• Begin with the first step of applyling the lipliner at the center of your natural upper lip line to define the bow then work toward the outer corners to complete the line.
• Start at one corner of your bottom lip then follow your natural lip line all the way to the other corner.
• Choose a lipliner that matches your lipstick or a flesh tone shade for a soft, natural look.
• To get plumper, pinker looking lips do not touch up by drawing a hard lip line; smudge it so lips look fuller! For a more dramatic fullness, choose a lipstick shade with a hint of frost.
• To avoid lipstick on your teeth, put your index finger in your mouth and then draw it out slowly with your mouth closed. What you see on your finger is what would have ended up on your teeth!

Tips to Apply Lip Liner
Before putting on a lip color on your lips, use a lip liner or pencil as this will help in forming the natural shape of your mouth. To apply the lip liner you just have to draw line outside your natural lip line for more fullness and another line on the inside of your natural lip line to make it appear slightly thinner. But if you want to achieve a luscious pout for your lips, add a line on the bottom lip that is two shades lighter than the line of your upper lip.

For a more freedom on your lip colors, ensure that you have the various colors of your lip liner pencils as one single color of lip liner will not cut it out especially if you want to create an illusion of fullness and heavier for your lips.
Tips to Lip Gloss
Applying lip gloss with essential oils will make your lips look wonderful as well as your feeling. The choices of warm and cool shades for your lip gloss are great for your lipstick as these will make your favorite lipstick color to have that extra layer of light loving color. Plus, you can even wear lip glosses alone if you want a more pretty and natural look. However, in achieving this look, choose the best lip gloss that matches your skin tone.

Dark lips
Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, stop smoking and avoid-lipstick. Apply a layer of oil and leave it on for several hours. Best apply before going to bed. Mix coconut oil and almond oil in equal quantity. Apply a coat of this on the lips and leave on overnight. This has to be done daily for at least two weeks for best results.

Cracked lips
Protect the lips from weather by applying heavy plain cream. Avoid licking your lips. To cure dry chapped lips apply peanut butter or coco butter to your lips before going to bed. Grind rose petals with cream on the top of milk and apply on lips to cure the cracked lips. Take vitamin B, C foods in diet. Hot water fomentation, followed by a mixture of vaseline and honey applied on the lips at least thrice a week will prevent lips from chapping.

Exfoliate lips
Lips should be moisturized and exfoliated. Exfoliate lips with your gentle facial scrub using a toothbrush or just the tips of your fingers. You can make a paste using baking soda and water to exfoliate lips as well. Work it for a minute and then rinse with lukewarm water.

General care for lips
Apply cold cream or moisturizer or lip balm before applying lipstick. To get natural pink lips apply beetroot juice before bed. Grind rose petals and apply on lips to get smooth pink lips. Apply menthol based lip balm and brush gently on lips to get rid off chapped lips.

Most of us wear a lipstick or lip gloss to create an attractive look and stand among the crowd. but we must not blindly use make up that can harm our beauty and health up to a major extreme.

Choose your lipgloss carefully

Because of its shiny, reflective nature, some dermatologists claim that applying lipgloss and then going in the sun is the equivalent of taking a magnifying glass and focusing the concentrated sun rays directly on your lips. If you’re going to wear lipgloss, choose one that has a high level of SPF included in its formula.

Use High SPF

If your absolute favorite lipgloss doesn’t have SPF in it, you must find a chapstick or baselayer lip balm that has it so that you can wear the protective product underneath. Wear a lip balm with at least SPF 30 underneath all your lip colors at all times and this will keep your lips extra moisturized.

Pick a lipstick instead

Since lipsticks have more pigment than lipglosses, using one will provide you with better sun protection. Matte lipsticks especially have an advantage over glosses because they are less reflective and have the most coverage of lipstick formulas.

• The first step to seriously sexy lips is to ensure you have moisturized lips. Start off by exfoliating your lips with a gentle exfoliating brush or a toothbrush, using gentle circular motions and finish off by applying lip balm.
• Next you need to create a primer, a blank canvas to begin weaving your magic. To do this, apply foundation over the face and lips, fading out your natural lip line.
• Using a loose powder, dust some over your lips, which will help to secure the foundation.
• Choose a lip liner pencil that is as close to your natural lip line as possible. Pencil in the lines, around your natural lip lines, but not on your natural lip lines. The idea is to extend your lip line slightly, but not too dramatically as you will look like Bozo the clown.
• Next, using the same lip liner pencil, and using light strokes, color in the base of your lips as if you were coloring in a sketch. Work the color in by smudging and blending it into your lip surface using a lip brush or ear bud.
• Now that you’ve created a larger mouth, apply a dab of clear lip gloss only on the top and bottom of your lips and avoid the outer corners. This will make the center of your lips really stand out.
• Finish off the look with a dot of congealer dabbed at the top center of your upper lip and bottom center of your lower lip.

Mix and match lip colors

You can create your unique color combinations by mixing lipstick colors on your lips to define your mouth, add color to your face and manage your overall look. If you have the right Make up color palette, that way you can customize your lip color to create the effect you want and to match different clothes.

So, with so many options there is no need to restrict yourself to wearing the same lipstick colors all the time. Your lip colors can range from natural looking pinks and beiges, to oranges, to dramatic and elegant reds. And, as a finishing touch, your lipstick should go well with blusher and also eye shadow to suit you.

When its lipstick, pigment is the leader

The main ingredient in lipstick is pigment, which gives the color. Pigment involves oils to moisturize your lips and wax to keep its shape. The ratios of these ingredients may vary but the more pigment it has, the more it dries your lips. Lipstick is available in stick, cream and frosted formulas, and in a wide range of colors. Some lipsticks offer high solid coverage, while others are sheer and natural. And quality does not depend on price, you can find good quality lipstick at cheap prices.

Here is how to choose lipstick colors

While selecting a lipstick you need to consider the clothing that you are wearing. Your lipstick color should complement your outfit, not clash with it.

The occasion and dress style (casual or formal) are also important factors. If its a casual wear natural colors would be more appropriate while deeper colors such as dark reds would suit for a party or formal events.

After you have decided on a color, try it on your lips and test the color in natural light. Here are listed the different types of lipsticks.

• Sheer

  Looks naturally, wet and shiny, and it is not long lasting since it contains little pigment. Includes lip glosses (stains and tints), and offer little coverage. If you color in the lips with a light color pencil first your lipstick will last longer.

• Shimmer

  Metallic shimmers contain small pieces of mica to reflect the light but this quality looks more subtle after applied to the lips. Shimmers draw attention to the lips and can make them appear fuller.

• Cream

  Moisturizing lipstick containing oils and conditioners (like a lip balm), that makes them lighter and smoother than heavy mattes. Cream lipsticks are available in long lasting formulas.

• Matte

  Longest lasting formula containing the most pigment (which can dry your lips) provides deep opaque colors. Lighter mattes are known as semi matte. With a matte or semi-matte lip color you can create a warm, natural effect and they can also make the lips look thinner.

• Long-lasting

  This deep, creamy, time-release (semi-permanent) formula uses the heat from your lips to stimulate continuous release of color that does not fade and can last up to eight hours.