Lipstick will last longer if you fill in your lips with the liner first. If you're using light lipstick, try a nude liner. Then slick your lipstick on top. After applying lipstick, take your index finger and pop it in your mouth, then pull it out. The excess lipstick will come off on your finger rather than your teeth. |

Lip gloss is infamous for wearing off fast, but if you fill in lips first with the liner, the gloss has something to stick to. Some women prefer to apply liner first, arguing that you won't be able to see the natural line of your lips if you apply lipstick first. But for some others lips look more natural when they line lips after apply lipstick. Defined lips are great, but make sure the liner matches the lipstick or gloss. Dark liner and light lips is tacky.

Never use a test lipstick on your lips. It's just plain unhygienic. Instead, test lipstick on your fingertips. It's a closer fit to your lips than the back of your hand. Don't throw out a bad color lipstick. You can also color in lips with a darker liner before applying a lipstick that's too bright.

Discreetly lick your lips before taking a sip from a glass. It works. Keep lipstick off glass. If your lips are thinned out and wrinkled, avoid matte or a gloss and stick with a creamy lipstick.

Your skin color will determine what shades are right on you. You may like a lipstick on your friend, but it may not look good on you. Orange or brown shades, including corals, look good on few people. These shades tend to make teeth appear yellow.

If you want to wear red lipstick, keep the rest of your makeup light. Women who wear heavy eye makeup and dark lipstick can look clownish. Don't play up the eyes and the mouth. For "plump" lips, apply liner just outside your natural lip line. Dab a bit of gloss in the middle of your bottom lip.

Lipstick can act as a blush. But never use blush as a lipstick. If your lipstick breaks off, simply take off the broken portion with a tissue, then slowly wave a lit match under the broken piece of lipstick. When it's melted a bit, put it back on the base, swivel it down and put it in the fridge -- uncovered -- for 30 minutes.