While diamonds are a girl’s best friend, lipsticks aren’t way behind. In fact, lipstick is the main element that completes the makeup, and an outfit. The right lipstick can emphasize your overall look and enhance your confidence. However, there are some common lipstick mistakes frequently committed that can have adverse effects on your mood and appearance. It can be due to the wrong shade applied or the right shade not applied properly.
Here’s a close look at common lipstick mistakes to avoid.

1. Applying lipstick on chapped lips
   Applying lipstick on cracked lips can completely change your makeup look. Chapped lips make the lipstick look patchy with an uneven finish. Lipsticks need an even and a smooth surface to look beautiful and complete. It’s important to hydrate your lips before applying lipstick. Drink sufficient glasses of water, and apply a hydrating lip balm before applying lipstick.
2. Not exfoliating your lips
   Your lips can look ugly with fine lines, dry spots, wrinkles, or dead skin. It’s important to remove them before you apply your favorite lipstick. Exfoliate your lips by gently scrubbing and applying a moistening lip balm to a small tape. This process removes the dead cells, flakes, and dry skin from your lips to give a smooth surface.
3. Not using a lip liner or overusing it
   Totally ignoring to wear a lip liner or wearing too much of it can call for a disaster. Lining your lips with a lip liner gives your lips a supersaturated and a long-wearing look. Your lipstick will remain longer without bleeding or feathering out. It’s advisable to apply the lipstick first to know exactly how much lip liner is needed.
4. Choosing the wrong shade
   It’s the most common mistake to do, and the wrong shade will make you look flushed or dull. Know your skin tone before choosing a particular shade, and check out the guidelines for the same. There are different shades that suit fair skin tone, medium skin tone, and olive or dark skin tone.
5. Rubbing your lips together
   Rubbing your lips together to get an even finish is a common mistake that one should avoid. It ruins the application, and spreads the lipstick all around the lips.
6. Using the wrong shade for your lip size
   Lipsticks can actually enlarge or shrink your lips, depending on the shade. The dark matte ones make your lips look thinner, and the light glossy ones make them look fuller. Hence, it’s important to keep your lip size in mind before picking a shade.
7. Not considering blotching
   Forgetting to do a blotch test is another common mistake committed by most women. Have you ever noticed lipstick marks on your teeth while smiling in the mirror? It’s an embarrassing experience, and can catch you off guard in public. It’s important to blotch your lips using a tissue paper or your finger after applying lipstick.
8. Applying multiple layers of matte liquid lipsticks
   Matte liquid lipstick can become very uncomfortable and hard if multiple layers are applied. They also don’t have the soft and light feeling that creamy lipsticks have. Layering these lipsticks can make the lips cakey and flaky, leading to the formation of cracks.