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1. Exfoliate. To keep the skin on your lips smooth and make lipstick glide on more evenly, regular exfoliation is key. One easy, at-home method: Aloette Soothe n' Smooth ($24.50; aloette.com), a two-part scrub-and-balm set designed to remove flakes and nourish lips with peppermint, beeswax, aloe and safflower oil. Editors' trick: Take a clean, dry toothbrush (not the one you use to brush your teeth) and rub a bit of Vaseline onto the bristles, then gently brush your lips for several seconds to smooth away rough spots.
2. Alternate lipsticks from time to time. While matte shades tend to have more pigment and fewer moisturizing ingredients (that's what makes them last longer), most nonmatte lipsticks actually help your lips retain moisture, according to Ronald Moy, M.D., president of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. A better bet: Revlon Moisturous Lip-color ($7.50; at drugstores), which comes in 24 shades.
3. Use the right liner technique. How to do it correctly: Start with a liner just slightly darker than your lipstick shade and outline the shape you desire (going outside your lip line slightly will make lips look fuller). Next, use the side edge of the liner tip or a lip brush to feather the color inward. Then, fill in with the lighter lipstick. For easy application, choose a pencil in a nearly nude shade, such as Bliss lip liner stick in Pink Eraser ($15; blissworld.com)
4. Use the right shade of lipstick. Just because a particular color is the current rage doesn't mean it will work for you. Test a new shade on your lips, not just on the back of your hand: "You might as well just be looking at it in the tube, because it's not going to be the same on your face," explains Jennifer Artur, a makeup artist and owner of A Beautiful Life beauty boutique in New Hope, Pa. When in doubt, go with a beige-pink color (or beige-brown color if you have darker skin). One neutral color that works well on just about everyone: Maybelline Wet Shine Diamonds lipstick in Pink Topaz ($6.75; at drugstores)
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