A kiss is just a kiss... or is it? A kiss can be so much more if you have the perfect pout to pucker up with. Famous kissable lips like those of Angelina Jolie, Jessica Biel, and Scarlett Johansson can be achieved with just a little bit of effort - and product - on your part.

The first step in caring for your lips is by protecting them. To keep your lips looking their loveliest, start by wearing a daily lip balm with a minimum of SPF 15, which will protect your lips from harmful UV rays. However, if you are planning on a day at a beach or you're going to spend an excessive amount of time in the sun, bring a lip balm with SPF 30 or higher.

Just as you would exfoliate your face and body once per week, you should also be sloughing your lips' dead skin cells away. Exfoliating your lips on a weekly basis will remove any dry skin layers and show off your freshest lips. To exfoliate your lips, use a soft bristled tooth brush, or even a washcloth, with your favorite skin exfoliator to remove dead skin cells. Popular skin exfoliators like Bella Bronze or 100% Pure can be used on your lips, too. For best results, exfoliate in the shower or during your daily cleansing routine so that your lips are moist and will be easier to exfoliate. After your exfoliation treatment, use a moisturizing lip treatment to treat your pucker.

Plump Up Your Pucker

If you're after plumper lips, your options are bountiful. If permanent pouty lips are what you're after, lip augmentation is becoming a more popular procedure. With a lip augmentation, you have a variety of choices in the materials that are injected into your lips. Your doctor will discuss with you the options, which include your own fat cells, Restylane or a Reviderm (which is similar material that is in saline breast implants). A lip augmentation can cost anywhere from $300 to $1,500, depending on the type of injection and the type of procedure performed by your cosmetic doctor. Don't want to engage in permanent perfection? Or, maybe you're a more budget-conscience lip consumer? Plump your lips with something less expensive, as well as less painful, with a temporary lip plumper.

Temporary lip plumpers provide a wonderful substitute for lip injections because they provide a similar effect without the cost, pain and maintenance. Temporary lip plumpers are found in many lip glosses and lip sticks now. Consider the Too Faced Lip Injection Extreme, which comes with everything you need to have bigger and better lips in no time. Using a lip plumper every time you touch up your gloss will give you the full and fabulous lips you've been longing for.

Day to Nighttime Diva

Now that you've sloughed and puffed your lips, it's time to make them up. Whether you're prim and proper with a pretty-in-pink hue, or a radiant-in-red diva, you have plenty of options to achieve that perfect pucker. To look your best during the day, whether it's for work or play, simply use a little tinted gloss over your SPF infused lip balm. A tinted gloss will give you a bit of color so you look beautiful, but not overly made up. However, if you are looking for something a bit more dramatic try a fabulous lip stick shade that packs a lot of color. Reds are always great for a dramatic look. If you are planning on using a bit more color, remember to outline your lips before filling in your lips with color. Your lip pencil should match your shade of lipstick. For a more flawless look, use a lipstick brush to apply your lipstick.

Take Care of Your Teeth

Your teeth are just as much a part of your smile as your luscious lips, so don't neglect your chompers when trying to perfect that pout. Teeth whitening continues to gain popularity - everyone from your next door neighbor to celebrity A-listers have joined the whitening craze. Whitening your teeth will not only give you a sparkling smile, but whiter teeth will help accentuate your perfectly pouted lips. Interested in whitening? There are a few options easily accessible if you want to whiten and brighten.

First, consider whitening toothpaste from your local drug store. Whitening toothpaste generally won't whiten your teeth drastically, but is good if you just need a little brightening or maintenance on your already beaming smile. The cost for the whitening toothpaste is typically under $5.00, so it works well with any budget. If you're working with a higher budget, your dentist can discuss teeth whitening options with you. A whitening procedure will leave your teeth drastically whiter and brighter, but will cost upwards of $500.

Better Smile... Priceless

Not quite ready for repeat visits to the dentist's office, but need a little more than toothpaste to help whiten your smile? An additional option that will take your smile from drab to fab is the GoSmile B1 Go All Out Kit. This kit, available at www.makeup.com, comes with everything you need to whiten your teeth up to seven shades in one week, as well as the tools you need to maintain your new fabulous smile. The GoSmile B1 Go All Out Kit is under $130.00, so it will leave your smile sparkling and your wallet filled.

It's been said that your smile increases your face value. Make sure your smile is perfect by taking care of your teeth and lips with proper cleaning and priming. Lip liners, lipsticks, lip plumpers and necessary SPF all work together to perfect your pout. Choose options that work best with your budget and lifestyle. Your smile will brighten, and its value will be priceless.

Products mentioned in this article

Bella Bronze Tarroco Orange & Walnut Exfoliator For Face

100% Pure Honey Strawberry Facial Polish

Too Faced Lip Injection Extreme

GoSMILE B1 Go-All-Out