Keep lips smooth by exfoliating them
Exfoliate your lips regularly to keep them soft and to sop flakes of dry skin ruining your lipstick. You can buy exfoliating lip scrubs, or you could just gently brush your lips with a toothbrush. Keeping your lips exfoliated will help your lipstick go on smoother and make it stay looking great for longer.
Start with
clean lips
To get long lasting lipstick, you need to make sure that your lips are perfectly clean before you start. Any grease or oil from food, for example, or oily moisturizer from your face, will stop the lipstick adhering to your lips. Wash your lips thoroughly before applying lipstick and blot them to make sure that there is no moisture left that could ruin the effect of the lipstick and stop it going on smoothly.
Keep your
lips well hydrated
Using a lip balm regularly will also help to keep your lips smooth and flake free, but it’s also a good idea to use it underneath your lipstick too. Apply lip balm for about ten minutes before you apply lipstick and it will hydrate your lips and stop the lipstick being absorbed by your lips. The best way to do this is to apply lip balm first, and then do your face and eye makeup, and leave your lipstick until the very last.