Making Your Lips Kiss Worthy

Every woman dreams of kissing a frog and turning him into Prince Charming. But think about it from the frog's perspective: rough, chapped lips puckering up, ugly lines criss-crossing the lips, coming in close to plant a smacker on the mouth. Yuck! If you want to kiss your Prince Charming then you need to be sure your lips are like a Princess's? Do your lips look so soft and luscious that men are drawn irresistibly to them?

The chances are your lips will always have room for improvement. So, in order to make them look prettier you need to do a few simple things. First, begin by cleaning them with a gentle cleanser. Then, exfoliate them in order to remove embedded gunk and dirt. Thereafter, take a soft bristled brush and rub it, gently, all over your lips, paying special attention to the corners, the lower lip and the bow tip of the arch.

This helps scrub off dead cells and reveals the fresher, newer skin that is hidden below. Once you are done, you will notice that your lips look visibly cleaner and softer. Apply a lip balm to them to lock in the moisture and you are good to go.

If you wish to apply make-up, and you must, then begin by applying foundation to your lips, just the way you apply it to the rest of the face. Your lips should be clean, free of dead cells and freshly moisturised. The foundation will help iron out the wrinkles and will conceal the different shades of lip colour: for example, the inner lip is always lighter in colour than the edges and so on.

Then apply face powder and brush off the excess with your face brush. This will help ensure that your lipstick stays put for a longer period of time.

After you have applied foundation and powder, apply a lip liner. The shade of your lip liner should be darker than your lipstick. Apply it to the outer edges of the lips.

If you want to play it smart, then you can make fat lips look slightly thinner by applying the lip liner a tad inside the boundaries of the lips. Don't put it too far inside or it will look unnatural. If you want to make thin lips look more pouty; then apply the lip liner slightly outside the boundaries of the lips.

Now, apply the lipstick. It could be made from cream or powder and the rule of thumb is this: fat lips should not be coloured with very dark shades or they will appear larger. To draw attention away from them, use neutral pinks or creams. To make thinner lips appear plumper, feel free to use the darkest shades you dare.

Shiny lips might look too garish during daylight and in the office. To subdue the shade and to get a "matt" effect, dust down the lips with powder. Then, kiss a piece of tissue paper and slip it between your lips too; this will help remove excess lipstick that would probably have stained your teeth later.