It’s one other nice Sunday, a time for me to share my magnificence suggestions. At present, I need to speak about lip care and right here you’ll discover 5 tremendous straightforward steps that I do to look after my lips.

On a regular basis, our lips are uncovered to the dangerous results of the weather, however we usually neglect to look after them. They’re as delicate as our eyes, overused every day particularly when you’re a chatterbox like me, and we must always give them the particular remedy that they deserve.

I actually hadn’t actually cared about these items and it was solely not too long ago that I began to alter my dangerous habits, effectively virtually. It’s nonetheless laborious for me to do step one – which is definitely the best – however I’m doing my greatest. 😉

THE REASON
That is the story that modified my dangerous lip habits

I can’t keep in mind the precise date when this occurred, however I can nonetheless keep in mind the ache I felt that morning and I nonetheless see the impact on my lips. It was a type of mornings after I had been partying all night time and I awoke with a foul case of hangover as a result of I used to be dehydrated past dehydration. I couldn’t open my mouth.. my lips had been caught collectively as a result of they had been too dry. I do know I wasn’t considering straight as a result of after I obtained up from mattress to brush my enamel within the toilet, I compelled open my mouth and though my lips did half, it resulted in a giant reduce within the middle of my higher lip.

It bled, however dried up after some time. I couldn’t exit for days after that as a result of the therapeutic wound was actually noticeable on my higher lip. I believed it’ll heal simply tremendous, however no! Now I’m left with a crooked higher lip with a giant dent on the middle. Oh effectively, at the least I’m distinctive this manner. LOL!

With out additional ado, listed below are the 5 steps to a more healthy, softer and extra stunning lips!

Step 1
Drink Up!

Ever since we had been children, we had been all the time informed (not simply by our mother and father however it was additionally taught at school) to drink numerous water – at the least 8-10 glasses a day. This is essential for our well being and well-being, and as a bonus, it additionally helps in holding our lips hydrated. Once I’m dehydrated, like after I’ve had an excessive amount of alcohol (not water) to drink, I discover that my lips are particularly pale and dry. Consuming water virtually instantly solves this subject.

I’m nonetheless scuffling with this step, although, as a result of I’m simply not a water-drinker. I don’t like consuming one thing which has no style. I had remedied this final 12 months after I purchased a particular pitcher made for lemon water. It has a compartment on the middle the place you’ll put the lemon slices and it’ll additionally hold all of the seeds from getting combined together with your water. This pitcher made life simpler for me, at the least in relation to making and consuming lemon water.

However I had stopped consuming lemon water currently as a result of the worth of lemons right here had tripled, and if I sum it up, I’d be spending round Php1,350 a month only for my lemon water. I can use that cash for make-up as a substitute, so I’ll simply should drive myself to drink pure water. What I do now’s consider the advantages I’d get by consuming water so I’m distracted and never discover the tastelessness of the water. It’s additionally not really useful to drink giant quantities of water in only one go, so I attempt to drink a glass of water each hour or so, and about 2 glasses after consuming. 😀

Step 2
Buff Away!

Our lips are likely to get chapped, flaky and dry particularly throughout colder months when the air is dry. Even throughout sizzling and humid days, once we activate the air-conditioner, the air will get dry as effectively, so our lips nonetheless undergo. I used to have a foul behavior of pulling the flaky and dry patches from my lips. Once I’m extraordinarily targeted with work, I unconsciously do that. I solely discover it after I really feel the ache and style the blood from the place I’ve pulled.

Looking the web, I came upon solely final 12 months that our lips additionally have to be exfoliated every so often, not simply our face and physique. I got here throughout quite a lot of lip scrub recipes and the one I’ve not too long ago been utilizing is the sugar scrub. I take advantage of brown sugar which is softer than the white model, take about half a teaspoon and utilizing simply my clear ring finger, gently therapeutic massage the sugar in small circles throughout my whole lips. After about 2 minutes, I simply rinse it with water and I really feel that my lips are softer and extra kissable-supple. 😉

I solely use the sugar scrub twice every week, typically even simply as soon as every week. For days after I’m not exfoliating with brown sugar, I take advantage of a tender toothbrush that I take advantage of just for my lips (a child toothbrush can be used) and gently therapeutic massage my lips with it. Utilizing a toothbrush alone is just not that efficient, although, so I put a little bit of Vaseline Lip Remedy first earlier than massaging with the toothbrush. That is the best manner for me to exfoliate my lips, and is usually the tactic I take advantage of after I’m in a rush.

