Makeup artist Joy Fennell shares that exfoliating and moisturizing are good first steps.

Tracing your lips with liner and filling in the pigment later gives you a cleaner finish as well.

There are also different shades for which you have to employ certain methods, according toAllure.

Woman smiling in bright red lipstick

There’s a great solution for these problems and it involves using powder and tissue paper, asL’Oreal Parisexplains.

This hack is equally great for when you want a more matte finish, adds Maybelline New York.

TheL’Oreal Paris Infallible Pro Sweep + Lock Powderis a good choice.

Pallavi Symons powders her lips

As for lipstick, you could try theColor Sensational Creamy Matte Lipstickfrom Maybelline New York.

Moisturizing with lip balm afterward helps too.

The two textures will work to smoothen out your lips and make your lipstick last longer.

Woman exfoliating lips