Lipstick

Lip gloss is a great product for making your lips look larger and fuller. If you hesitate to use lipstick because you don't want to make your lips stand out with a bright or dramatic color (or you're simply worried about it wearing off unevenly or getting on your teeth at the wrong time), lip gloss is a good alternative. Gloss can be demure or dramatic, but it's generally a product that's easy to use and hard to mess up.

You can use lip gloss to highlight your lips and change the appearance of their shape. For a glamorous but not over-the-top look, you can dab gloss on the center part of your lower lip over lipstick to give you a classic movie star kind of quality. A gloss with just a hit of color can make you look younger, and can even help protect your lips from chapping--without giving you a heavily made-up look.

While traditional glosses are often clear or pale, many modern cosmetic brands offer lip glosses with rich and vibrant colors. MAC lip gloss is a versatile line that can be used by itself or over lipstick to set the color and give it shine. Lancome, Mary Kay, and Clinique also offer affordable lip glosses that can take you from day to evening without having to change your color or the rest of your make-up.

Flavored lip glosses are also very popular. Many parents let their daughters experiment with makeup first by wearing lip glosses with just a little color and a fruity flavor. Even when you're grown up, a little bubble gum, strawberry, or cotton candy taste can give you a pick-me-up and a reason to smile on a gray day.