Everyone Is Talking About Suni Lee's Lips - Here's How She Does It (& The Products She Uses)
Superstar gymnast Sunisa "Suni" Lee scored three medals at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and she looked flawless while doing so. Whether she was doing flips on uneven bars or mesmerizing onlookers while gracefully performing her floor routine, we give Lee a solid 10 for always rocking perfect makeup. One feature that has really caught her fans' eyes is her rosy pout, and the 21-year-old athlete has now shared the exact products she uses. Lee revealed to People this week that she lines her lips with Make Up For Ever's Artist Color Pencil in the shade Anywhere Caffeine and then fills them in with the Wherever Walnut pencil from the same line. To add some shine, she uses the peptide lip treatments from Ole Henrikson and Rhode Skin.
Once fans found out how Lee achieved her perfect lip color, they couldn't stop raving about it. "She has had just the most beautiful glam this whole time. Iconic, love it. But people have specifically been asking about her lip products and I did some recon and I found out what they are," one TikTok user shared. Another TikTok creator copied Lee's lips by using a Make Up For Ever pencil and then adding some Ole Henriksen gloss on top. "This is a trend I'll get behind," a fan commented. While Lee looks gorgeous makeup-free, we're all for her getting glammed up during competition, and like any makeup guru, she knows that the secret to a beat face is all about the prep.
Suni Lee makes sure to prep her lips before applying her favorite products
Like any Olympic gold medalist, Suni Lee knows that setting the groundwork is the key to success, and that includes in her makeup application. "I've learned to do a good lip mask before I start my makeup routine. Then, it has time to absorb, and by the time you get to your lips, they're ready to go," the gymnast told Byrdie this June. As the benefits of lip masks go beyond moisturizing, the Minnesota native is definitely a step ahead of her beauty game.
Lee is usually seen with a full face of makeup, and she's not shy about honing her craft more and more. "I feel like I've elevated my look in the past few years," she told Allure last week. "I'm doing more glam when I'm competing. I'm a true believer in look good, feel good." To ensure that she can touch up her face at any time, the gymnast revealed that she keeps her products close by. "I keep my makeup bag with me on the floor. If you look closely, you'll see it; I'm always checking [that] everything's in place," Lee added to Allure. Fans who want to know what's in it are in luck, as Lee doesn't gatekeep her favorite products.
Suni Lee uses a plumping lip gloss
Suni Lee's full pout is au natural, but she does get a bit of help from the skincare brand U Beauty, created by luxury skincare pro and entrepreneur Tina Chen Craig. Her fave way to amp up her lips is with The Plasma Lip Compound — a plumping gloss that gives a faux filler look — but there's more to the story of why she prefers this product. "Seeing representation is so important, and I think it's equally as important to amplify representation if you have a platform to do so," Lee, whose family belongs to the Hmong Indigenous group, shared with Good Housekeeping in July.
While Lee has diversified her makeup products, she explained to Stylecaster in 2022 that she only used Rihanna's Fenty Beauty during the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. "My makeup lasted the entire day, even through the tears of winning a Gold medal!" she raved. If you're going to find one consistent product in her makeup bag, it's Fenty's lip gloss, which doesn't surprise us because it's a known fan-favorite lip line. Now, if Lee would only share which red lipstick she used for her in-competition touch-up!