas”47:45–47:49
- “This one is supposed to be a little longwearing. To me, it just feels a little creamier and a little bit more emollient”47:47–47:52
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 awards - Jan 4, 2026
Variant: Anywhere Caffeine
- “It does make your lips look a whole lot juicier. You can almost contour your lips with them”13:28–13:36
- Source: My Favorite Makeup as a Dermatologist - Nov 22, 2024
Variant: Wherever Walnut
- “I think this is a universally flattering shade. She looks beautiful, stays on all day”20:50–20:57
- “So creamy. Great”
- Source: K-beauty and J-beauty makeup routine for everyday glow - May 16, 2026
Variant: Wherever Walnut
- “My absolute favorite lip liners are the MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Color Extreme Waterproof”36:06–36:14
- “I use this all the time on the daily”36:19–36:24
- Source: Best luxury makeup of 2025 - Jan 11, 2026
Variant: Wherever Walnut
- “These are both Make Up For Ever lip liners and you guys, these are some of the best lip liners ever”12:28–12:33
- “I'm first starting with the shade wherever walnut”12:38–12:42
- Source: How to apply makeup for beginners: in depth step by step - May 26, 2025
- “Ride or die. Ride or die pencil”
- “Cannot go wrong”
- “They're so. They're like when I'm doing makeup on a client I'm not quite sure I haven't like decided what I want to do for the lips. That's like my go-to because I know it's like the safest bet”
- “So worth it”
- Source: 50 of the best sellers at Sephora: buy or skip? - Apr 4, 2026
Brand note
MAKE UP FOR EVER is a pro-oriented brand whose Artist Color Pencil Extreme Smudge-Proof Lip Liner is the clear anchor — a multi-use matte pencil creators use on lips, eyes, and even cheeks, praised for its versatility, pigmentation, and unique cool-toned brown shades that are hard to find elsewhere. The Super Boost Lip Gloss gets mixed feedback: some love the juicy, non-sticky finish, while others find it thin, fragranced, and underwhelming in product amount. Overall, the brand delivers reliable, no-fuss color products that work across features, but the gloss formula may not suit everyone.
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