Step 3
Cover and Protect

5 Fundamental, Simple Steps to Extra Stunning Lips

Simply since you’re not a smoker doesn’t prevent from having darkish pigmented lips. Exposing our lips to the dangerous rays of the solar with none safety will slowly darken its colour, may lead to solar spots and even worse, most cancers. I additionally realized this the laborious manner as a result of I seldom use solar safety and now I’ve a darkish spot on my decrease lip. There’s additionally a terrific likelihood that it was brought on by one of many wounds brought on by me pulling the flaky patches on my lips, however nonetheless! For days after I’m not sporting any lipstick, I now use both Chanel Hydrating Lip Remedy SPF 15 or Ocean Potion Moisturizing Lip Potion SPF 45.

Step 4
Moisture Attract

5 Fundamental, Simple Steps to Extra Stunning Lips

Eventhough many of the lipsticks I take advantage of are moisturizing, I nonetheless make it a behavior to make use of a lip balm beneath. It helps in holding my lips moisturized and in addition protects it from chapping and flaking. I take advantage of my Chanel Rouge Coco Baume which is a greater model of, and I consider is the alternative for, Chanel Hydrating Lip Remedy SPF 15. Chanel Rouge Coco Baume is healthier as a result of it’s extra moisturizing than the Hydrating Lip Remedy, however because it doesn’t have any SPF in it, I don’t use it throughout days after I know my lips shall be uncovered to the solar. Dior Addict Lip Glow Shade Reviver Balm has an SPF 10, however it adjustments my lip colour, so I couldn’t use it beneath a lipstick. I can perhaps pair it with a lipgloss! Oh, why haven’t I considered that earlier than? 😀

For matte lipsticks, my go-to lip primer is MAC Prep+Prime Lip. I apply it first, watch for it to get a bit cheesy which is a couple of minute, then apply my matte lipstick. I believe this additionally helps extend the wear and tear time of matte lipsticks. Final night time, I used it beneath my MAC Nouvelle Vogue Matte lipstick (reviewed right here), and even after hours and hours of consuming and partying, my lipstick nonetheless appeared recent and intact!

One other product I’m presently utilizing is the NARS Multi-action Hydrating Toner. It was the SA at NARS Makati who really useful this product to me. She mentioned that over the past NARS occasion in Makati, Jenny Smith (NARS’ lead make-up artist) used it on the mannequin’s lips previous to making use of lipstick. The SA tried it on me and I felt that it actually made my lips seem smoother and hydrated. So though this product was not initially made for the lips, I now use it to prime my lips earlier than I even apply a lip balm.

Step 5
Sleep With It

5 Fundamental, Simple Steps to Extra Stunning Lips

I don’t know why, however although my lips are alright earlier than I am going to mattress, they nonetheless develop into dry by the point I get up within the morning. I’ve tried numerous merchandise like the lovable EOS lip balms, Smith’s Rosebud Salve, Chapstick, Burt’s Bees, Nivea, to call a number of. However not one in every of them labored on me.

Then I discovered Vaseline Lip Remedy Superior Formulation. I apply it earlier than I sleep at night time, and I actually discover the distinction within the morning. My lips are supple and tender like by no means earlier than. 🙂

ADDITIONAL LIPS TIPS

  • Chorus from licking your lips as a result of opposite to what most individuals consider, licking your lips will lead to even drier lips.
  • Keep away from puckering your lips as this offers you wrinkled lips sooner or later. I see quite a lot of selfies, together with mine, the place lips are puckered. They’re actually cute, effectively to me they’re, and I liked doing it ever since I used to be younger, and now my lips are wrinkled due to that. Oh, however, I don’t care! I nonetheless pucker my lips simply because. However, when you don’t need wrinkled lips sooner or later, you must keep away from it. 😉

I hope this helped you as a lot because it did me! Do you may have any lip care merchandise that you simply need to suggest? If that’s the case, please be happy to depart a remark under. Hope you’re having a beautiful, fab and savvy weekend!