Lipstick is one of the best ways to lift your look and elevate your style, but so many women aren’t using it to their full potential. Let’s change that right now by looking at some of the best lipstick hacks I know…

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Smooth your smile
If you want your smile to be as smooth and slick as possible, you should exfoliate your lips while they’re dry, using a clean mascara wand. Once you’ve removed the dead skin, apply a little lip balm, and slick on your favorite shade of lipstick for a smooth, flawless look.

Whiten your teeth
Although lipstick won’t permanently lighten your teeth – you’ll need the help of a good cosmetic dentist like Prince Dental Group for that – it can provide a temporary solution. If your teeth are looking less than perfectly pearly, apply a pinky-nude shade to your lips and your teeth will instantly look whiter and brighter. Dark shades just highlight the yellow of your teeth, while light pinky shades will detract from any imperfections and immediately brighten your style. It really is that simple.

Brighten your cheeks
So many women still don’t know that lipstick doesn’t just have to stay n the lips., Your favorite shade of pink lipstick can also be applied to your cheeks, and as long as you blend it carefully, it will give you a healthy colorful glow that’s just as good as any cream blush on the market.

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Get precise with a concealer brush
If you want your lipstick to look as neat and natural as possible, instead of applying it with a lipstick brush, or directly from the lipstick container, use a concealer brush instead. This brilliant beauty hack will not only allow you to apply it far more accurately, but it will also enable you to create an opaque look that it would be difficult to achieve using other methods.

Make it last
If your sick of having to reapply your lipstick look every few hours, simply apply a thin layer of translucent powder over your lipstick once it has been fully applied, and then do a little blotting with a tissue to remove the excess, The powder will not only keep your lipstick in place all day, but it will help you achieve a more natural matte look without much effort.

Go a shade darker
If nude lipstick is your thing, but you can never seem to make it look as good as the models do, it’s not you – it’s your lipstick. So many women make the mistake of choosing a nude lipstick that is the same color as their skin, when actually., they should be choosing a nude that is one shade darker than they are. This will help to give the lips more definition, while still appearing to be nude and natural.

Now you know the secrets to better-looking lipstick, time to start practicing so next time you have a big night out, you can really blow everyone away with your luscious, long-lasting lips.