How to Get Your Lipstick to Last 24/7

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There is nothing worse than walking around with a faint ring-around-your-lips just an hour after you put on fresh lipstick. So what type of products can help your lips maintain perfect appeal? For maximum endurance, try these tips.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Matte lipstick
Lip liner

Step1

Go matte. This type of lipstick texture tends to stay put better than creamy or glossy lipsticks because it has more pigment and a smaller amount of moisturizer, which can cause color to bleed or come off.

Step2

Switch out oily balms. Lots of women wear lip balm under lipstick to combat dryness, but if it's oil- or petrolatum-based, it will make lipstick slip off. Try to gently scrub your lips with a washcloth and use a wax-based balm like ChapStick 100% Naturals Botancial Medley ($3 at drugstores).

Step3

Apply liner pre-lipstick. Filling in your mouth completely with a pencil that matches your lips' natural color will anchor lipstick and make it last longer.

Step4

Use your finger to apply lipstick. By dabbing it on, the color embeds in your lip and creates a stain that won't run off on you.

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scrappycat said

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on 5/31/2008 This is very useful information for people like me, who sometimes forget to keep a tube of lipstick in the handbag. If I follow your directions before leaving the house, I'll look better for longer. Thanks, Judy.