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Lipstick can instantly spruce up a look when it’s worn right, but wearing it wrong can create dreadful beauty mishaps. Three main tips can transform the way you wear lipstick. First, go natural with shades that bring out your inner beauty. Next, test shades before dedicating yourself to a new beauty routine. Finally, diversify your makeup kit with a couple great looking shades of lipstick to wear on different occasions. Check out my tips on how to wear lipstick, and then enter a giveaway. Five U.S. winners can pick their choice of lipstick shade from Kismet Cosmetics!

Fall 2015 Beauty Tips on How to Wear Lipstick

1.) Select shades that accentuate your natural beauty.

Choose lipstick shades that compliment your skin tone and brighten your teeth. Kismet Cosmetics offers a Natural Neutrals semi-matte lipstick line perfect for everyday use. For a business casual situation, lipstick should compliment your look without standing out on its own. Even on weekends, a neutral shade is very complimentary. When your lipstick is barely noticeable, it creates a friendly, down to earth look, while still looking dressy enough for any special occasion.

2.) Test shades before committing to a routine look.

There’s nothing worse than a beauty mishap that goes unnoticed. It’s important to test out lipstick shades before dedicating yourself to a certain look. Committing yourself to a lipstick shade is a big deal. Double check that you are making a change for the positive. Test the lipstick on different surfaces, and view the color in different lights. Ask an honest friend for an opinion when you wear it. When someone else said the Kismet lipstick looked good on me, I knew it was a keeper.

3.) Keep more than one shade in your makeup kit.

Playing with makeup is fun. Multiple shades can fit your style. Adding different shades to your makeup kit brings personality to your look. Buy a lipstick that is a shade or two darker than the color you wear regularly. Pair the darker shade with simple eye make up, and pair the lighter shade with heavier eye make up. This gives you some versatility to change your look for different occasions.

I tried out both of these shades of lipstick from the Natural Neutrals collection. The lighter color was barely noticeable, but it gave me a more polished and professional look. The darker color was more fun and eye catching. Wearing the lipstick gave me a new strategy for creating a put together look on special occasions. I would highly recommend this collection.

Trying out new lipsticks showed me how to look more pulled together for any occasion. Do you remember a moment when you upped your makeup game? Share them with me on Instagram! Kismet Cosmetics has a wide variety of lipsticks so you can find the shade that looks best on you. Ready to shop for lipstick from Kismet Cosmetics? Now through the end of October, you can get free first-class shipping.