Protect and care for your lips...
No amount of lipstick can disguise dry flaky lips.  In fact, things just look worse...So , its important to keep your lips healthy and vital (see above).  In addition, most lip balms make great bases for lipstick and provide you with lip protection.

How to apply lip makeup with serious staying power
i) Prime lip area with lip primer, or foundation and  set the foundation with a light dusting of loose translucent powder. 

ii) Apply liner first,  starting with the upper lip outer corner and line edge of lip to the top half. Repeat on the other side starting at the outer corner. Repeat this process for bottom lip.  Make sure your lip liner is sharp for a clean precise line. makeup tips for lips

iii) Soften pencil lip line with lip brushicon by gently blending edge.

iv) Follow with lipstick applied from the tube and blended with the lip brush to smooth and even out.

v) Blot lips on a tissue (press lips together on a tissue), lightly dusting again and applying more lipstick using lip brush. Follow this with a gentle blot (avoids lipstick on your teeth), a light dust and if desired, gloss or shine.

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Define your lips with liner and increase your lip beauty impact

Makeup tips for lips must include this one as it is critical to the most important beauty feature on your face, next to your eyes.  Defining your lips can enhance as well as produce great looking lips and your own individual needs and beauty style will dictate what lip liner you use.  What works for most of us is a good quality neutral liner that is versatile color-wise.  Other wise, choose  colors that match your lipsticks.  For more natural looking lips, use a neutral lip liner that matches your lip's tone and a sheer lipstick or gloss.

If desired, you can re-shape your lips with liner and lipstick technique to reduce or increase size or bring balance to uneven lips.