Velvety-Matte Precision Shaping Lip Liner
SUMMARY OF REVIEWS
Anastasia Beverly Hills Velvety-Matte Precision Shaping Lip Liner is a creamy, pigmented formula that glides on without tugging and lasts well. Celebrity makeup artist Ali Andreea calls it one of the best lip liners, and several creators praise the wide shade range, including unique grungy tones and true taupes like Deep Taupe. The matte finish is blendable and longwearing, though it's less gripping than Charlotte Tilbury's formula.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
Variant: Stormy
- “Anastasia Beverly Hills has one of the best lip liners out there. I love them. I love the formula. I love their colors”41:22–41:30
- “Stormy, which is like a cooler, slightly half a tone lighter than your Endless Cacao. So Endless Cacao is warmer. This is a little bit cooler tone, which I love”41:41–41:48
- “It gives you like a true contour for your lips. I love this color so so much”
- Source: Best makeup in 2025 - Jan 11, 2026
Variant: Deep Taupe
- “Deep Taupe is just that. There's no hint of pink in here”6:50–6:56
- “If you want a true taupe shade, I love this one cuz I feel like you can really build it up also to get it to be a little bit darker, but you can also keep it natural and just do a little bit more of a light hand”6:54–7:00
- “This is a timeless shade for me”7:05–7:07
- “I keep this in my purse. I have multiples of these”7:06–7:10
- “It's just such a great formula”7:08–7:11
- “Also matte, but not as gripping, I would say, as Charlotte Tilbury”7:10–7:14
- “Although it is matte, you can still kind of diffuse out the product as needed”7:14–7:18
- “ABH has so many great shades, cool tones, warm tones, deeper shades”7:18–7:25
- Source: The best lip liners and my go-to lip combos - Apr 15, 2026
Variant: Midnight Rouge
- “I've always loved the ABH lip liners, but they came out with new shades and I have to say that they are absolutely stunning”18:21–18:27
- “Incredibly pigmented, not a tugging type of formula, let's say like the MAC, more in the Makeup by Mario wheelhouse, but they have a nice longevity”
- “They don't slip all over, so you have control”18:49–18:58
- “The shades are endless. Honestly, they're so beautiful. So unique”18:55–19:01
- “I love this formula so much. I own probably 10 to 15 different colors”19:23–19:29
- “These shades are just new, different, grungy, great if you want something that's not the standard nude pink or nude brown”19:29–19:35
- “The formula is just top top tier”19:38–19:43
- “These definitely stood out to me as something that deserves more hype and one of my favorite purchases of the year”19:42–19:49
- Source: Top 10 products of 2025 best of beauty - Jan 19, 2026
- “Are a 10 out of 10 all around”
- “These are creamy, pigmented with a soft matte finish that is longwearing”0:57–1:02
- “And they just came out with four new shades”1:01–1:04
- Source: Rating hot new makeup releases - Nov 17, 2025
Variant: Hazelnut
Variant: Sepia
- “I do like to line my lips first. This is the Anastasia Beverly Hills sepia lip pencil”10:21–10:25
- “It's a gorgeous lip pencil”
- “If you pair it with a neutral lip pencil and just kind of blend it in and apply it as if you were like creating a lip stain that's just like my favorite way to wear bolder lips”10:34–10:38
- Source: Fresh & glowing everyday makeup look - May 12, 2026
Variant: Sepia
Variant: Cool Brown
- “It stays on all night”
- “It goes on matte, like a pencil”10:16–10:20
- “It sticks to your lips”10:19–10:21
- “You can eat, you can drink”10:21–10:24
- “You're not going to be out with your girls and then midway through the night realize your lip combo is gone”10:22–10:25
- “This is going to stay put”10:25–10:28
- Source: Best Sephora Products You Need: Full Face + VIB Rouge Sale Haul - Apr 21, 2026
Variant: Cinnamon
- “ABH has some of the best high-end lip liners out there, and I think their colors that they have are the best nudes and browns on the market”
- “These two colors are the exact same color”
- “Same. Can't tell a difference”
- “And they both worked so beautifully because the formulas are top tier”13:48–13:51
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
Variant: Cinnamon
- “$22 for the ABH Cinnamon”
- “You can see it's just a pretty dark warm brown cinnamon”
- “They're identical”
- “Cinnamon, $22”
- “The formulas I'm telling you are like identical”
MIXED / NEGATIVE
No negative reviews yet — creators have only had good things to say.
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4.6 / 5 from 8 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Features
- Matte finish (3) · Wide shade range (3) · Easy to use (3) · Pigmented (2) · Long-wearing (2)
- Value
- Value for money (2)
Product details
Details
- Type
- lip liner
- Finish
- matte
- Shade
- Cinnamon
- Key ingredients
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