It's better to wear lipstick that complements your facial coloring than to choose your lip color based on the whiteness of your teeth. Come people claim that lipsticks with some orange in them will help your teeth look whiter, but what good will that do if your lipstick color makes your skin look sallow? No, the thing to do is wear lipstick that looks nice with your skin tones, and whiten your teeth.
There are oodles of toothpastes that claim to whiten your teeth, but if you want to see a real difference in a short period of time, buy the whitening strips and use them. Some stay on for a half hour each day for a week: you can use them while watching TV or reading. Toothpastes and bleaching systems all use peroxide of one kind or another to do the bleaching, but the toothpaste has a much lower concentration, so it doesn't work as fast. If you do go the toothpaste route, look for one with the highest level of carbamide peroxide. It will probably also be the most expensive: it will also probably work the best. Don't take a toothpaste that claims to whiten but doesn't contain peroxide: all toothpastes white teeth to some extent, in that if you use, them, you do manage to scrape away the day's accumulation of nastiness. But if your teeth are stained, a regular toothpaste won't make a difference.
If you have the money, forget at home whitening and get yourself down to the dentist. The dentist uses a bleaching system in combination with a light that speeds the process, so you walk in with dingy teeth and walk out with a bright, white smile.
