When it comes to choosing lipstick shades, you have to be careful and try it our first. Choosing lipstick shades will depend on several factors. For those with large lips, colors like brown, purples and bronzes are great. For those with thinner lips, colors that are appropriate include berry, wine, cappuccino. The best colors for blondes include apricot, coral and peach shades. Redheads could use warm colors like cinnamon, terracotta and peachy brown.

Lipsticks contain oils, waxes, emollients and pigments that you should pay close attention for quality. Wax gives ease of application and shape to the lipstick. Carnauba wax made from the Brazilian wax palm tree leaves, natural beeswax and candelilla wax which is processed from the plant found in Mexico is used for this purpose. Fats and oils like cocoa butter, castor oil, lanolin, olive oil,   mineral oil and petrolatum are used in making lipsticks.

Use lip glosses and glitter lipsticks for special occasions and night parties to highlight your lips immensely. There are also lip glosses that make your lips appear fuller, plumper and more luscious. A very light red lipstick or film of pink gives you the appearance of carefree beauty. There are also attention-grabbing shades that are vey trendy and hot these days.