Pucker Up: How To Look After Your Lips This Valentines!

Step 2: Moisturise

Moisturising after exfoliating is important, as lip scrubs can leave your lips feeling dry. Take a lip balm (preferably with hydrating qualities) and lather it all over your top and bottom lip. Let the lip balm soak in for five minutes too, so that you can reap its full benefits.

What ingredients are beneficial in lip balms?

Top ingredients to look out for in lip balms are coconut oil, cocoa butter, almond or sunflower oils. These ingredients harnessed in a balm will provide you with essential vitamins and leave you with the ultimate smooth look and feel your lips are craving.

Our favourite lip balms

We couldn’t talk lip care without mentioning the Dr. PAWPAW Original Balm. The OG of the lip balm world – a best-selling, multi-tasking balm that delivers moisture for days! Key ingredient Carica Papaya is an antioxidant-rich fruit that helps this balm repair while protecting and intensely hydrating too.

Another OG in the lip care game is Burts Bees – especially the Burt’s Bees Lip Balm – Ultra Conditioning. This balm is clinically proven to offer four hours of long-lasting moisturisation, thanks to rich kokum, shea, and cocoa butters. So, why do we love this? Well, this buttery balm leaves your pout super soft and even more smooth. With no added flavours or fragrances, this non-irritating balm focuses solely on pure hydration.

Step 3: Protect And Condition

Now step 3 is dependent on the time of day. So, we’ve broken this down to daytime and nighttime… You pick what’s best for you and your needs.

Step 3 Daytime: SPF 

We all know not to leave our house without SPF on our face, but did you know this tip should also apply to your lips too. Following on from step 2, after you have let your balm sink in, it’s time to apply a second balm to lock in moisture and protect your pout for the day ahead.

When shopping for SPF balms, we recommend a minimum of SPF 15, as this will give key protection to harmful UV rays. And, remember, just because it’s not sunny outside, doesn’t mean we should skip SPF!

Our favourite SPF balms

The Natio Moisturising Lip Balm Spf30+ is suitable for all skin types. It moisturises (thanks to aloe vera and vitamin E) and protects lips against the harsh effects of the wind and the sun.

Another of our go-to’s is the Mavala SPF15 Lip Balm. The swiss skincare and cosmetics brand known for its gorgeous nail polishes has also released a hydrating lip balm… Its velvety texture and subtle vanilla fragrance add a touch of luxury to this SPF 15 balm – which also banishes dryness and heals chapped, damaged lips.

Step 3 Nighttime: Condition

It’s nighttime and your moisturising lip balm has sunk in. So, it’s time to lock in all that moisture and condition your lips overnight. To do this, we suggest that before bed you apply an overnight lip mask. The consistency of a lip mask is thicker and feels more luxurious than a balm, and this is because it’ll be working through the night while you get your eight hours of beauty sleep.

And, when you wake up, you’ll be boasting the smoothest, softest lips imaginable! This hard work overnight will also give you a perfect base for a matte or liquid lipstick the next day!

Our favourite lip masks

Jake Jamie known for his fruity skincare collaboration with Revolution has given us a zingy and zesty lip product – the Revolution Skincare X Jake Jamie Lemon Meringue Lip Mask. Perfect for revitalising lips, overnight this mask replenishes lips and aids dryness. Part of Jamie’s ‘Feed Your Cravings’ collection, this fun yet effective Lemon Meringue mask leaves lips feeling and looking kissable and juicy, just like a lemon!

The this works Stress Check CBD Lip Mask is another miracle worker. Apply this mask before bed to wake up to kissable, soft, supple lips this Valentine’s! This lip mask soothes dry, cracked, weather-beaten lips and brings visible relief to redness, with an added minty cooling sensation. Flavoured with an invigorating fusion of natural chocolate and peppermint oils, this lip treatment is fun, yet still the ultimate overnight mask.

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