I don't know about you but my lips get chapped or peel so often! This makes applying lipstick a difficult process. Because the one thing you need before you apply any shade of lipstick is soft, smooth lips in good condition. I hate it when I apply lipstick and it settles in the lines of my dry skin and it is not cute. at all. I find my lipstick looks great and wears so much more beautifully when my lips are conditioned. Here are some of my tips for the best feeling, best looking lips of your life!
First of all, I use pure vitamin E oil to help my lips heal from being damaged or dry or if they are peeling. This works wonders and is a much more natural way of moisturizing lips and truly healing them. You can usually find it in a dropper bottle, and it also works amazingly on any dried wound or scab or scar. I at least apply this on my lips every night and let it soak in for 10-20 minutes.
With a little vitamin E oil still left on my lips, I layer the most amazing lip balm over it before I fall asleep. It's the Aveda lip saver. It has been the one and only lip balm I have used up completely TWICE and repurchased. It is a must have for me. I wake up the next morning and just a little bit of the balm will be left on my lips. I take my finger and gently rub my lips and the dead skin just easily peels right off and I am left with shockingly soft, smooth lips for the rest of the day!
Another tip for great lips is always remember to apply lip balm with an SPF when you're outside. Otherwise, the sun can quickly dry them up and you're left with rough, uneven lips or even worse, sunburned lips.
Having well moisturizer lips helped lip pencils go on more creamy as well. I have found that lip pencils are a great way to prolong any lip color. A trick I like to do it I use a white eyeliner pencil that's very creamy and I put a thin layer of it on my lips as a liner. I do this mostly because I have pretty dark colored lips for how pale I am. It helps the true color of whatever lip product I use really show up.
If you are in a situation where your lips are in bad condition and you have somewhere to go, try a lip scrub. Now, I don't like sugar or salt for scrubbing your lips, I find it too abrasive. A great DIY lip scrub is mixing coconut oil and coffee grounds. The grounds will gently but effectively slough off dry skin and the coconut oil is a great moisturizer. If you do not have coconut oil in your life, it is amazing! It does wonders as a hair mask. Check out my blog on healthy, multidimensional hair to see instructions for a coconut oil hair mask!
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