Makeup Artists Agree: Wear These 15 Lipsticks to Make Your Teeth Look Whiter

I love wearing bold lip color. I don’t do it often, but when I do, I like to go all out. I’ll wear a dark burgundy hue to dinner, a vivid cherry red to a holiday party, and an electric pink on a night out with friends. However, as I, unfortunately, know all too well, there can be an unforeseen side effect of wearing lipstick—that is, your teeth look a bit yellow. 

Blame it on my incessant coffee drinking (I refuse to start the day without at least one cup), but every so often, I’ll swipe on a bold lipstick only to grimace at my reflection in the mirror. No one—myself included—wants yellow-tinged teeth. While the right teeth-whitening products can certainly help, so can choosing the right shade of lipstick. Yes, really. The shade you choose can either make your teeth look whiter, or do the opposite. 

To avoid choosing a shade that dulls my smile ever again, I reached out to makeup artists. I wanted to know which specific shades of lipstick they swear by for making teeth look whiter and brighter. And let me tell you right now, their recommendations didn’t disappoint.