The ultimate in sexy lips

DeShawn Hatcher, makeup artist with FACE atelier (clients include Beyonce Knowles, Tom Cruise, and Vanessa Williams) shares some of his favorite tips for keeping your smile hot during this cold season:

· Reds, deep corals, and deep browns enhance the size of lips so use those if you want bigger lips. If you want smaller lips, the less color the better so use a lip color very close to your natural skin tone. Then you can adjust the color to your liking by adding a hint of pink or brown.

· For the ultimate sexy lips, choose your favorite lip color and then take a lip gloss and only gloss the center of the lower lip. This does two things. It gives you a sexy soft pout but also avoids the fried chicken greasy lip when too much gloss is applied.

· Color combinations to use: Red lips- try a soft pink lip gloss like FACE atelier’s Flamingo Lip Glaze. Brown/Orange lips- try a taupe or cognac gloss color. Also try a gold shimmer lip gloss for an evening or sun-kissed look.

· For creating fuller lips, apply a lip color slightly darker than your natural skin tone. Then take a lip gloss and apply it “thinly” on the top and bottom of your lips staying with your natural lip line. It will make your lips pop! If you are over the age of 25, the shiny lip gloss that can be seen for miles is not for you!