genius lipstick hacks every woman needs to know

1. Use a clean, disposable mascara wand to scrub dry lips in preparation for applying lipstick smoothly. Simply dab some balm over your mouth to make your lips more slippery and make it simpler to slough off any flaky skin.

2. Keep lipstick off your teeth by sticking your clean pointer finger in your mouth, wrapping your lips around it, and pulling it out. Any lipstick that would have gotten on your teeth will be left on your finger.

3. Use your favorite pink lipstick of choice as a cheek color. Just be sure to blend it in with your finger like you would any cream blush.

4. Use ruined eyeshadow as a lip shade. When your favourite lip colour crumbles, save the broken bits in a compact container, combine the remaining product with some lip balm on a spoon, and apply.

5. To apply concealer with accuracy and opaqueness, use a concealer brush.

6. If you prefer a more stained, diffused look, apply your lipstick using a fluffy eye shadow brush.

7. Translucent powder may make any lipstick into a long-lasting version. Apply lip colour first, cover your mouth with a tissue, and then cover it with translucent powder. This will seal in your colour by transferring a small bit of the powder onto the tissue.

8. To nude out lips with a lot of pink or red tones, apply concealer over them before using any lipstick. This helps ensure that your lip color will look exactly how it does in the packaging on your lips; otherwise, the pink or red tones will alter how the color appears when you apply it.

9. You can also reshape your lips by first covering them with concealer, and then tracing just slightly outside your natural lip line with a lip liner pencil, making them appear larger. Continue to fill in your lips with the pencil for a matte look or finish with a gloss.

10. Blot properly between applications to extend the life of your lip colour. As a result, the first application's surplus oil is removed from your lips, allowing the second one to adhere to your lips more effectively and last longer.

11. Regardless of what that is, always choose a nude hue that is one shade darker than your skin tone. Choose a nude with a dash of pink if you have fair complexion, like CoverGirl Colorlicious Lipstick in "Honeyed Bloom"; If your skin tone is darker, choose chocolate browns, rose browns with a hint of shimmer, or caramel browns that have orange overtones. If your skin tone is medium, choose a neutral with orange undertones like CoverGirl Colorlicious Lipstick in "Caramel Kiss."

12. If you have fair skin, choose a blue-based red like CoverGirl Colorlicious Lipstick in "Hot." If you have olive skin, choose an orange-based red like CoverGirl Colorlicious Lipstick in "Garnet Flame." If you have darker skin, choose a burgundy red like CoverGirl Colorlicious Lipstick in "Tempt Berry."

13. Make a "X" on the middle of your top lip to perfect your Cupid's bow. The remainder of your lips should then be completely lined and filled in so that your matching lipstick has something to adhere to. That way, when it starts to wear off, it will do so evenly, and you won't have that tell-tale ring of lip liner around your mouth.

14. Use concealer and a concealer brush to line the outside of your lips and make your lipstick stand out. Your lips will look razor-sharp in the aftermath, which will astound you.

15. When travelling, place the lipstick bullets in a pillbox. You won't need to carry along eight containers of lip colour as a result.

16. To repair a broken lipstick, melt the end with a lighter and reattach it to the packaging's base. Finally, melt the two pieces together where they meet to reattach them. Be careful not to maintain the flame there for too long or your lipstick will melt. Oh, and be careful!).

17. To prevent your lipstick from melting while it's warm outside, store it in the refrigerator.

18. To accentuate your lips, use a softer shade of the same lipstick hue all over your mouth and a darker shade in the middle (you may even use concealer for a more dramatic effect).

19. Use hairspray to get lipstick out of clothes. Put hairspray on the cloth (make sure it's not dry-clean only), then wait a few minutes before removing it. After dabbing the stain, throw it in the washer.

20. To make your lip liner look less harsh, soften it with a clean fingertip after applying it and before applying your lipstick.

21. To prevent your lipstick from feathering, apply a clear cosmetic primer around the edge of your mouth before applying it. Consider using Cover Girl Tru Magic Clear Primer.